October 13, 2025

MARITIME

Customs Makes 11 seizures with DPV worth ₦921 billion in Q1

Customs Makes 11 seizures with DPV of N921bn in Q1

The Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Services, NCS CGC Adewale Adeniyi, said that importers are diversifying their contraband portfolios combining pharmaceuticals, food items and control technology in systematic shipments.
Meanwhile, Apapa Command of the NCS made a total of 11 seizures comprising five units of 40-foot containers, two units of 20-foot containers and four additional seizures of loosely concealed contraband items, with a duty paid values DPV of N921 billion between January and April 2025.… More...

Olanrewaju, Farinto urge maritime stakeholders to maximise opportunities of Nigeria – China currency swap agreement

Olanrewaju, Farinto urge maritime stakeholders to maximise opportunities of Nigeria – China currency swap agreement

By Babatunde Aremu

Determined to relieve external funding pressures and ensure trade facilitation between Nigeria and China, both countries engaged in a series of negotiations for a bilateral currency swap framework.… More...

Nigeria endorses amendments to 8 2006 MLC codes as Mobereola promises to prioritise seafarers welfare

MARITIME LABOUR: NIGERIA ENDORSES AMENDMENTS TO EIGHT (8) 2006 MLC CODES

– Seafarers’ welfare is our priority- Mobereola.

By Babatunde Aremu

Nigeria has endorsed the amendments to eight (8) Codes of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006. The amendments include the codes related to the protection of seafarers against discrimination, identification of seafarers as key workers, enhanced access to shore based welfare for seafarers, and the code on shipboard violence, harassment and bullying, accommodation and recreational facilities onboard.… More...

CVFF- House of Reps committee backs Marine and Blue Economy Ministry “We will Disburse this year “–Mobereola

CVFF- House of Reps committee Backs Marine and Blue Economy Ministry.

· WE WILL DISBURSE THIS YEAR- Mobereola

By Babatunde Aremu

The House of Representatives, through its Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, has pledged full support for the directive issued by the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to expedite the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF).… More...

Tantita security confirmed as official sponsor of 2025 OTC

Tantita security confirmed as official sponsor of 2025 OTC

By Babatunde Aremu

The foremost security provider in Nigeria, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has been confirmed as the official sponsor of the 2025 Offshore Technology conference scheduled to hold in Houston Texas, United States on 5-8 May , 2025 .… More...

Maritime students storm NiMASA headquarters, Demand sea Time Training, Job opportunities

Maritime Students Storm NIMASA Headquarters, Demand Sea Time Training, Job Opportunities

By Babatunde Aremu

Scores of maritime students staged a peaceful protest on Thursday at the headquarters of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Victoria Island, Lagos, calling on the agency to address the growing unemployment crisis among maritime graduates.… More...

Q1 2025: Customs Generates ₦1.75 trillion, expands B’odogwu trade modernisation platform

Q1 2025:
Customs Generates ₦1.75 trillion, expands B’odogwu trade modernisation platform

By Babatunde Aremu

The Nigeria customs service has collected
₦1,751,502,252,298.05 (One Trillion, Seven Hundred and Fifty-One Billion, Five Hundred and Two Million, Two Hundred and Fifty-Two Thousand, Two Hundred and Ninety-Eight Naira, Five Kobo) in the first quarter of this year 2025.… More...

Shipowners applaud Oyetola’s Directive to NiMASA on CVFF Disbursement

Shipowners Applaud Oyetola’s Directive To NIMASA On CVFF Disbursement

By Babatunde Aremu

Indigenous shipowners have unanimously 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 Fund (CVFF).… More...