Maritime – City Business News

January 30, 2026 No Responses

PTML Customs Hands Over Seized Arms, Ammunition To NCCSALW, Generates N44.06b In January

The Port and Terminal Multi-services Limited (PTML) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has handed over seized arms and ammunition to the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW), reaffirming its commitment to border...

January 30, 2026 No Responses

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The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu (right), received the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, during a courtesy visit in Lagos.The meeting focused on fostering a healthy relationship between host communit...

January 30, 2026 No Responses

Dantsoho: We Are Rebuilding Nigerian Ports To International Standards

In this interview with Ports & Harbors, the official magazine of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH), the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho—recently appointed ...

January 30, 2026 No Responses

How NIWA Secured ₦14.6b For Boat Procurement, By Oyebamiji

Former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, has disclosed that the Federal Government approved about ₦14.6 billion for the procurement of modern boats and ferries to strengthen safety, trade and passenger t...

January 28, 2026 No Responses

Mahmood Meets NIWA Management On Safety, Service Delivery

The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy (FMM&BE), Hajiya Fatima Sugra Tabi’a Mahmood, has engaged the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on strengthening safety awareness and improving service ...

January 27, 2026 No Responses

SIFAX Marine Targets Asset-Led Growth In Offshore, Oil, Gas

SIFAX Marine Services Limited has announced a far-reaching expansion strategy for 2026 aimed at driving asset-led growth and repositioning the company as a stronger player in Nigeria’s offshore and oil and gas marine services market.The Executive Director of...

January 25, 2026 No Responses

CGC Urges Young Customs Officers To Build Global Expertise

The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has charged younger officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to deliberately build careers around global expertise in Post Clearance Audit (PCA), describing it as a critical tool for modern custom...

January 25, 2026 No Responses

Armed Smugglers Attack Customs Officers In Ogun

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun I Area Command, has confirmed a violent attack on its officers by suspected armed drug traffickers during an anti-smuggling operation at the Akokoro area of Iwoye, Imeko-Afon Local Government Area ...

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 Saf...

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 ...