Asu Beks – Shipping World News Magazine

Mar102025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BEST CUSTOMS AREA CONTROLLER AWARD: OLOMU Dedicates Award to Officers/ Stakeholders.

Misc, News Feature

The Customs Area Controller of Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service, Dr Babatunde Olomu, has dedicated his nomination as Most Oustanding Customs Area by Maritime Media Ltd, to his hard working Officers and Men of the Command as well Stakeholders. Dr Olomu who was speaking in his Office Monday when he received members of the Local Organizing Committee of the 2025 Maritime Industry MERIT AWARDS, MIMA, said but for the understanding and support of Stakeholders, the Command would not have achieved the successes it recorded. " We must commend the the Stakeholders for their overwhelmingly support and encouragement without which we would not have recorded the feats we achieved in 2024. I also which to dedicate this AWARD to the hard working officers and men of the Command for their dedication...

Mar52025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

COUNTDOWN TO MIMA ’25

Maritime, Misc, News Feature

Sen Douye Diri is Nigeria's Most Maritime Friendly Governor. He is not only nicknamed a miracle Governor, he has also brought prosperity to his people. As a man from the Creeks of the Niger Delta, he is very passionate about his ENVIRONMENT. He has led various campaigns to draw the attention of Nigerians and the global community ,to the massive pollution which oil exploration and exploitation by IOCs have visited on the region. And when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu created the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy at the Federal level, he didn't hesitate to have Bayelsa align with the vision of Mr President by being the first and only State to create a Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. He is ready to tell anyone who cares to listen that " the prosperity of Bayelsa State lies in the bel...

Mar32025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

MIMA 2025: Oyetola nominated for Marine & Blue Economy Pacesetter Award

Maritime, Misc, News Feature

Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has been nominated as the recipient of the "Marine and Blue Economy Pacesetter Award" by Maritime Media Limited, organisers of the Annual Maritime Industry Merit Awards (MIMA). The award, according to the organizers, is in recognition of Oyetola's painstaking efforts to midwife the new ministry through his innovative leadership skill. In a letter signed by Elder Asu Beks, on behalf of the Editorial Board of Maritime Media Limited, Oyetola was commended for his engagement with critical stakeholders to develop a robust legal and policy framework, essential for navigating the complexities of the marine and blue economy sector. "As a thorough bred and a renowned technocrat, you have also been strategic in your drive to ensur...

Feb282025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

RECURRING BOAT MISHAPS ON OUR WATERWAYS: THE OYETOLA ANTIDOTE. BY ASU BEKS.

Misc, News Feature

In what appears as bold move to nip in the bud the recurring incidents of boat mishaps in our Waterways, Nigeria's Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated a Special Committee which is charged with the responsibility of reducing, if not completely eliminating the scourge. Headed by the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Mr Bolaji Oyebamiji, the Committee has the responsibility to ensure that our Waterways are safe and secure in line with the theme of the 2024 World Maritime Day which is " Navigating the Future: Safety First ". Oyetola in a strong message to the ommittee charged them to come up with ways and means that will guarantee that Nigeria's Waterways are the safest and most secure in the West and Central African ...

Feb272025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BEHOLD THE MOST OUTSTANDING CUSTOMS AREA CONTROLLER, ANTI SMUGGLING.

Misc, Port News

Customs Area Controller in Charge of Onne Port, Compt. Mohammed Babandede, is a no nonse officer. Babandede shocked the World last year when he made an arms seizure worth over N35billion last year. For this demonstration of bravery and other critical interventions at the Command, including high revenue yield, he was voted the MOST OUTSTANDING CUSTOMS AREA CONTROLLER IN ANTI SMUGGLING by Maritime Media Ltd. His investiture ceremony is billed for the Oriental Hotel Victoria Island Lagos on Tuesday, April 15. Elder Asu Beks, CEO of Maritime Media Ltd was at Onne Port on Wednesday to present him with his letter of nomination.

Feb242025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Sanwo-Olu, Diri, Others To Headline MIMA 2025 Awards _Akutah to clinch 2024 Maritime Man of the Year_

Maritime, News Feature

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his Bayelsa State counterpart, Governor Douye Diri, are among eminent Nigerians that will be celebrated for their sterling contributions in the maritime sector at the 2025 Maritime Industry Merit Awards (MIMA). Sanwo-Olu will be honoured as the Most Outstanding Governor (Maritime Infrastructure Development) while the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri will be celebrated as the Best Maritime Friendly Governor. In a statement released week end by Local Organising Committee, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, will be receiving the Marine and Blue Economy Pacesetter Award; while the Executive Secretary of Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Dr. Pius Akutah,will be celebrated as the 2024 Maritim...

Feb212025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

SAMBO REPRESENTS MUHAMMADU BUHARI, GCFR, AT IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA, GCFR, BOOK LAUNCH

News Feature

Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, CON, the immediate past Minister of Transportation, represented Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, at the book launch of the former Nigerian Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), ‘A Journey in Service’ in Abuja on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The event drew an elite gathering of past and present leaders who reflected on IBB’s legacy and the state of democracy in West Africa. The event, held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, attracted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, top members of his cabinet, former presidents of Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone, former Nigeria Vice Presidents, State Governors, past and present, Ministers and heads of Parastatals, both former and present, military leaders, Captains of Industry, and statesmen from Nigeria and beyond...

Feb202025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Who is Afraid of the International Cargo Tracking Note? By Asu Beks.

Misc, Press Release

The only permanent thing in life is change. And yet ,people would go out of their way to prevent change, even when in the long run, such changes are for the common good of society.What an irony.Once again, the reintroduction of the controversial International Cargo Tracking Note is in the news. The International Cargo Tracking Note, ICTN is a mandatory Shipping document required by certain countries, primarily in Africa, which details the specifics of a cargo shipment before it arrives at the port of destination, allowing Customs authorities to monitor import/export traffic efficiently. Simply put,it is a form of electronic cargo tracking note used to provide transparency and security regarding the movement of goods across borders. Mooted by the Nigerian Ports Authority in 2010, there h...

Feb192025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

SOUTH-SOUTH CAUCUS MEETS PETROLEUM MINISTER TO ADDRESS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND OIL INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

Misc, News Feature

The South-South Caucus in the House of Representatives, led by its Chairman, Rt. Hon. Fred Agbedi, PhD, has engaged the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, in a high-level discussion aimed at tackling critical socio-economic and environmental issues affecting the oil-rich region. The meeting, held on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at the Minister’s office in Abuja, provided a platform for robust dialogue on key concerns, particularly the impact of oil exploration on local communities and strategies for fostering sustainable development. KEY ISSUES DISCUSSED During the meeting, Hon. Agbedi, who also serves as the Chairman of the House Committee on FCT Area Council and Ancillary Matters, outlined several pressing matters affecting the South-South region:...

Feb182025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov. Diri Mourns Passage Of Pa Clark

Press Release

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, received the news of the passing of the Ijaw ethnic nationality’s foremost personage and leader, Chief (Dr.) Senator Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, with sadness and equanimity. The Ijaw nation has lost its father-figure and irrepressible voice. Chief Clark was an icon, a treasure of inestimable value and a nationalist par excellence. He was a distinguished patriot, who dedicated his whole life to the service of Nigeria. Until the very end, he was unrelenting. As the Ijaw nation reflects on the passage of this exceptional sage, we take solace in his matchless contributions to national development. On behalf of the Ijaw nation, the government and people of Bayelsa State, I express heartfelt condolences to the Clark family of Kiagbodo i...