The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has urged terminal operators to increase investments in Nigerian ports to enhance efficiency. He also assured operators of the agency’s full support. Dantsoho made this call on Wednesday during an operational tour of the Lagos Ports Complex in Apapa and the Tin Can Island Port Complex. He stressed …

President Bola Tinubu has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accesion at the IMO headquarters, which serves as the repository for such conventions. This move is expected to enhance Nigeria’s maritime governance and align its practices with international standards, …

To improve on gains of security in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), the Navy has deployed five warships, two helicopters and two fast attack boats for this year’s multinational sea exercise, GRAND AFRICAN NEMO 2024. The exercise, a force multiplier executed with navies of Benin and Togo, as well as allies from United Kingdom, France and Spain, seeks to foster …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, stunned federal lawmakers on Tuesday when he declared that a multi-billion-dollar cargo tracking agreement entered into by the federal government of Nigeria, regarding the International Cargo Tracking Notes (ICTN) was done in error. The minister stated this while being quizzed by a House of Representatives investigative panel, probing the delay in …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has expressed Nigeria’s interest to seek election into Category ‘C’ of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council. At the 2024 World Maritime Day parallel event in Barcelona, Spain, the minister noted that Nigeria has put in place the basic needs to develop the nation’s maritime industry in line with recognised …

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, will on Friday lead the foundation-laying ceremony for Inland Dry Port in Ogun State. The port, located at the site of the proposed Dry Port City at Soderu Village, Itori, in Papalanto-Ewekoro axis of the state, is part of ongoing efforts to boost economic growth and industrialisation in the state. This …

The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has confirmed that the construction of the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Seaport is going to begin soon, signaling an advancement for Nigeria’s maritime and economic infrastructure. ICRC’s Director-General (DG), Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, announced this at a high-level stakeholders’ meeting, according to a statement on Monday by the acting Head of Media and Publicity, Ifeanyi …

The Federal Government has endorsed the Bakassi Deep Seaport Integrated Project. The project is an infrastructural initiative foe transforming Nigeria’s maritime sector and boosting the economy. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the endorsement at a stakeholders’ engagement organised by the Cross River State government in Calabar, the state capital. In a statement by his spokesman, …

Nigeria has lost a staggering $9 billion annually due to the absence of functional ocean-going vessels for affreightment, particularly for crude oil. According to information gathered by LEADERSHIP, Nigeria loses out to foreign shipowners who transport crude oil and engage in Ship-to-Ship (STS) transfers, disadvantaging indigenous ship operators in the nation’s coastal waters. Maritime experts argue that for decades, Nigeria …

There was serious disagreement between the Navy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. (NIMASA), over the proposed law on maritime security by the Senate. In its bid to strengthen maritime security, the Senate drafted a bill to repeal and amend the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Act of 2007, which when passed into law, would empower …