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FESTIVE SEASON: LASWA ,NIWA Strengthen Joint Patrol For Passengers Safety
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have launched a joint safety and security campaign to protect passengers on Lagos waterways during the busy December festive season.
In a…
Comrade Taofeek Adeleke Wins AIT 2025 MWUN Best Staff Award
The African Independent Television (AIT) recently awarded Comrade Taofeek Adeleke best Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Staff Award for the year 2025 at its corporate head office in Alagbado, Lagos.
Comrade Taofeek was described…
CUSTOMS: Apapa Command Intercepts Cocaine Aboard Brazilian Ship
The Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service has uncovered Cocaine weighing 25.5kg onboard a Brazilian ship MV San Anthonio.
This was contained in a statement on Saturday by Customs Public Relations Officer Apapa Command, Nigeria Customs…
CUSTOMS: Tin Can Port Command Nets ₦1.45 Trillion Within Eleven Months
Tin Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command (TCIPC) has demonstrated exceptional performance under the leadership of Comptroller Frank Okechukwu Onyeka. Despite challenges related to the transition from NICIS 11 to the new…
MWUN : NPA Branch President Confident Junior Staff Employment Will Bridge Workforce Gap
By Roland Ekama
The President of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) branch of the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Bamidele Alex Ajayi, has expressed confidence that the planned employment of junior…
52ND JCC : SSASCGOC Sounds Alarm Over Customs Duties On Imported Vehicles , Lauds PTML For RORO Operations
The Senior Staff Association of Statutory Corporations and Government Owned Companies (SSASCGOC) Maritime Branch on Thursday in Ogun State made a passionate appeal to the federal government to review duty payments on imported vehicles to…
IMO Assembly Adopts New Capacity Development Strategy
The 34th session of the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) concluded in London with the adoption of a new strategy to strengthen Member State compliance with IMO rules, by expanding capacity-development support.…
13 Brigade Troops Rescue Four Kidnapped Victims Along Bakassi Waterways
Troops of 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have successfully rescued four kidnapped victims during a well-coordinated and decisive waterborne operation in Bakassi, Cross River State, on Tuesday, 2 December 2025.
This was contained in a…
GULF OF GUINEA: Pirates Resume Kidnapping , As Nine Seafarers Snatched In Daring Ambush Aboard LPG Carrier
Nine seafarers have been kidnapped in a pirate attack on LPG carrier CGAS Saturn off the coast of Equatorial Guinea.
Maritime security company Vanguard said the Portugal-flagged CGAS Saturn was attacked in the Gulf of Guinea,…
Akwa bom Govt , Navy Agree On New Naval Base For Ibeno
A new naval base is to be established in the Ibeno axis of Akwa Ibom State.
The development is to further boost the safety of maritime infrastructure in the State.
This was disclosed during a courtesy visit to Governor Umo Eno by the…