Author: Mujeedat
Nigeria is emerging as a focal point for renewable energy production and the leading manufacturing hub in the West African sub‑region, according to the Managing Director of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Dr. Abba Aliyu. He said the country has significantly localised its renewable energy value chain, with installed solar panel manufacturing capacity increasing from 120 megawatts two years ago to around 300 megawatts today, an expansion of about 150 per cent. With an additional 3.7 gigawatts in the pipeline, Aliyu noted that Nigeria is now poised to supply solar products across the region. Speaking at a webinar organised…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Canadian government have agreed to deepen collaboration in the fight against terrorist financing and illegal mining in Nigeria. Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed the Commission’s readiness to scale up its activities in these areas during a courtesy visit from a Canadian delegation led by Senior Project Manager for the Counter‑terrorism and Anti‑Crimes Capacity Building Programmes Division, Wilma Endamne, and UNODC Counter‑terrorism Unit Project Coordinator, Tom Parker, at the EFCC headquarters in Jabi, Abuja, on Friday, 24 April 2026. …
The Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) is set to host a high‑level maritime conference that will place port efficiency and the impact of emerging technology at the centre of national discourse. The event, themed “Attaining Port Efficiency in the Face of Emerging Technology,” will hold on Wednesday, 30 April 2026, at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos, beginning at 10:00 a.m. It will feature a heavyweight lineup of controllers, security chiefs, labour leaders, and policymakers shaping Nigeria’s port landscape. The conference will be chaired by Mr. Bolaji Sunmola, Chairman of the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), who brings years…
Key players across Nigeria’s maritime and trade ecosystem have been honoured for outstanding contributions to port development, trade facilitation, and public service. The recognition took place at the 6th edition of the JournalNG Port Industry Town Hall Meeting held on Friday in Apapa, Lagos. The event, themed “Towards a Regime of Smart Ports in Nigeria,” brought together industry stakeholders, regulators and private sector operators to chart a forward-looking pathway for digital transformation and efficiency in the nation’s port system. Among the awardees was the Managing Director of Inland Containers Nigeria Limited, Mr. Omotayo Dada, who received the Excellence Award for…
The Director General of the International Maritime Institute of Nigeria (IMION), Rear Admiral Thaddeus Udofia (Rtd.), has stressed that Nigeria must urgently transition to a smart port regime to reduce logistics costs and enhance trade efficiency. The IMION boss described the shift towards smart ports as central to Nigeria’s economic future, noting that ports across the world are rapidly evolving through the deployment of technology, automation, and data-driven systems. Udofia made this known at the 6th edition of the JournalNG Port Industry Town Hall Meeting held in Apapa on Friday, themed: “Towards a Regime of Smart Ports in Nigeria.” “Ports…
The Head of Research, Sea Empowerment and Research Centre (SEREC), Eugene Nweke, has underscored the urgency of transitioning Nigeria’s seaports into smart ports, warning that failure to embrace digital transformation could further widen the nation’s competitiveness gap in global trade. Nweke made this assertion while delivering the opening remarks at the 6th edition of the JournalNG Port Industry Town Hall Meeting on Friday in Apapa, themed: “Towards a Regime of Smart Ports in Nigeria.” He described the theme as not only aspirational but also urgent and inevitable, stressing that ports remain critical economic engines in global commerce. “A smart port…
Stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry have identified rail connectivity, green energy adoption, and digital integration as critical pillars for unlocking growth and achieving a fully functional smart port system. They cautioned that without coordinated investments in logistics infrastructure, reliable power supply, and technology-driven operations, the country’s ports may struggle to meet global competitiveness standards. The experts made these remarks during a panel session at the 6th JournalNG Port Industry Town Hall Meeting held on Friday in Lagos, themed “Towards a Regime of Smart Ports in Nigeria.” The Managing Director of Inland Containers Nigeria Limited (ICNL), Omotayo Dada, stressed that…
The Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), Kingsley Igwe, has said Nigeria could trim total port and logistics costs by up to 14 per cent and lift operational efficiency by around 40 per cent if the country fully embraces smart port systems. He made the submission during his keynote address at the 6th Edition of the *JournalNG* Port Industry Town Hall Meeting in Lagos on 24 April 2026, citing global benchmarks that show smart ports substantially reduce operating expenditures while driving productivity. Igwe noted that international data point to roughly a 14…
The Obidient Movement has issued a passionate appeal to the Supreme Court of Nigeria for a swift and definitive judicial resolution of the leadership dispute in the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The Movement stressed that further delay in the apex court’s judgment amounts to “democracy denied” for thousands of opposition supporters who see the ADC and its coalition partners as a credible alternative to the ruling party. In a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Dr. Yunusa Tanko, the Movement warned that the current leadership vacuum in the main opposition coalition has thrown party members into a state of uncertainty…
The Publisher of JournalNG_, a widely read maritime magazine, and Convener of the JournalNG_ Port Industry Town Hall Meeting, Ismail Aniemu, has called for the adoption of a smart port regime in Nigeria to improve efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and unlock new employment opportunities in the maritime sector. He made the appeal at the 6th edition of the _JournalNG_ Port Industry Town Hall Meeting in Apapa, themed _“Towards a Regime of Smart Ports in Nigeria where stakeholders examined how technology can modernize port operations. Aniemu described smart ports as the future of global port operations, driven by robotics, artificial…