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Sep112025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Between Comrade Adeyanju’s Big Shoes and Bunu’s Agenda as Nigeria’s No 1 Maritime Worker. BY ASU BEKS.

Misc, News Feature

For good 8 years , Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, the immediate past President General of the Maritime Workers' Union of Nigeria, MWUN, bestrode Nigeria's maritime landscape like a collosus. He was the No1 Maritime Labour leader in Nigeria. His name sent jitters across Blue Chip Corporate Boardrooms . He was a no nonsense labour leader. His loud voice was heard even beyond the shores of Nigeria . He was fearless, uncompromising. As one prepared for his role, he came equipped with all the virtues of what a good leader should be. His integrity, communication and emotional skills , intelligence, adaptability, courage, vision, resilience and empathy were top notch . These were the qualities which Adeyanju adopted to build trust, motivate his team to navigate through the myriad of challenges he i...

Sep92025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

5000 Itsekiri Graduates Of Novena Varsity Not Part Of Scholarship Beneficiaries- PAP •••We Are Not Owning Fees In Any Institution

Misc, News Feature

The Presidential Amnesty Programme has said that it is not owing school fees of 5000 students of Itsekiri extraction in Novena University, Ogume, Delta State. The PAP in a statement on Tuesday stated that the agency is not owing fees in Novena or any institution within or outside the country. The agency was reacting to claims by the so-called Office of the Sole Representative of His Royal Majesty Ogiame Atuwatse III, CFR, the Olu of Warri to NNPLC, that the Amnesty Programme is "indebted" to Novena University concerning "all Itsekiri students" who graduated from the institution purportedly under the programme's scholarship scheme. The monarch's agent, Collins Oritsetimeyin Edema, made a curious claim in a statement that the alleged liability made the Olu's palace to announce an in...

Sep52025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

When “August”Failed to Show up For Nigeria’s Shipowners. By Asu Beks.

Misc, News Feature

The month of August was originally called "Sextilis" in ancient Roman calendar but renamed in honour of Emperor Augustus Caesar in 8 BCE , reflecting his significant military and political achievements, including the conquest of Egypt. Historically, August has also been a month of significant events, from the abolition of slavery in Jamaica to the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Yet for many others, August is a time for summer holidays. The word August comes from the latin augustus, meaning a " venerable ", " consecrated" or " great", a fitting tribute to Emperor Caesar. Back home in Nigeria,August 24 , 1937, was the day the presumed winner of the June 12 , Presidential elections, Late Moshood Abiola, was born .However for Nigerian Shipowners, August was meant to be a month of e...

Sep22025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Seeks Stake In Brass Fertiliser, Petrochemical Projects

News Feature

Bayelsa State government has solicited for equity stake in the Brass Fertiliser and Petrochemical Company project about to commence on the Brass Island in the state. Governor Douye Diri made the request on Tuesday when the management team of the company paid him a courtesy visit in Government House, Yenagoa. The Bayelsa governor said the state’s position became necessary due to the negative fallouts in excluding oil producing states and local governments from the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). Senator Diri in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, contended that implementation of the PIA had been hampered in host communities due to the anomaly in the legislation. He noted that the disregard in the PIA of the Nigerian Constitution, which vests control of land ...

Aug292025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Dennis Otuaro: Mr President’s Eye in the Niger Delta Region. By ASU BEKS .

Misc, News Feature

Believe it or not, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, does not joke with the Niger Delta. As a shrewd business man and political strategist ,he appreciates the critical role the Niger Delta region could play in the success or failure of his Renewed Hope Agenda. As a region blessed with abundant Oil and Gas reserves , coupled with hundreds of dozens of restive youths who have continued to speak out over years of environmental degredation on account of years of oil exploration and exploitation by successive governments, President Tinubu, like his predecessors , regard the region as the heart beat of Nigeria. "No one jokes with Nigeria's Niger Delta Region which unarguably is Nigeria's cash cow. For as long as oil and gas accounts for over 90 per cent of Nigeria's annual income, this region w...

