Fishing – City Business News

June 8, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Targets €59m EU Grant To Tackle Illegal Fishing

Nigeria has expressed readiness to leverage the €59 million West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP) as part of intensified efforts to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing while strengthening sustainable management of its marine resources.The Minister of Marine and...

February 15, 2023 No Responses

Fishermen Lament Cash Crunch, Fuel Scarcity

Artisanal fishermen operating along the Atlantic coastline in Niger Delta on Tuesday lamented the hardships they had been facing as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) cashless policy cripple their vocation. Niger Delta Coordinator, Artisanal Fishermen Associa...

November 8, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria, 99 Others Back Agreement Against Illegal, Unregulated Fishing

Global action to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has intensified as Nigeria and 99 other countries have now committed to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA). The PSMA is the first b...

July 11, 2022 No Responses

Traditional Ruler Cautions Against Use Of Chemicals For Fishing

A traditional ruler in Nasarawa State, Alhaji Usman Abdullahi, has advised the residents of his area and other Nigerians against the use of chemicals for fishing. Abdullahi, the ‘Ehimega Opand, said it was to avoid water pollution and in the interest...

June 14, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Okays 164 Fishing Vessels On Territorial Waters

The Federal Government of Nigeria has licensed 164 vessels to operate on territorial waters and exclusive economic zone. Mr Ime Umoh, the Director, Fisheries Department in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known at the ‘ Seco...

September 18, 2019 No Responses

WISTA Donates Speedboat, Fishing Accessories To Aguleri Women

Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) has donated a speedboat and some fishing accessories to the women of Omabala Na Esu Fishers Association of Aguleri, in Anambra State. President of WISTA Nigeria, Mrs. Mary Madu Hamman, said t...

November 21, 2017 No Responses

Fishing convention enters into force

The International Labour Convention (ILO) No 188 came into force on November 16, giving a major boost to efforts to improve working conditions for millions of workers in the fishing sector. “The Work in Fishing Convention sets the basic standards...