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Indian Seafarers Hit Hardest In 2025’s Record Of Seafarers Abandonment Crisis
By Roland Ekama
Indian seafarers faced unprecedented abandonment in 2025, topping the list with 1,125 cases against any other nationality—out of 6,223 seafarers left stranded across 410 ships worldwide, according to…
BREAKING: Tinubu Renames Olokola Deep Seaport, Approves Immediate Take-Off.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the commencement of commercial oil drilling at Tongeji Island in Ipokia Local Government Area, positioning Ogun State to officially become an oil-producing state.
Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed…
GIE Logistics To Open China Office Aimed To Meet Clients Demand
By Roland Ekama
Fast-rising freight forwarding and customs brokerage firm GIE Logistics Limited has announced plans to open an office in China before the end of 2026.
The company already operates three offices in Lagos and Rivers…
ISWAN Secures Consultative Status At IMO
The International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has announced that it has been granted consultative status by the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
This recognition marks a significant milestone in ISWAN’s…
Adeyanju Pledges NSITF Expansion Into Maritime Sector
By Roland Ekama
Deputy President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, has assured stakeholders in the maritime industry that the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has plans underway to engage private…
MWUN Hails Oyetola’s Bold Ban On Wooden Boats To End Deadly Waterway Tragedies
The Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has commended the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Honourable Adegboyega Oyetola (CON), for his decisive pronouncement banning wooden boats from Nigerian waterways.
This , the union says…
Waltolye Boss Harps On Reduction Of Customs Units Over B’Odogwu Digital Leap
By Roland Ekama
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Waltolye Limited, Otunba Joseph Adebowale Atoloye, has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) management for its digitalization of cargo clearance processes at…
AIG Nurat Champions Discipline, Professionalism, Intelligence-Led Policing In Port Operations
The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of the Maritime Police Command, AIG Okunade Ronke Nurat, has held her Maiden Lecture Parade for officers, men, and women of the Command at the Force Headquarters Annex, Lagos, in a…
Oyetola Inaugurates Shippers’ Council Board, Urges Accountability, Reforms
The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, today, Monday 19th January 2026, formally inaugurated the Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council.
The inauguration ceremony was…
Adeyanju Sets Agenda For Marine and Blue Economy Minister, Urges FG To Prioritize Trawler Operations
By Roland Ekama
The Deputy President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, has highlighted key aspects of the maritime sector that the federal government should prioritize through the…