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May 1, 2025 No Responses

May Day: Oyetola Celebrates Maritime Workers

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has congratulated maritime workers across the country as Nigeria joins the global community to mark the 2025 International Workers’ Day.In a statement signed byDr. Bolaji Akinola,Media and Communications Adviser to the...

April 29, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola Flags Off Distribution Of 42,000 Life Jackets

As part of measures to enhance safety on Nigeria’s inland waterways, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday, 29th April, 2025, officially flagged off the distribution of 42,000 life jackets to waterway users across 12 selecte...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Ports, Customs Efficiency Committee

As part of measures to sustainably improve efficiencies in port operations and service delivery, the Federal Government (FG) through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee ...

April 20, 2025 No Responses

CVFF Disbursement: Shipowners Laud Oyetola, Urges Due Process

Indigenous shipowners have commended the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, over his recent directive to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety (NIMASA) to begin the process for the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing F...

April 15, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola To NIMASA: Commence Process Of CVFF Disbursement

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to commence the process that will lead to the long-awaited disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF)...

April 13, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola Appoints Bolaji Akinola As Media, Communications Adviser

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has approved the appointment of Dr. Bolaji Akinola as his Adviser on Media and Communications.Dr. Akinola, a highly respected maritime and corporate communications expert, brings over twenty-five year...

February 28, 2025 No Responses

Sustaining Nigeria’s Maritime Industry Growth Through International Cargo Tracking Note

No doubt, the reintroduction of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) at Nigerian ports marks a pivotal moment for the nation’s maritime sector. The automated tracking system, which allows real-time monitoring of cargo from origin to destination, hold...

February 27, 2025 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Special Committee To Curb Boat Mishaps

To enhance safety on Nigeria’s inland waterways, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated a Special Committee on the Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria.A statement explained that the event, held at the Ministry’s Conf...

February 5, 2025 No Responses

NIWA Set For 2025 Retreat

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is to hold it’s 2025 annual retreat on Friday, 7th and Saturday, 8th February, 2025.The Retreat, scheduled to take place at the Conference Hall, Lokoja has the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega...

January 28, 2025 No Responses

FG Targets 25% Port Operations Cost Reduction with National Single Window

The Federal Government has announced plans to implement the National Single Window (NSW) in its bid to reduce the cost of doing business in Nigerian ports by at least 25 per cent.Indeed, as highlighted by the World Bank, the cost...

December 28, 2024 No Responses

Maritime Workers Laud Oyetola, Dantsoho On Commitment To Welfare

The Minister of Marine & Blue Economy, Alhaji Oyetola Adegboyega and the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, have been commended by the Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporation and Government Owned Companies (S...

December 1, 2024 No Responses

Boat Mishap: Oyetola Commiserates With Kogi, Harps On NIWA’s Waterways Code.

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, commiserates with the Kogi State government and the families and victims involved in the recent tragic boat accident that occurred in the Kupa Ebbe Village, Kupa South Local Government area of...

November 27, 2024 No Responses

Oyetola Harps On National Policy On Marine and Blue Economy

National Policy on Marine and Blue Economy is essential for the development of the Nigerian maritime sector, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, declared on Tuesday in Lagos. The Minister stated this while declaring open a stakeholders...

November 21, 2024 No Responses

OYETOLA DEPOSITS THREE ACCESSION INSTRUMENTS AT THE IMO

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola on Wedneday deposited three Instruments of Accession to IMO Conventions that were signed by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR. This event took place at the headquarters of the International Maritime O...