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4 days ago | 
newsverge.com | Aisha Cole
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has announced plans to end the issuance of waivers under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act 2003. Oyetola made this known on Sunday in a statement by his spokesperson, Dr Bolaji Akinola, following a meeting with a delegation from NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk, and Caverton Offshore.
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4 days ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |12th May 2025 | 7npadeniescorruptionallegations defendsprocuremen processnpadeniescorruptionallegations defendsprocuremen processBy AISHA COLEThe Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has denied allegations of corruption, insisting that misapplication of budgetary provisions is impossible under its strict regulatory framework. NPA’s General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ikechukwu Onyemekara, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.
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4 days ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |12th May 2025 | 18By AISHA COLEThe Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it has selected 12 Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) that will disburse the long-awaited Cabotage Vessels Financing Fund (CVFF) at a single-digit interest rate. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola, disclosed this during a virtual meeting in Lagos on Monday.
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3 weeks ago | 
newsngr.com.ng | Aisha Cole
The Federal Government, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC), on Thursday. By Aisha ColeThe Federal Government, through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC), on Thursday. The inauguration, to be chaired by the Vice-President, Sen.
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4 weeks ago | 
nannews.ng | Aisha Cole |Magdalene Ukuedojor |Tosin Kolade |Muhyideen Jimoh
Daniyan revealed this during a management meeting held in Lagos. He stated that the Q1 2025 revenue exceeded that of Q1 2024, showing improved performance. In Q1 2024, the command generated N66 billion, marking a rise of N23.2 billion when compared with the same period in 2025. According to him, the customs transformation known as B’Odogwu, launched from PTML, generated N189.5 billion between October 2024 and now.
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4 weeks ago | 
nannews.ng | Aisha Cole |Tosin Kolade |Magdalene Ukuedojor |Muhyideen Jimoh
By Aisha ColeComptroller Joy Edelduok, the Customs Area Controller, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says the command generated a total sum of N38 billion from imports in the first quarter of 2025. Edelduok made the disclosure during a press conference held in Lagos. She said that the first quarter revenue generated from the command surpassed that of its first quarter of 2024.
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1 month ago | 
environewsnigeria.com | Aisha Cole |Michael Simire
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has urged individuals and corporate investors to explore emerging opportunities within Nigeria’s Blue Economy, especially in the maritime sector. NIMASA’s Director General, Dr Dayo Mobereola, made the call in a statement on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, by the agency’s Head of Public Relations, Mr. Edward Osagie, at the 36th Enugu International Trade Fair.
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1 month ago | 
newsexpressngr.com | Aisha Cole
News Express |10th Apr 2025 | 21By AISHA COLEThe Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, says the ministry is moving toward integrating road, rail and inland waterways connectivity to the ports. Adegboyega said this during the third Maritime Transportation Industry Breakfast on Wednesday in Lagos. The theme of the event is, “Prospects for Accelerated Growth and other Matters Arising”.
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1 month ago | 
newsverge.com | Aisha Cole
The Area Controller, Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Frank Onyeka, said the command generated N347.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025. The comptroller, through his Public Relations Officer, Superintendent of Customs Oscar Ivara, made this known to newsmen in Lagos on Monday.
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1 month ago | 
nannews.ng | Aisha Cole |Magdalene Ukuedojor
A cross-section of Muslim men at the Sideeqat Ahmad Megida Central Mosque, Ikorodu, during the Eid-el-Fitr prayer on Sunday. By Aisha ColeThe Chief Imam of Sideeqat Ahmad Megida Central Mosque, Ikorodu, Nurudeen Abdul-Kadiri, has called on Nigerians to place their hope in President Bola Tinubu’s administration and support him with prayers. Abdul-Kadiri made this appeal during the Eid-el-Fitr prayer service held in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Sunday.
