January 2025 – Page 2 – Shipping World News Magazine

Jan182025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

ROAD TO GOVT HOUSE: How I Declined Offer to be a Ritualist ..Douye Diri.

Religion

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has revealed how his absolute faith in God earned him the sobriquet ‘Miracle Governor.’ Speaking on Friday during the KOLGA (Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area) Annual Day of Thanksgiving held in Sampou, his community, the Bayelsa governor disclosed how in 2020, a senior citizen of Nigeria invited him to Abuja and advised him to perform certain rituals if he wanted to be governor but that he turned down the offer. He had challenged the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 2019 governorship poll as winner and the matter was then pending at the Supreme Court. Diri told the crowd at the gathering that the senior citizen flew in some marabouts from Senegal to perform the rituals. When he bluntly...

Jan182025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

A Case For Quality Leadership in the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy: An Open Letter to Adegboyega Oyetola*

News Feature

Your Excellency, sir. I hope this letter meets you well, and in a perfect health. We give God the glory for your life and your measured accomplishments, especially as Governor of the State of Osun and as pioneer Minister of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. This is my second letter since your assumption of duty. My first coincided with your first anniversary as Minister of Marine and Blue Economy. Your Excellency, there is no doubt that you came highly recommended given your pedigree as a former Governor and an accomplished captain of Nigeria's insurance industry. In my first letter to you last year, I enumerated a few of the challenges and opportunities which lay ahead as you navigate through these stormy waters. Your Excellency, sir, you are also lucky to find yourself in ...

Jan162025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

South Korea Hands Over Mechanised Agric Equipment To Bayelsa *Diri Confers State Citizenship On Envoy

News Feature

The Republic of South Korea has handed over mechanised farming equipment worth over $500,000 to the Bayelsa State government. The items include four tractors, two rice transplanting machines, one rice seeding machine, 10,000 rice seed beds, and four 10-tonne per day rice mills. The equipment were handed over to the state government by the South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Rear Admiral Kim Pankyu (rtd), on Thursday, at the School-to-Land Farm complex in Yenagoa. Speaking at the handover and rice planting demonstration ceremony, Amb. Pankyu said the donation was part of a collaborative partnership between his country and Bayelsa State. He noted that Bayelsa was endowed with a suitable soil and favourable weather for rice cultivation and expressed the optimism that the equipment...

Jan112025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Countdown to MIMA 2025 …

Maritime, News Feature

Engr Salat Braimah, Segun Oduntan, Frank Meke receive nomination letters. As the countdown to the Maritime Industry MERIT AWARDS 2025 begins, Awardees have been receiving their nomination letters The roll call of those who got their letters this week include Engr Salat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, who was voted the MARITIME WOMAN OF THE YEAR. Others included Prince Segun Oduntan, Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs AGENTS, who was nominated as MOST OUTSTANDING CUSTOMS BROKER, while Mr Frank Meke, a Newspaper Columnist and Radio host was voted the TOURISM JOURNALIST of the Year.

Jan112025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bashir Adewale Adeniyi: Unveiling the Global Ambassador of Renewed Hope Agenda

News Feature

In life, there are those who are born leaders. There are also those who have leadership positions handed over to them. And yet, those who got groomed for leadership roles. Customs Comptroller General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, does not fall into the first category, neither is he in the class of those who had leadership position thrown at him. Those who have monitored his meteoric and outstanding career progression in the Nigeria Customs Service would agree with me that Wale Adeniyi, as he is fondly called by his friends, did not just get to the peak of the service by any stroke of luck. He worked for it. He merited it. As a young officer, he was a toast of his bosses, due essentially to his ability to deliver, and promptly too. Other than being a fast learner, his humane and humble di...

Jan102025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bashir Adewale Adeniyi: Unveiling the Global Ambassador of Renewed Hope Agenda

News Feature

In life, there are those who are born leaders. There are also those who have leadership positions handed over to them. And yet, those who got groomed for leadership roles. Customs Comptroller General, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, does not fall into the first category, neither is he in the class of those who had leadership position thrown at him. Those who have monitored his meteoric and outstanding career progression in the Nigeria Customs Service would agree with me that Wale Adeniyi, as he is fondly called by his friends, did not just get to the peak of the service by any stroke of luck. He worked for it. He merited it. As a young officer, he was a toast of his bosses, due essentially to his ability to deliver, and promptly too. Other than being a fast learner, his humane and humble dispos...

Jan52025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Most Outstanding Seaferer Award: Adeyanju Felicitates with Comrade Francis Bunu…

Maritime

Praises his sterling Leadership Traits President General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju ,has felicitated with the Deputy President General of the Union, Comrade Francis Bunu, on his nomination as recipient of the Prestigious ADEWALE ADEYANJU PRIZE as Most OUTSTANDING Seaferer , 2024 by Maritime Media Ltd, organizers of the Annual Maritime Industry Merit AWARDS, MIMA. Speaking after presenting the letter of nomination to Comrade Francis Bunu in Lagos on Saturday , Comrade Adeyanju described Bunu as a tested and trusted professional who he said was worthy of the AWARD. He described the Deputy PG as a man of Integrity who he said has the capacity and leadership skills to take the Union to a higher level. He paid glowing tribute to Comrade Francis B...

Jan32025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Marine and Blue Economy: Time for Fubura, Oborevwori, Sanwo-Olu, others to join the train By Asu Beks

Maritime, News Feature

Nigeria's establishment of a full fledged Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in 2023 demonstrated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's commitment to diversifying Nigeria's economy and capitalizing on the global surge in deep sea exploration. The Blue Economy is a term that refers to the sustainable use of the ocean resources to create jobs, improve lives and promote economic growth. This also includes the preservation of ocean ecosystems and health. With a coastline stretching over 850 kilometers, one of the largest in the West and Central African sub region, Nigeria 's coastline cuts across Akwa Ibom, Delta, Ondo, Bayelsa, Cross River, Ondo, Ogun and Lagos states. With the prospect of creating over 31 million jobs globally, a projected annual economy of between $3 trillion and $6 trillio...

Jan32025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Breaking News: WE CANT MEET UP WITH YOUR MONTHLY ALLOWANCES ANY LONGER; CENTURION UNIVERSITY INDIA, SENDS SOS TO 296 NIGERIAN CADETS IN INDIA

Breaking News

Dear NSDP Students, We hope this message finds you well. We would like to inform you about the delay in your December 2024 allowance. Unfortunately, this is due to pending clearance of course fees, allowances, accommodation, and meal expenses by your sponsor, NIMASA. For the past five months, we have been supporting you through a bank loan to ensure continuity, and we deeply appreciate your understanding during this period. We have been informed that NIMASA has agreed to make the necessary payments in January 2025. Once we receive the funds, we will immediately process your pending payments. We understand the inconvenience this may cause and sincerely ask for your patience and cooperation. We will keep you updated on further developments. Thank you for your understanding. B...