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IMO Secretary-General Condemns Ship Attacks, Urges Immediate Release Of Seafarers
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has issued a strongly worded statement today,April 22 2026 denouncing ongoing attacks and seizures of commercial ships in the Persian Gulf region.
The IMO…
Lagosians Urged To Protect Lagoon In Creative New Push
The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA), alongside Iranti Press and A Whitespace Creative Arts Foundation (AWCA), has launched the “Library on the Lagoon” initiative to combat environmental abuses and pollution in the Lagos…
Shippers’ Council, Lawmakers Deepen Stakeholders Engagement Over Liners Tariff Hike
The House Committee on Shipping Services and the Nigerian Shippers’ Council have intensified engagement with key industry stakeholders to address growing concerns over tariff demands by service providers and broader operational challenges…
Nigerian Navy Rescues Three Suspected Stowaways from MSC Stella Off Lagos Coast
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its Search and Rescue (SAR) operations while intercepting three suspected stowaways aboard the merchant vessel MSC Stella off the Lagos Fairway Buoy.
According to a statement on Monday, Personnel from…
Ungoverned Maritime Zones : Cross River Raises Alarm Over Foreign Led Illegal Resources Extraction
The Cross River State Governor, Bassey Edet Otu has sounded the alarm on foreign-led illegal resource extraction in the state's vast, ungoverned maritime territories.
Otu disclosed this during a high-level visit from the Strategic…
ISPS CODE: US Coast Guard Technical Aid Strengthens Nigeria’s Port Security Compliance
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening port security in line with international standards, as the United States Coast Guard (USCG) continues to provide technical support…
Western Marine Customs Takes Delivery Of Seven Patrol Vessels For Waterway Anti-smuggling Drive
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has reinforced the Nigeria Customs Service’s drive to secure the nation’s waterways by deploying seven operational patrol vessels to the Western Marine Command, significantly…
Customs, Police Strengthen Inter-Agency Ties To Boost Trade , Security At Ibeto Seaport Command
On Friday April 17, 2026, the Commissioner of Police, Eastern Port Police Command, CP Shuaibu A. Audu, visited the Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Ibeto Seaport and Terminals Command Area 5 in Port Harcourt, Comptroller Usman Yahaya.…
Dockworkers Hold Bye-Election, As Former District Chairmen Get New Positions
By Roland Ekama
The President General (PG) of the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Francis Bunu, has announced that the district elections of the Dockworkers Branch of the union will hold before the end of…
MACI: Stakeholders Express Worries Over Nigeria’s National Single Window High Risks
Stakeholders from government, maritime agencies, trade bodies, and the private sector gathered in Lagos, for the Media Anti-Corruption Initiatives (MACI)'s second national seminar on the National Single Window (NSW). Themed “National Single…