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 food support scheme of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has distributed cash gifts of over N6 million to residents of Osun State over the weekend. The gesture named Oyetola Hand of Fellowship (OHOF) which is a quarterly event has been in place since 2023 and facilitated by Mr. Kayode Sowade in Modakeke, Osun State. …

In his stead of foresighted execution of life impacting legacy projects in Ogun State, the state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun will on Friday host the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, who  will perform the ground breaking ceremony of the Gateway Inland Dry Port (GIDP), at Itori, Ewekoro Local Government. Coming on the heels of the Gateway …

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 …

Projects that will enhance the operational capabilities and safety standards of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) were inaugurated yesterday by Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola. It was during his one-day trip to the NIWA headquarters in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Oyetola was received by a NIWA team led by its Managing Director Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji. …

Two key agencies with the Marine and Blue Economy ministry raised their revenue profile by 92 per cent, Minister Adegboyega Oyetola said yesterday. According to him, the earnings by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) grew from N126,359,074,742 in the first quarter of last year to N242.811 billion in the first quarter of …

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday in Osogbo declared that the fortune of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State had nosedived in the state with the gale of defection that hit its rank. The immediate past governor of the state, Oyetola spoke at a rally organised to receive PDP ex-National Deputy Chairman, Alhaji …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that low investments, non-channelisation and dredging of navigable waterways have over the years hindered water transport in Nigeria. Speaking at this year’s Maritime Business Roundtable Breakfast meeting held in Lagos, Oyetola noted that inland waterways transport will reduce energy consumption and further reduce the negative impact on the …

No fewer than 2,000 Osun State residents yesterday benefitted from the free food programme of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola. The gesture tagged: ‘Oyetola’s Hand of Fellowship’, was the 3rd edition held at Modakeke in Ife-East Area office of the state. Oyetola, former governor of Osun State, said the gesture was a continuation of his people-oriented …

One week after the Lekki Port, Nigeria’s deepest seaport, received the largest container ship to call in Nigerian port, the new port is set to welcome another container ship that is bigger than the Maersk ship that called the port last week Sunday. French shipping company, CMA-CGM, yesterday received the first and largest Liquified Natural Gas, (LNG) powered vessel carrying …