Jigawa Boat Accident Death Toll Rises to Six, 34 Missing
Six people have died and 34 others remain missing after a boat carrying about 40 farmers and labourers capsized while crossing a river in Malamawar Yan Dutse community, Ringim…
Six people have died and 34 others remain missing after a boat carrying about 40 farmers and labourers capsized while crossing a river in Malamawar Yan Dutse community, Ringim…
A senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Adewale Olawoyin, has warned that Nigeria’s maritime legal framework is struggling to keep pace with cyber threats, satellite-navigation interference, autonomous vessels, electronic trade…
Nigeria is set to host Chief Justices from five African countries as the country stages the 18th International Maritime Seminar for Judges, in a major gathering aimed at strengthening…
A former US merchant ship captain has pleaded guilty to drugging and sexually assaulting a 21-year-old U.S. Merchant Marine Academy cadet aboard a commercial vessel, avoiding trial in a…
The Ogun I Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has dismissed reports that smugglers barricaded the Idiroko–Sango Ota road, attributing the disruption to a trailer accident and severe…
The Nigeria Customs Service has released N7.61bn to nine Pension Fund Administrators for payment to 4,237 retirees, as Comptroller-General Adewale Adeniyi reaffirmed the Service’s commitment to improving the welfare…
European liner operators continue to dominate global container fleet capacity, controlling 55.3% of the market despite representing only five of the top 30 carriers, according to the latest Alphaliner…
India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment agencies to stop deploying Indian seafarers on vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz, as renewed fighting in the region sends…
The United States has imposed a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil following a year-long investigation into what Washington described as unfair Brazilian trade practices. The Office of…
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…
By Ikechukwu Onyemekara From humble beginnings at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when he was employed on October 17, 1994 (the month of his birth) as a junior…