IMO seeks full enforcement of Yaounde Declaration to end Gulf of Guinea insecurity
Secretary General, IMO, Kitack Lim The International Maritime Organisation IMO has told countries in the West and Central African sub-region that one of the surest ways to end the current…
African shippers insist on participating in freight fixing processes …Optimistic of new reforms
Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Hassan Bello. The Union of African Shippers Councils UASC has said that shippers must be involved in all decision making processes that lead to freight…
NIMASA restates commitment to strict Ballast Water Management …Seeks cooperation of other African nations
A ship ballast stock The Nigerian Maritime Administration NIMASA has assured that it is committed to strict enforcement of the Ballast Water Management Convention BWMC to ensure that foreign vessels…
Supply chain integrity in Nigeria very low, laments Customs …Says no apologies for physical cargo examination
The Nigeria Customs Service has lamented the very low supply chain integrity in Nigeria, arising from dishonest declarations and fraudulent practices by some traders, which accounts for why the service…
Agbakoba writes Buhari over N10.33trn 2020 budget …says budget translates to only N50, 000 per person
President Buhari Legal luminary and former President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Dr. Olisa Agbakoba has faulted Federal Government’s 2020 fiscal appropriation of trillion, warning that the ‘anemic’ budget…
Treat maritime crime proceeds like blood diamonds, delegates beg int’l community …As UK proposes information sharing, joint operations to secure Gulf of Guinea
From left: Coordinator, Seas and Oceans Affairs, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Daniele Bosis, representative of Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority NPA, Mrs. Akwama, Chief of Policy and Plan,…
GMSC: Stakeholders seek legal, institutional framework for maritime security …Issue 17-point communiqué
Maritime stakeholders from over 80 countries, which cut across sub-regional, regional and across international frontiers, have called for the formulation of legal, policy, regulatory and institutional framework as well as…
Gulf of Guinea: UN agency laments massive tramadol, cocaine inflows …Says member states’ legal frameworks fragmented
The United Nations Office on Drug and Crime UNODC has lamented the massive influx of illicit drugs and narcotics through the sea routes of the Gulf of Guinea region. Programme…
Nigeria seeks global action against maritime crimes in Gulf of Guinea
From left: Senator Ita Enang, DG NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ette Ibas, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Sabiu Zakari, representative of Minister…
Abuja agog, as Global Maritime Security Conference begins today
Abuja, Nigeria's capital city has been full of activities since yesterday following the arrival of most of the delegates for the 2019 edition of the Global Maritime Security Conference GMSC…