Aug212025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

TINCAN ISLAND PORT RECORDS ₦16.4 BILLION IN A SINGLE-DAY VIA BODOGWU PLATFORM. ……A clear win for Technological efficiency and collaboration…-Comptroller Onyeka.

News Feature, Press Release

1.⁠ ⁠The Tincan Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service is pleased to announce a landmark revenue collection of ₦16,411,402,227.27 on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, which was made possible through the effective deployment of the Unified Customs Management System (UCMS) known as Bodogwu. 2.⁠ ⁠In a statement made available to the press on Thursday in Lagos by the Public Relations Officers of the Command, Superintendent of Customs Oscar Ivara, the Customs Area Controller Frank Onyeka was quoted as saying that this achievement is a strong indicator of the efficiency, transparency, and responsiveness of the Bodogwu system in streamlining port operations. According to him, the Bodogwu system has drastically improved the ability of licensed Customs agents and stakeholders to ac...

Aug212025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Multiple Port Charges and its Effect on Trade Facilitation: BY ASU BEKS. An Open Letter to Bashir Adewale Adeniyi.

News Feature, Port News

My dear Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs, I hope this letter meets you in in sound and perfect condition of health . On behalf of the Maritime Media Group, i send you my warm felicitations on your election as Chairperson of the World Customs Organization, WCO. This global recognition couldn't have come at a better time given your unprecedented commitment and support towards the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In just two years , you have demonstrated uncommon leadership traits that has endeard you not only to Nigerians , but to the global community. This election is nothing but an endorsement of your sterling performance which remains unprecedented in the history of the Nigeria Customs Service. Your game changing reforms and transformati...

Aug212025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

LOKPOBIRI: WHY TINUBU PICKED HIM TO LEAD NIGERIA ‘s OIL SECTOR REFORMS

Misc

While the phrase "Czar in the Nation's Oil sector" is not an official title, it is often used informally to refer to the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri PhD, who is playing a significant leadership role in Nigeria's oil sector. Since his assumption of office, the nation's narrative within and outside the country has changed with high-level meetings and initiatives aimed at boosting production and attracting investment within the sector. He has interpreted the reforms of the present administration of President Bola Tinubu into reality and such realities are beginning to change the oil sector policy of the present administration and transferring wealth and security to investors and Nigerians at alarge. In less than two years, the nation's oil se...

Aug142025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Amid defection rumours, PDP Inaugurates Diri Chair of Zoning Committee *It’s Huge Responsibility, Says Bayelsa Gov

News Feature, Politics

Nigeria’s major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday, inaugurated its National Elective Convention Zoning Committee at the national headquarters in Abuja. The 46-member committee is headed by the Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, with his Zamfara and Plateau counterparts, Dauda Lawal and Barr. Caleb Mutfwang as vice chairman and secretary respectively. A statement issued by Diri’s spokesman, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the Acting PDP National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum, who inaugurated the committee, as saying that it had the onerous task of repositioning the party to make it stronger. Damagum, who expressed confidence in the leadership of the committee, said the inauguration was the first step ahead of the party’s convention slated for Novemb...

Aug132025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Fears Mount Over Seeming Delay in Presidential Assent to Port and Shipping Economic Regulation Agency Bill ..By Asu Beks.

News Feature, Port News

Maritime Stakeholders are becoming increasingly apprehensive over the seeming delay in the Presidential assent to the Ports and Shipping Economic Regulation Agency Bill which was passed by both chambers of the National Assembly over a year ago. The Bill seeks to repeal the existing Nigerian Shippers' Council Act and aims to establish a more robust and effective regulatory framework to support the growth of Shipping and Ports sectors ,while safeguarding the interest of Nigerian Shippers. In the main, the Bill proposes the creation of the Nigerian Shipping and Ports Regulatory Agency, which is tasked with achieving an ambitious objective to create a more efficient and competitive environment for both the public and private sector in the shipping and Ports sector. One of the key provisions...