NIMASA seeks harmonised regional Port State Control procedures…As IMO, Abuja MoU set to host capacity building workshop
From left: Representative of the Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Mr. Shehu Ahmed; Secretary General, Abuja MoU, Captain Sunday Umoren; Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority NPA,…
Afolabi becomes SIFAX Group’s new board chairman
New Board Chairman, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi. The SIFAX Group has announced the appointment of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi as the new Board Chairman of the group. Until this appointment, which takes…
DG Okonjo-Iweala: Members can deliver results at MC12 despite challenging circumstances
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director General OF THE World Trade Organisation Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on 4 May called on members to push as hard as they can to bridge differences and reach…
Oil falls on China demand worries, possible EU ban on Russia oil eyed
Oil prices slipped on Monday, along with stock markets in Asia, sparked by weak China data and fears a global recession could dampen oil demand, with investors eying European Union…
INCREDIBLE: Capesize bulker Captain lost overboard, survived 3 days in sea clinging to wood
Turkish and Indonesian authorities are reporting the remarkable rescue of a captain 66 hours (about three days) after he went overboard from a large bulk carrier in the Java Sea.…
Nigeria hosts Gulf of Guinea Maritime Security parley…As NIMASA focuses on sustainable anti-piracy war
DG NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh As part of measures to sustain the drastic reduction in pirate attacks in the country and the Gulf of Guinea region, which led to Nigeria's…
Ship repair queues grow due to China’s lockdowns
While the force majeures announced at multiple shipbuilding yards in the wake of China’s series of lockdowns have been widely reported, the effects of Beijing’s zero-Covid policy in the domain…
ANLCA President felicitates with Muslims on Eid- el Fitri
ANLCA National President, Iju Tony Nwabunike National President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents ANLCA, Hon. Iju Tony Nwabunike has enjoined Nigerian Muslims to always imbibe the teachings…
EU sanctions cause pile up of luxury cars
Zeebrugge Port One of the EU sanctions imposed on Russia is a luxury ban in mid-March. One of its implications is that the sale of EU-made vehicles over 50,000 Euros…
I am grateful at 60, some of my peers have died-Afolabi
In what appeared a review of his life’s journey, Executive Vice Chairman of the SIFAX Group Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, in this interview, says at 60 years of age, he is…



