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NAF, NIMASA Boost Unmanned Aerial Surveillance For Nigeria’s Maritime Security
On February 20, 2026, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, Director-General/CEO of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), visited Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), at Nigerian Air Force Headquarters in…
IMO Advances Zero Plastic Pollution From Ships By 2030
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is ramping up its fight against plastic pollution from ships, with its Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response finalizing a draft 2026 .
This was disclosed during the Strategy and…
Customs One-Stop Shop Reform Gains Ground, As Zone ‘B’, ‘D’ Holds Stakeholders Sensitization In Kano
The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has advanced the implementation of the Nigeria Customs Service’s One-Stop Shop platform, with Zones ‘B’ and ‘D’ jointly conducting a sensitization in Kano to deepen stakeholder…
NIMASA Gets New Maritime Guard Commander
The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas has approved the appointment of Commodore Reginald Odeodi Adoki as the Commander of the Maritime Guard Command at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).…
WALTOLYE:: Freight Agent Expresses Satisfaction In Customs Modernisation, Canvasses For Unit Mergers
By Roland Ekama
Frontline broker and freight agent, Chief Adebowale Atoloye, has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) management for recent reforms, innovations, and modernization in cargo clearance.
He stressed the need to…
CUSTOMS: Tin Can Command Eyes Paperless Operations In Q2 2026
The Nigeria Customs Service Tin can Island Port Command has disclosed plans to embark on paperless operations in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026.
The move, the command said, is to make it a one-stop shop for seamless clearance…
Hapag-Lloyd Acquires Israel’s ZIM For $4.2B In Mega Consolidation Play
Hapag-Lloyd, a leading German container shipping firm, has struck a $4.2 billion all-cash deal to buy Israel's ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, announced around February 15-16, 2026.
ZIM shareholders get $35 per share—a 58% premium to…
West African Unions Push For Regional Fishers’ Body To Combat IUU Fishing Crisis
In West Africa, over 200 million people depend on fish as their main protein source, but the UN FAO's 2024 report warns that 35% of global fish stocks are over exploited—up from just 10% in 1974.
Illegal, unreported, and unregulated…
National Single Window Committee Launches End User Training, Urges Stakeholders to Participate
The National Single Window Committee has called on stakeholders to participate in its end user training programme, which begins on Monday, February 16th, 2026, ahead of the Single Window Platform's deployment on March 27, 2026.
Director…
MWUN : NPA Branch Set To Unionise Over 100 Workers , Fixes BWC Meeting In Delta State
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) branch of the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has scheduled its Branch Working Committee (BWC) meeting for March 13 to 15, 2026, in Warri, Delta State.
Speaking with journalists on Monday ,…