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Seven Sailors Missing After Drone Strikes Set Two Black Sea Tankers Ablaze

  Rescuers searched on Thursday for seven missing sailors after drone strikes set two chemical tankers ablaze near Romania’s Black Sea coast, raising fresh security concerns over a vital shipping…

Five Arrested in NATO Port Services Fraud and Bribery Probe 

  Five people have been arrested in Norway as part of an international investigation into suspected fraud and bribery involving a company providing port services to NATO warships. The arrests…

Data Protection Commission Offers Free Training to NPERA Staff 

  The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has offered free data protection training and Virtual Privacy Academy (VPA) vouchers to staff of the Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA) to…

Bayelsa to Host Five Warships as Diri Approves Land for Naval Jetty

  Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri has approved the provision of land in Brass for a Nigerian Navy jetty to accommodate five warships, in a move aimed at strengthening maritime…

Containership Sinks in Hormuz as Attacks Undermine US Claims of Control

  A Singapore-flagged containership has sunk after being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, exposing the persistent threat to commercial shipping despite US claims that American forces…

Oyetola In Ghana, Vows to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation on Fisheries Governance

  Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, visited Ghana, where he met with the Ghanaian Minister for Fisheries and Aquaculture Development,…

National Single Window Processes 156,000 Trade Permits, Begins Export Phase Testing 

  Nigeria’s National Single Window (NSW) platform has processed 156,026 licences, permits and certificates since its launch on 27 March, as testing advances for the next phase of the digital…

Saudi Arabia Strikes Houthi Fuel Depot as Red Sea War Escalates

  Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said Saudi Arabia attacked the capital, Sanaa, on Tuesday after a Saudi-led coalition warned civilians to stay away from an oil depot on the city’s outskirts,…

Nigeria, Norway Partner on Satellite Surveillance to Combat Illegal Fishing 

  The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has expressed its readiness to partner with Norway on satellite surveillance of Nigerian waters to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU)…

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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…