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EU Seeks More Warships As Houthi Attacks Strain Red Sea Mission

  Two countries have signalled they may send warships to reinforce the European Union’s Red Sea mission as renewed Houthi attacks leave the bloc short of vessels to protect commercial…

Panama Canal Eases Draft And Transit Restrictions As Water Levels Improve 

  The Panama Canal is easing vessel draft and transit restrictions after improved rainfall and water-saving measures stabilised conditions in its drought-sensitive watershed. The Panama Canal Authority has immediately raised…

FG Approves Modernisation, Upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta, Calabar Ports 

  The Federal Government has approved the comprehensive modernisation and upgrade of Onne, Rivers, Delta and Calabar ports, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced.…

Nigeria, UK Customs Push Trade Facilitation Deal

  The Nigeria Customs Service and the United Kingdom’s His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are set to finalise a new agreement aimed at improving information sharing, compliance and trade facilitation…

Somali Forces Free Oil Tanker Hijacked by Pirates 

  An oil tanker, Sibu 1, has been freed after being hijacked by Somali pirates in August, according to the maritime police force in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region. Puntland Maritime…

Four Teenage Girls Drown as Vessel Capsizes in Jigawa

  Four teenage female passengers have died after a boat carrying eight people capsized at Dudduru Pond in Dutse Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday. The Public Relations…

Customs Seeks Forfeiture of 3 Aircraft Linked to MRS Boss Over $1.75m Duty

  The Nigeria Customs Service has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to permanently forfeit three aircraft linked to billionaire businessman and MRS Holdings chief executive, Sayyu Dantata, over…

Tinubu Pledges Stable Policies as Ogun, DP World Seal $7bn Deep Seaport, Economic Zone Deals

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured domestic and international investors of the Federal Government’s commitment to regulatory clarity, policy stability and a predictable business environment as Nigeria seeks to…

Oyetola: New Investments Must Strengthen, Not Displace, Artisanal Fishers

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has stressed that new investments in Nigeria’s fisheries sector must strengthen, rather than displace, the millions of Nigerians whose…

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Oyetola: On the Crest of Maritime History

  By Chima Nwana The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It…

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What the US Lifting of the 12-Year Vessel Restriction Means for Nigeria 

    By Nasir Anas Mohammed The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, recently announced that the United States Coast Guard has lifted the Condition of Entry…