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TRAGEDY: Boat Mishap Kills Pregnant Woman,16 Missing On Lagos Waters
A pregnant woman has been confirmed dead in a boat mishap that occurred in Ikorodu area of Lagos State,at about 10 pm on Saturday.
Three passengers have reportedly survived the incident while 16 others declared missing.
According to…
FG To Train Niger Delta Youths On Trawler Construction With Greek Consortium
The Federal Government is set to train 2,500 Niger Delta Youths on fishing production and construction of trawler vessels in the south south region of the country.
The construction of the trawlers and citing the production facility in…
CRFFN Urged To Focus On Capacity Building Of Practitioners, Not POF Collection
A chieftain of the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Mr .Olufemi Olabanji has urged the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to focus on its core mandate of building capacity for…
Master Mariners Advocate Conducive Working Environment For Women In Seafaring
The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has called on the Federal Government and stakeholders to create an enabling atmosphere for women to have full participation in seafaring and maritime businesses.
The National…
TRAGEDY: Smuggler Kills Customs FOU Official In Ogun State
A Customs officer attached to the Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, in Ikeja Lagos, was on Sunday shot dead by suspected daredevil smugglers in Ogun State.
The late officer simply identified as Yakubu Shuaibu has been…
Trump Urges Maritime Nations To Protect Their Vessels Sailing On Strait Of Hormuz
The United State President, Donald Trump has urged China, and the rest of the world, to protect their own ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz. The US has recently accused Iran of laying mines there for oil tankers, and…
Anxiety As NPA Shops For Atiku’s Intels Replacement
There are indications that Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) may be set to source for another concessionaire to replace services rendered by oil and gas logistics giant, Intels Nigeria Limited at the Onne Port in Rivers State.
The…
SEAFARERS DAY: Aisha Buhari To Lead Campaign For Female Participation In Maritime
The First Lady, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, will be leading other dignitaries and stakeholders in the maritime community to campaign and encourage more female participation in seafaring and maritime trade as the country joins the…
FG Committed To Build More Seaports…. Osinbajo
Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday said the federal government was committed to building more ports across the country to decongest the gridlock in and out of the Apapa ports.
Osinbajo, who visited Apapa…
NPA Redeploys Port Managers,As Olotu Takes Charge Of Apapa Port
Management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),has approved the immediate redeployment of Mrs Olotu Bolanle Funmilayo Port Manager Calabar Port to take charge of nations premier seaport, the Lagos Ports Complex(LPC).
The…