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March 26, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Urges Stronger EU Role Against Illegal Fishing, Maritime Crimes

Photo Caption: L-R: Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Mrs. Fatima Sugra Mahmood; Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola; Head of the European Union Evaluation Mission on the Gulf of Guinea Inter-regional Network...

March 17, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Seals £746m UK Deal To Boost Port Infrastructure

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, is to sign £746 million financing agreement with the United Kingdom for the modernisation of Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure.The historic financing arrangement, secured with the backing of UK...

February 10, 2026 No Responses

Oyetola To NASS: Budget Deductions Crippling NPA, NIMASA Operations

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has raised concerns that excessive deductions at source are constraining the operations of key maritime agencies, including the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administra...

February 10, 2026 No Responses

Marine and Blue Economy Ministry Budgets ₦10.49b For 2026

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday presented a ₦10,499,984,667.10 budget proposal for the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy for the 2026 fiscal year, lamenting that the allocation was grossly insufficient to...

February 9, 2026 No Responses

FG Commends NIMASA DG, NPA MD, Others Over Nigeria’s Election Into IMO Council

The Federal Government has commended the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, and other key maritime stakehold...

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 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 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...

December 30, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola Presents Revalidated Ondo Deep Sea Port Certificate To Aiyedatiwa

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has formally presented the revalidated certificate for the Ondo Deep Sea Port to the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, at his office in Abuja, marking a major milestone in...

December 19, 2025 No Responses

Oyetola Presents Bakassi Deep Seaport Certificate Of Compliance To Otu

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, on has presented the Certificate of Compliance for the Bakassi Deep Seaport to the Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, when the governor paid him a visit at...

December 17, 2025 No Responses

Ministry Launches ECMS, Deepens Digital Reform Drive

.The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy on Wednesday launched its Enterprise Content Management System (ECMS), marking a significant milestone in the Ministry’s ongoing digital transformation and institutional reform agenda.The ECMS was jointly unve...

December 3, 2025 No Responses

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L-R: Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Vivian C. Richard-Edet; Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola; Director Maritime Safety and Security, Federal Ministr...

November 29, 2025 No Responses

Oyebamiji Lauds Tinubu, Oyetola On Nigeria’s Election Into IMO Council

A frontline gubernatorial aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the Honourable Minister of Marine ...