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Workers’ Day : Merchant Navy Union Champions Mental Health Priority For Seafarers’
The official global theme for May Day 2026 is “Ensuring a Healthy Psychosocial Working Environment” (ILO). It spotlights mental health, stress, burnout, work-life balance, and preventing workplace harassment. For Nigeria, it's “Insecurity,…
NIWA Pushes West Coast Cargo Jetty To Supercharge Regional Trade Via Waterways
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is set to drive the development of a West Coast cargo jetty, boosting seamless goods movement across West Africa.
To tap Nigeria's expansive inland waterways, NIWA plans to activate existing…
SIFAX Group Shines As Major Sponsor At Customs Gripping Anti-Smuggling Film Premiere
At a landmark evening that brought together the worlds of commerce, security, and storytelling, SIFAX Group was prominently recognised as a major sponsor at the star-studded premiere of 'Novara', the Nigeria Customs Service's (NCS) debut…
Workers’ Day : SSASCFA Urges Employers In Shipping To Invest In Security, Infrastructure
By Roland Ekama
Comrade Harrison Ugochukwu Asonye, President General of the Senior Staff Association of Shipping, Clearing and Forwarding Agencies (SSASCFA) has spotlighted insecurity and poverty as major barriers to decent…
“Safety On Waterways: A Shared Responsibility,” Declares NIWA’s Calabar Area Manager
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Calabar Area Manager, Dr. Stanley Onuoha made this known at a first quarter sensitization campaign in Henshaw Town Beach, Calabar.
He stressed the importance of adherence to all safety…
Shippers’ Council Says Institutional Collaboration Crucial For Nigeria’s Non-Oil Export Push
The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Pius Akutah, MON, has emphasized the need for stronger collaboration and institutional synergy to drive Nigeria’s non-oil export growth.…
NIWA Boosts Staff Safety , Mental Health For Thriving Workforce
Acting Managing Director and CEO of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Umar Yusuf Girei, has emphasized the agency's top priority: ensuring staff safety to enhance their working environment.
In a paper titled "Good…
Master Mariner Makes Case For NPA, Customs To Champion National Single Window Initiative
By Roland Ekama
A Master Mariner, Captain Iheanacho Ebubeogu, has called on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to lead the National Single Window (NSW) initiative to ensure smooth port operations…
Somali Pirates Strike Twice In One Week, Amid Regional Chaos
Commercial shipping faces a renewed Somali piracy crisis, with two vessels hijacked in under a week and urgent warnings from United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations ( UKMTO) and Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC)
A cargo ship was…
Somali Pirates Hijack Oil Tanker Off Puntland Coast, 17 Seafarers’ Under Hostage
Suspected Somali pirates have seized the oil tanker Honour 25, carrying 18,500 barrels of fuel and 17 multinational crew members, in a bold attack off the Puntland coast.
The incident unfolded late on Wednesday, April 22, 2026,…