Maritime – City Business News

November 14, 2025 No Responses

NDLEA Strengthens Maritime Operations, Sends Officers To UK For Advanced Training

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has strengthened its maritime surveillance and interdiction capabilities following the successful completion of a week working visit to the United Kingdom by officers from the Agency’s Directorate of Seaport Operations.The six-man team led...

November 14, 2025 No Responses

NPA Showcases Export, Automation Opportunities At Lagos International Trade Fair

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening trade facilitation, boosting export competitiveness, and enhancing ease of doing business as it marked its “NPA Special Day” at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair.Spe...

November 14, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola Elected FCWC Ministers’ Conference Chairman

Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola has been elected as the Chairman of the Conference of Ministers of the Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC).The election took place on Thursday at the...

November 13, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Delegation Concludes Benchmarking Mission To Europe

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has concluded a week-long benchmarking and technical engagement tour across parts of Europe as part of measures to modernize the country’s trade facilitation framework and align its operations with global standards.The missi...

November 13, 2025 No Responses

FOU Zone ‘A’ Commences First Aid Training

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, has commenced a comprehensive First Aid Training Programme aimed at strengthening the safety, health, and emergency response capacity of its officers and men.Declaring the programme open at th...

November 12, 2025 No Responses

Minister Hails Dockworkers’ Role In Maritime Development

In line with its commitment to improving the welfare and working conditions of Nigerian dockworkers, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), in collaboration with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council ...

November 12, 2025 No Responses

NIMASA DG Urges Robust Port State Control For Safer Seas

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola has noted that effective Port State Control (PSC) is one of the most potent tools of ensuring global safety and maintenance of environmental standards i...

November 11, 2025 No Responses

COWA Unveils Green Border Initiative, Empowers Women, Youth At Seme Command

In a landmark step toward environmental sustainability and community empowerment, the Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), Seme Area Command Chapter, has planted 30 trees and launched the Green Border Initiative—a programme designed to tackle enviro...

November 11, 2025 No Responses

PTML Customs Intercepts ₦29.4b Cocaine, Hands Over To NDLEA

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Port and Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) Command, has intercepted cocaine shipment valued at ₦29.4 billion.Comptroller Joe Anani, Customs Area Controller of PTML Command, disclosed this during a press conference on Tu...

November 10, 2025 No Responses

Customs Port Harcourt Area I Command Attains N33b Revenue In October

The Port Harcourt Area I Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has achieved a revenue collection of ₦33.753 billion in October 2025, its highest monthly performance to date.This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations.....

November 10, 2025 No Responses

Ogun II Customs Command Reaffirms Business-Friendly Environment

The Customs Area Controller, Ogun II Command, Comptroller Olusola Akingbade, has reaffirmed her commitment to sustaining a business-friendly environment while strengthening engagement with key industrial stakeholders across the state.In a statement issued by t...

November 9, 2025 No Responses

Customs Medical Unit Trains Officers on First Aid

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intensified efforts to enhance the health and safety capacity of its personnel through a comprehensive First Aid training conducted by the Service’s Medical Unit at the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).According to...

November 8, 2025 No Responses

Dantsoho Applauds PMAWCA’s Unity, Reaffirms Vision For Regional Growth

President of the Port Management Association of West & Central Africa (PMAWCA) and Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has expressed profound gratitude to all participants for their contributions toward advancing...

November 7, 2025 No Responses

Nigeria, Denmark Strengthen Maritime Partnership

The government of Denmark has pledged its continued support for Nigeria’s maritime sector development while seeking to explore new areas of economic partnerships.This was disclosed by the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jens Ole Bach Jansen, during his...