Author: Mujeedat

The Head of Research at the Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC) , Chief (Dr.) Eugene Nweke has called for stronger collaboration, modernisation, and policy consistency to unlock Nigeria’s vast Blue Economy potential and reposition the maritime sector as a major driver of economic diversification. Nweke who was the Chairman of the 2025 Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony of the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON), while delivering his opening remarks, stated that the maritime industry holds enormous opportunities for job creation, industrial development, and export expansion, but remains underutilised due to infrastructural and policy gaps. He noted that…

The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the management of Melsmore Marine Limited and have signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) aimed at enhancing workers’ welfare. Following the agreement signed on Monday, the leadership of MWUN, led by Comrade Francis Bunu Abi, and the Melsmore workers, who are bonafide members of the Union, described the development as a landmark achievement for both parties. According to a statement signed by Comrade John Kennedy, MWUN Head of Media, Comrade Bunu emphasised that no responsible industrial firm should neglect the welfare of its workers or the moral ethics of its operations. He…

The Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) is set to honour the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, Ph.D for his groundbreaking reforms and revolutionary leadership of the service since he assumed office. The award presentation, which is the highpoint of the 2025 AMJON Conference, comes up on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at Rockview Hotel, Apapa GRA, Lagos. AMJON specifically identified Adeniyi as the most impactful Chief Executive Officer in the nation’s maritime industry, under whose leadership the NCS has attained unprecedented prominence within and outside the country, culminating in his emergence as Chairman of the…

The Maritme Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has been charged with the responsibility of effective distribution of electoral and voting materials by the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) to all the riverine areas of the State for a successful gubernatorial election on Saturday, 8th of November, 2025. It would be recalled that the Union had since the years signed a pact with INEC headquarters in Abuja during the tenure of the immediate past Chairman, Professor Mahmud Yakubu, for the distribution of voters materials in all the litoral states of the federation. According to Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, Head of Media,…

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) with Comrade Francis Bunu Abi and his executives paid a courtesy visit to the newly assigned Commissioner of Police, CP Agbaminoja Iyabode Oluwatoyin. Comrade Bunu and his team were warmly welcomed by the newly designated Commissioner of Police to the command, and discused on adequate security and deeper communication among workers for proper synergy among her Officers and Men. During the meeting, Comrade Bunu says that it has been in the culture of the Union to always pay courtesy visits to every newly designated Commissioner of Police to the Western Port Police Command…

The Secretary General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu has opened talks with the Chief Executive of Singaporean Maritime and Ports Authority, Mr. Ang Wee Keong. At a bilateral meeting in Singapore, Adalikwu called for technical collaboration with Singaporean authorities, known for its efficient and modernised port system while seeking that such standards be replicated in MOWCA member countries. Specifically, the MOWCA SG called for closer working ties and requested expertise of the Singaporean authorities in areas of human capital development, infrastructural upgrade and maintenance and cargo handling. Dr. Adalikwu who also spoke…

As Nigeria Customs modernisation gains global traction, Diplomatic and trade ties between Nigeria and the Netherlands received a major boost as the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, led a delegation of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on a three-day working visit to the Netherlands to strengthen cooperation on trade facilitation, port efficiency, and compliance management. The visit, featured high-level meetings, technical briefings, and field sessions with Dutch Customs authorities in Rotterdam and The Hague. At the Dutch Customs Headquarters in Rotterdam, the delegation was received by senior officials of the Netherlands Customs Administration and attended detailed presentations on tariff…

Months ago, the Apapa Port corridor was Nigeria’s symbol of dysfunction of stationary trucks, touts, and frustration that crippled commerce and drained productivity. Today, that nightmare has largely ended. Order has returned, powered by the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) deployment of the Ètò Electronic Call-Up System a digital innovation that has redefined port traffic management and restored efficiency to Lagos ports. The Ètò platform, developed by Trucks Transit Parks Limited (TTP), is a comprehensive traffic management solution that schedules, tracks, and authenticates the movement of trucks entering and exiting port terminals. What began as a stopgap measure has now evolved…

The Federal Government has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s recent comments designating Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” over alleged persecution of Christians, insisting the claims do not reflect reality. In a statement on Saturday, Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Kimiebi Ebienfa said the Nigerian government strongly disagreed with Trump’s remarks, describing them as inaccurate and unrepresentative of the country’s religious climate. “The Federal Government of Nigeria notes the recent remarks by US President Donald Trump alleging large-scale killings of Christians in Nigeria and calling for the country’s designation as a ‘Country of Particular Concern,’” the statement read. “These…

In a bid to eradicate corruption from the sports industry, an NGO has requested that former sports minister Sunday Dare to provide detail account of over Two million Dollars allegedly spent on Stadium renovation during his tenure. In a press statement released in Abuja, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Athletics and other Sports Development Initiative, Hon. Ahmed Shuaibu Gara Gombe, commended the House of Representatives sports committee members for the desire to investigate the Nigeria Football Federation’s FIFA Projects in Nigeria. Interestingly, Gombe urged the House Sports Committee members to also scrutinize abandoned projects such as the National Stadium…