Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded one of its most significant anti-smuggling breakthroughs in recent years, intercepting 16 containers packed with an alarming mix of contraband goods […]
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MAMAL 2025: Shippers’ Council Backs MARAN’s Push to End War Risk Premiums, Says Nigeria Has No Business on List
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has thrown its weight behind calls for the removal of Nigeria from the global War Risk Insurance (WRI) list, insisting that the […]
Rear Admiral Shehu to Launch Maritime Creative Bootcamp, 60 Writers to Sail into the World of the Blue Economy
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The waves of creativity are set to hit the Lagos shoreline as the Admiral Superintendent of the Naval Dockyard, Rear Admiral Ibrahim Shehu, prepares to flag off […]
EFCC Moves In on Stevedoring Firms Over $100m Unremitted Royalties to NPA
…As NPA Breaks Silence, Summons Operators After Six-Year Delay In a sweeping move to recover outstanding public revenues, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched an investigation into […]
MAMAL 2025 Gains Boost as Western Marine Customs Boss Commits to Attend, Showcases Command Transformation
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The 2025 edition of the MARAN Annual Maritime Lecture (MAMAL) has received a major boost as the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of the Western Marine Command, Nigeria Customs […]
Freight War Erupts: NAGAFF Slams Rival Groups, Backs CRFFN Registrar Amid Court Storm
Joyce Mmereole Okoli Nigeria’s freight forwarding industry is boiling with tension as the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has unleashed a blistering attack on four rival associations, accusing […]
Safe Waters, Unfair Labels: Navy Joins MARAN to Demand Nigeria’s Exit from War Risk List, Backs MAMAL 2025
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Nigerian Navy has declared an all-out push to end what it calls an “unjust” war risk label still clinging to Nigeria’s maritime reputation despite years of calm […]
MARAN Assembles Maritime Heavyweights for MAMAL 2025, Moves Event to Four Points Hotel
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) is setting the stage for what promises to be one of the most high-powered gatherings in the […]
NAGAFF Alleges Plot to Derail Maritime Reforms, Urges Deregistration of ANLCA, NCMDLCA and 2 Others
Joyce Mmereole Okoli A storm is brewing in Nigeria’s freight forwarding industry as the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has raised alarm over what it describes […]
IMION Charts Course for Media in Maritime Revival, Slams Nigeria’s Sea Blindness at Blue Economy
Joyce Mmereole Okoli The International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION) has launched a landmark Executive Course on the Blue Economy for media practitioners, aimed at bridging the gap between ocean policy […]