NAGAFF Compliance Team Warns NDLEA, Plant Quarantine Service Over Stealing Items During Examination

National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Plant Quarantine Service (PQS) have been cautioned to desist from further stealing of items from the examination bay in the guise of sampling. The 100% Compliance Team of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) gave warning in a letter sent to the organizations, disclosing that […]

Blue Economy: Abuja MoU Scribe Says Collaboration, Partnership Are Sine qua non

The Secretary General, Abuja MoU, Capt. Sunday Umoren has called for collaboration and partnerships among stakeholder, saying that without collaboration, the benefits of the Blue Economy cannot be properly captured, utilized and sustained. Umoren who delivered a paper at the 4th Annual Symposium and Workshop of African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative (AMESI) noted that a […]

AFMESI Sets Targets for Sustainable Management of Marine and Coastal Environments

In its quest to ensure the sustainable management and conservation of Nigeria’s marine and coastal environments, African Marine Environment Sustainability Initiative (AFMESI) has outlined its future targets. In her speech at the AFMESI 4th Annual Symposium and Workshop in Lagos, Founder and President of the group, Dr. (Mrs.) Felicia Chinwe Mogo, stressed the need to […]

UNGA: Mobereola Restates Nigeria’s Commitment to Atlantic Exploration

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to a peaceful and prosperous Atlantic region at the 2024 United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. NIMASA DG emphasized Nigeria’s participation in the Atlantic Cooperation, shaping global policies for a secure and sustainable Atlantic […]

Tantita ED Says Nigerian Coastal Communities Can Earn N320m Yearly From Carbon Credits; Bags AFMESI Award

The adoption of carbon credit schemes have been suggested as a solution to the debilitating effects of climate change in Nigerian coastal communities. Making the recommendation, the Executive Director, Operations, Tantita Security Security Services Limited, Capt. Warredi Enisuoh, stated that this could make communities earn over N320million yearly. Enisuoh was the Guest Lecturer at the […]

Market Our Seafarers, Sign MoU With Maritime Nations – Stakeholder Urges NIMASA

Nigeria, through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has been been urged to do more in its seafarers’ development program by marketing Nigerian seafarers and signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with major maritime nations for gainful employment. Making the charge in in a paper presented at the 2024 Lecture Series of the Maritime […]

Deep Seabed Exploitation Will Contribute Sizeably to Nigeria’s GDP, Says NIMASA DG

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola has stated that deep seabed exploration and mining has the potential to contribute amply to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mobereola spoke at a Two-day stakeholders’ sensitization workshop on the need to explore and exploit resources in Deep Seabed held […]