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China’s Foreign Trade Growth Hits Five-Year High as September Trade Surges 27.5%

  China’s foreign trade gathered pace in the first nine months of 2026, with imports and exports posting their strongest growth for the same period in five years, as rising…

Oyetola Inaugurates NIMBEX Committee, Eyes Maritime Investment Boom

  The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated a committee to organise the Nigeria Marine and Blue Economy Expo (NIMBEX), in a strategic move to…

US-Funded WCO Mission Targets Money Laundering, Terror Financing in Nigeria

  Nigeria’s Customs Service is facing a fresh push to tighten the net on money laundering and terrorism financing, as a US-funded World Customs Organisation (WCO) mission begins a four-week…

US Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents, Nine Vessels Over Iran’s Shadow Fleet

  The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels accused of helping Iran move oil and other commodities through international markets, widening…

Australian Firm to Acquire Controlling Stake in UK Ports Giant in £10bn Deal 

  Australian investment firm IFM Investors has agreed to acquire a 63.9 per cent controlling stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, in a deal valuing…

NIMASA Detains Four Ships in Crackdown on Cabotage Act Violations

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has detained several vessels, including MT HOLMES, MT FUJAIRAH ENERGY, JS GRATITUDE and MT BORA, in a sweeping enforcement crackdown on…

Blue Economy Ministry Mourns Fisheries Director Wellington Omoragbon 

  The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy is mourning the sudden death of the Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Wellington Omoragbon, who died in Abuja aged 59. Omoragbon…

Customs Collects ₦4.03trn in H1, Targets ₦11.07trn Revenue in 2026

  The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected about ₦4.03 trillion in the first half of 2026, leaving it with a steep climb to meet its ₦11.07 trillion revenue target for…

Oyetola Appointed to Lead Gulf of Guinea Blue Economy Policy Drive

  The Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) has appointed Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, to lead the development of a comprehensive regional Policy on Marine…

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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…