Minister of Finance Heads 62nd NCS Board Meeting
… Pushes for More Success Stories Amid Q1 Achievements
By Babatunde Aremu
The 62nd regular meeting of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Board was held on Tuesday, April 29 2025, at the Service’s Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.… More...
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...
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
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
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
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...
Comptroller Shuaibu assumes leadership of Customs FOU zone A, Lagos
By Babatunde Aremu
Anti smuggling Czar, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu has taken over as the 28th Comptroller of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A , Ikeja Lagos, yesterday, Wednesday, 23 April 2025.… More...
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
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...
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...
