Artisanal Sand Mining Nigeria – Ifesowaso Associates Ebute Ilaje Lagos
by Edmund Chilaka A community of artisanal sand miners at Ebute Ilaje in Bariga local government of Lagos State in Nigeria is famed for sand mining from the Lagos lagoon.…
NIMASA places 11,956 Nigerian Seafarers on Cabotage vessels 
A report by the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) claims that 11,956 Nigerian seafarers were placed on board cabotage vessels from 2012 to July 2023.…
Panama’s Dominguez Elected Next IMO Secretary-General
Panama’s delegate to the International Maritime Organization and the current head of the IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection Division, Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco, emerged victorious among the seven candidates vying to…
Customs Zone ‘A’ Collected Highest Revenue in 2022, N2.1Trillion
The Zonal Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service Zone A, Assistant Comptroller-General, Okun Festus, has revealed that its collection in 2022, Two Trillion, one Hundred and five billion, Three Hundred and Sixty…
Customs CG Dissolves Strike Force Teams
By Edmund Chilaka The Acting Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has disbanded the CGC’s Strike Force Teams. In a circular dated 17th June, signed by Deputy Comptroller General in charge…
Despite Breakwater Reconstruction, Warri Pilotage District Still Berthing Vessels – NPA
By Edmund Chilaka The Managing Director of NPA, Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, has clarified that despite urgent need for the reconstruction of the breakwaters at the Warri Pilotage District, the district still…
NAMM Honours Effedua, Carrodano, with Fellowship Awards
The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) on Monday conferred Honourary Fellowship awards on the Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Commodore Duja Effedua (rtd) and the immediate…
Colombia Stops Largest Semi-Submersible Loaded With $100M of Cocaine
The Colombian Navy in a joint operation with the Air Force is reporting the capture of the largest semi-submersible in the 30 years it has encountered these low profile vessels…
Nigeria’s Anti-Piracy, Deep Blue Economy Beckons NIMASA’s Promised Brighter Maritime Future in the Gulf of Guinea
By Edmund Chilaka Introduction The Monjasa Reformer incident off the coast of Guinea last week refocused global maritime attention on the Gulf of Guinea and its recent commendable 30-year low…
Stepping on Toes: Intels, Channel Management Contracts, Dominate Bala Usman’s NPA Problems in New Book
Edmund Chilaka The former Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, last week released her new book, Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports…