3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (273+ words) By: Adaku Onyenucheya Date: 16 April 2026 4: 24am WAT The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has expressed worry that Nigeria currently handles only about 25 per cent…...

10+ hour, 49+ min ago  (662+ words) By: Adamu Abuh Date: 15 April 2026 8: 18pm WAT Minister of Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has attributed the transformation of the nation's maritime sector to the impact…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (179+ words) Date: 9 April 2026 4: 23am WAT The Burutu, Onitsha, Lokoja, and Niger inland waterway corridor could transform Nigeria's logistics into a multimodal network for bulk goods, agricultural produce, and construction materials, requiring relatively modest investments in dredging, navigation aids, barges, and terminals. Strategic…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (581+ words) By: Adaku Onyenucheya Date: 3 April 2026 5: 06am WAT Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has issued a firm warning to heads of agencies, charging them with accountability and the delivery…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (792+ words) By: Adaku Onyenucheya Date: 1 April 2026 6: 15am WAT Former Heads of State, port administrators, government officials, state governors, and maritime industry leaders have warned that Nigeria risks a future in which its cargoes will be diverted and transshipped through neighbouring countries if…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (292+ words) By: Sulaimon Salau Date: 21 March 2026 4: 06am WAT ES/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers' Council, Dr Pius Akutah The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers" Council, Dr Akutah Pius, has called on freight forwarders to embrace dialogue as a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (365+ words) By: Sulaimon Salau Date: 21 March 2026 4: 04am WAT The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has strengthened its strategic engagement with the United Kingdom's His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) as part of efforts to enhance international customs cooperation and advance trade facilitation. The…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago  (53+ words) The Guardian Nigeria News The Lagos State Government has announced the launch of 15 new ferries in the Badore area of the state. The state government, in a statement on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, said the launch of the new ferries is aimed…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (788+ words) By: Adaku Onyenucheya Date: 18 March 2026 4: 56am WAT The Federal Government is losing an estimated N22 trillion yearly to offshore oil rig tax evasion and capital flight resulting from the dominance of foreign firms in key oil and gas maritime services, according to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (534+ words) By: Adaku Onyenucheya Date: 18 March 2026 3: 55am WAT Lekki Deep Sea Port The World Bank Group has called on Nigeria and other developing countries to invest in infrastructure, improve regulatory and business environments and encourage private sector participation in the maritime sector…...