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Latest Maritime News from MMS Plus including shipping news, cargo, ship port, and ship terminal
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‘Illegal Container Sales Cost Nigeria N600bn’
Nigeria may have lost about N600bn within the last 30 years due to the sale of empty containers by some…
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Nigeria, Liberia Move To Deepen Maritime Cooperation, Capacity Building
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening regional maritime…
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New CAC, Miko Takes Over PTML Command, Promises Due Process In Trade Facilitation
The newly deployed Acting Controller of Nigeria Customs Service, Ports Terminal Multiservices Command, DC Nura Ibrahim Miko has formally resumed…
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Customs Seal Vessel Over Illegal Petrol Discharge Operations
The Nigeria Customs Service has stated that it sealed MT NY Maria because the vessel was found discharging Premium Motor…
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AfDB Appoints Keyamo To Lead $7bn Africa’s Aviation Transformation
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has appointed Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, as the African champion for its…
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NCAA Issues Ebola Alert To Airlines, Airport Operators
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has issued a public health advisory to airlines, air navigation service providers, and aerodrome operators…
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FG Decorates 492 Deep Blue Project Ambassadors, Plans Expansion To Other Corridors
There are plans underway to expand the Deep Blue Project to vulnerable coastal and maritime corridors across the country,…
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Customs Digitises Airport Declaration Process To End Delays
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), yesterday launched the Simplified Customs Advanced Declaration System (SCADS) at the International Wing of the Nnamdi…
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NIMASA Strengthens Inter-Agency Cooperation On Maritime Security
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dayo Mobereola, has stressed the agency’s resolve to strengthen…
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Nigeria Expands Port Capacity To Lead Regional Trade, Says Oyetola
To position Nigeria as the leading trade and logistics hub in West and Central Africa,the Federal Government has sustained the…
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Tantita Security Hands Over 15 Gun Boats To Armed Forces
The Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited has officially handed over 15 newly procured gun boats to the Nigerian Armed Forces,…
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President Tinubu Charts Africa’s Blue Economy Future
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday declared that Africa must move from “sea blindness” to “ocean sovereignty,” positioning maritime governance…
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Apapa Customs Boss Charges Officers On Professionalism, Revenue, Trade Facilitation
The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, Comptroller Emmanuel Oshoba, has charged officers and men of…
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N33.8bn Fraud: Court Jails Ex-Power Minister Mamman 75 Years
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court on Wednesday sentenced former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, to 75 years…
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The Rise and Transition to Glory of NPA’s Paul (Texas) Erakhifu
By Ikechukwu Onyemekara From humble beginnings at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) when he was employed on October 17th 1994…
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ECM Terminals CEO, Dayo Balogun, Dies At 61
The Chief Executive Officer of ECM Terminals, operators of Calabar Free Port Terminal B, Mr. Dayo Balogun, has died. Balogun…
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MOWCA Ends Exchange Visits, Affirms Collaboration Amongst Members
BY SUNNY EDEMENANG – SOUTH-SOUTH The Inaugural Exchange visit of Maritime Education and Training Institutions (METIs) under the auspices of…
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Q1:NPA Sustains Growth Trajectory As Vehicle Traffic Jumps To 67%
Nigeria’s maritime sector recorded strong operational growth in the first quarter of 2026, with Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT) for ocean-going…
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‘Vessel Fund Sustainability Depends On Repayment Plans’
An Assistant Director in the Public Relations Unit at the Abuja Zonal Office of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…
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FG Receives $600m Maritime Investment Proposal From APMT
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian Shippers Council, said it has received a proposal for an additional $600m investment into…
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