Maritime – City Business News

January 23, 2026 No Responses

WISTA Nigeria Hails Launch Of CVFF Application Portal

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com The President of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria, Dr. Odunayo Ani, has congratulated the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on the commissioning...

January 23, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Gives Final Approval For Olokola Deep Seaport Project

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the immediate take-off of the long-delayed Olokola Deep Seaport project in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area, a development expected to transform Nigeria’s mari...

January 22, 2026 No Responses

NPA MD Hosts UAE Consul-General, To Strengthen Port, Trade Collaboration

Following Nigeria’s participation at the recently concluded Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has received the Consul-General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Nigeria, His E...

January 22, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola Unveils CVFF Application Portal

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, January 22, 2026, officially launched and unveiled the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) Application Portal, marking a historic milestone in Nigeria’s long-delayed effort to op...

January 20, 2026 No Responses

Minister Tasks Shippers’ Council Board On Accountability, Reform

By ebosele@hotmail.com. – The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, on Monday in Abuja formally inaugurated the Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council.In his address at the event, Dr Oyetola described the inauguration a...

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 ...

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...