Maritime – City Business News

January 19, 2026 No Responses

Maritime Journalists Congratulate Customs CG, Adeniyi On Birthday

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Network of Nigerian Maritime Journalists (NNMJ), the umbrella body of all Maritime Journalists in Nigeria has congratulated the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Dr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, on the occasion of his 60th birthday.In a...

January 19, 2026 No Responses

Customs FOU Zone A Intercepts Four Live Pangolins

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A, has recorded a major success in the protection of Nigeria’s biodiversity and the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wil...

January 19, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Commends CGC Adeniyi, Lauds Customs Reforms

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Comptroller-General Customs Service (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi MFR, on the occasion of his birthday, describing his tenure as one marked by impactful reforms and sustained institutional transformation.In a statement is...

January 19, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria, Abu Dhabi Port Group Sign MoU

Abu Dhabi Ports Group and Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore strategic collaboration in ports development, maritime logistics, and digital solutions.A statement issued by ...

January 18, 2026 No Responses

Afolabi Salutes Customs Boss Adeniyi On Birthday

By ebosele@hotmail.com Chairman of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, has extended warm birthday felicitations to the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, commending his exemplary leadership and far-reaching contributi...

January 14, 2026 No Responses

Navy Seeks Deeper Hydrography Collaboration with NIMASA

The Nigerian Navy has called for strengthened collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the area of hydrography to sustain and further enhance safety of navigation in Nigerian waters.The Flag Officer Commanding, West...

January 13, 2026 No Responses

Shippers’ Council Orders Suspension Of Port Charges Review

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has directed all shipping companies, shipping agents and terminal operators in Nigerian ports to immediately suspend and refrain from implementing any review or upward adjustment of their charges until full stakeholder en...

January 12, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Renews Call For Ban On Wooden Boats

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola has renewed his call on state governments across the federation to urgently ban the use of wooden boats for commercial water transportation and instead invest in safer, modern fibre and...

January 12, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Drives Digital Reform In Vehicle Import Clearance

By Moses Eboseleebosele@hotmail.com For decades, clearing imported vehicles in Nigeria followed a familiar — and notoriously winding — path: towering stacks of paperwork, long queues at port terminals, frantic phone calls to clearing agents, and the anxiet...

January 7, 2026 No Responses

Apapa Customs Records ₦2.93tr Revenue In 2025

By ebosele@hotmail.com For the year 2025, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Apapa Area Port Command, generated a total revenue of ₦2.930trillion, representing an increase of ₦573,295,266,571.10 over the ₦2,357,213,560,539.22 collected in 2024, represent...

January 7, 2026 No Responses

Seme Customs Command Attains ₦15.5b In 2025

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Seme Area Command, has recorded unprecedented revenue milestones in 2025, achieving its highest monthly and annual collections since the Command’s inception.In December 2025 alone, the Command generat...

January 7, 2026 No Responses

Maritime Sector Enters New Growth Phase Under Oyetola

Nigeria’s maritime sector has entered a decisive phase of renewal following a series of far-reaching reforms and interventions initiated by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola.According to the Minister’s Special Adviser, Dr Bolaj...

January 7, 2026 No Responses

Adeniyi Charges Officers On Intelligence-Led Operations

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged officers of the Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to place intelligence at the core of their professional conduct, stressing that no modern security or re...

January 6, 2026 No Responses

IGP Deploys New Commissioners To Railway, Maritime Commands, Others

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has approved the deployment of new Commissioners of Police to the Railway and Maritime Commands as part of a broader redeployment of senior officers aimed at strengthening s...