The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has directed the transfer of the inland dry port (IDP) functions of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) to the…
The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMMBE) and the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have begun discussions on strengthening inter-agency cooperation to improve safety across Nigeria’s waterways.…
Two Filipino seafarers have been killed in an Iranian attack on a Saudi-owned vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, the Philippine Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, adding to the…
A cargo ship has sunk after colliding with another vessel in the Marmara Sea off Istanbul, with all 10 crew members on board missing, Turkish authorities said. The collision…
The Nigeria Customs Service generated N1.38 trillion in revenue between July and August 2026. Customs spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, disclosed this on Tuesday at the joint security agencies spokespersons’ press…
The Nigerian Navy has arrested 12 people over an alleged illegal recruitment and training scheme in Akwa Ibom State and destroyed two illegal refining sites in Rivers State, recovering…
Two supertankers carrying Saudi crude were struck by unknown projectiles within minutes of each other while sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz late on Monday, in the latest…
Turkish and Somali forces have freed the cargo ship Lutuf after a 10-day operation against pirates who hijacked the vessel off Somalia’s Puntland coast earlier this month, Somalia’s Ministry…
The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service has intercepted 204 pump-action rifles smuggled into Nigeria from Turkey, in another major seizure in the service’s crackdown…
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 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…