IMION Launches Elite Executive Course to Power Blue Economy and Maritime Trade Growth
By Babatunde Aremu
The International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION)—the Nigerian Navy’s premier research institute and think-tank—is set to host a high-level executive course to advance strategic knowledge, research, and policy across Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea.… More...
NIMASA, Navy Renew MoU to Deepen Maritime Security, Joint Enforcement
By Babatunde Aremu
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy have renewed their strategic partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening maritime security, enhancing safety and deepening coordinated enforcement across Nigeria’s maritime domain.… More...
Int’l Maritime Institute of Nigeria Appoints Ex-Shippers’ Council Complaints Chief Dr. Bashir Ambi as Comms & Ad Head
… ..Industry guru with Ph.D. and track record of protecting billions of naira in shipping disputes brings multi-modal transport expertise and media technology knowledge to IMION
By Babatunde Aremu
The International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION) has appointed industry veteran Dr.… More...
Seme Customs Intercepts 3,300 Explosive Cartridges, Other Contraband Worth ₦365.16m
By Babatunde Aremu
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, has intercepted 3,300 cartridges of explosive materials allegedly smuggled from Ghana, alongside illicit drugs, foreign rice and expired food items with a Duty Paid Value of ₦365.16 million.… More...
NAGAFF Advocates Freight Forwarders’ Consolidation to Counter Foreign Dominance, Strengthen Nigeria’s Economy
By Babatunde Aremu
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called for the strategic consolidation of freight forwarding companies in Nigeria, describing the move as critical to strengthening local operators, improving trade facilitation and safeguarding the nation’s economic and security interests.… More...
NAGAFF Advocates Freight Forwarders’ Consolidation to Counter Foreign Dominance, Strengthen Nigeria’s Economy
By Babatunde Aremu
The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has called for the strategic consolidation of freight forwarding companies in Nigeria, describing the move as critical to strengthening local operators, improving trade facilitation and safeguarding the nation’s economic and security interests.… More...
Customs FOU ‘A’ Intercepts Smuggled Goods Worth N3.24bn, Generates N729m Revenue
By Babatunde Aremu
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘A’ (FOU ‘A’), Ikeja-Lagos, has intercepted 220 consignments of prohibited and smuggled goods with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N3,237,132,640.00, while recovering N728,976,725.03 in revenue.… More...
Customs Uncovers 399 Jojef Rifles, Assorted parts at Tincan Port
By Babatunde Aremu
In a major blow to illegal arms proliferation, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has on Sunday 9 August, 2026 finalised the coupling and detailed examination of a massive arms haul seized at the Tin Can Island Port Command, uncovering 399 fully assembled Jojef firearms alongside a critical assortment of supplementary rifle parts.… More...
AfCFTA Chief endorses Nigeria Customs’ Digital Revolution, Seeks Africa-wide Adoption
By Babatunde Aremu
The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for developing cutting-edge indigenous technology capable of transforming customs administration across Africa, expressing the continental body’s readiness to replicate the Service’s digital innovations in other African countries.… More...
SEREC Commends Customs Intelligence-Led Seizures, Warns of Growing Security Threats at Nigeria’s Ports, Borders
By Babatunde Aremu
The Sea Empowerment & Research Center (SEREC) has commended the Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, MFR, and the management of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for sustained intelligence-led interventions and seizures of prohibited and dangerous consignments across the country’s ports, land borders and other points of entry.… More...
