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Jul42025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bashir Adewale Adeniyi: Unveiling the World’s No1 Customs Chief. By Asu Beks.

When on January 8, 2025 Maritime Media Ltd., Publishers of Nigeria's flagship Maritime Journal, Shipping World , named The Comptroller General of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi as the Global Ambassador of the Renewed Hope Agenda, many thought it was a fluke. In arriving at Bashir Adewale Adeniyi's choice as the Global Ambassador of the Renewed Hope Agenda, Maritime Media Ltd had critically analysed the 8 point agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu , especially in terms of service delivery, transparency , prosperity and other key performance indicators, which the Nigeria Customs Service under the leadership of Bashir Adeniyi since his appointment in June 2023 had embraced. As a transformational leader, Wale Adeniyi likes to set goals and lay them bare with timelines for achieving such targ...

Jul42025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY BERTHS FIRST WHOLE NIGERIAN-OWNED CONTAINER VESSEL.

News Feature, Port News

In a development that signposts readiness to maximize the gains derivable from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on 2nd July at 05:05 hours deployed its state-of-the-art marine crafts to berth the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel. The container vessel with International Maritime Organization (IMO) number 9508770 christened MV Ocean Dragon is owned by Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited has a capacity of 349 Twenty-Foot-Equivalent Units (TEUs) gives a boost to concerted investment drive geared towards reaping the cost and time saving benefits of short-sea shipping by plying in-country maritime trade routes across Nigeria and the West African sub-region and offers an efficient alternative to road transport as the Authority’s ef...

Jul12025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nigeria Takes Global Leadership Role, As CGC Adeniyi Chairs WCO Council

News Feature

Exactly two years after his historic appointment as the Comptroller-General of Customs by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR during a high-level meeting of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council at Brussels in June 2023, CGC Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR has been unanimously elected as Chairperson of the WCO Council, the highest decision-making body in global customs administration. The election was held during the concluding session of the 145th/146th WCO Council Meetings held on Saturday, 28th June 2025, at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels. CGC Adeniyi succeeds Edward Kieswetter, Commissioner of the South African Revenue Service, and becomes the first Nigerian to hold this prestigious office since the WCO’s establishment. Reacting to the appointment, CGC Adeniyi expressed profound...

Jun272025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Photo News

Maritime, News Feature

R-L: Chairman, Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Wasiu Sanni Eshilokun; Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Alhaji Muhammadu Maigari; Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, @adegboyegaoyetola, CON; Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola; Director, Maritime Safety and Security, FM MBE, Babatunde Bombata; Managing Director, NLNG Shipping Limited, Abdul Kadir Ahmed; Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers Council, Mr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima and Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Engr. Olalekan Badmus during the 2025 Day of the Seafarer Celebration in Portharcourt. #MyHarassment-Free-Ship @adegboyegaoyetola @imo_hq

Jun262025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

UGOCHINYERE CONGRATULATES AGBEDI ON EMERGENCE AS PDP CAUCUS LEADER IN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Misc, News Feature

Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the lawmaker representing Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State, has extended his heartfelt congratulations to Hon. Fred Agbedi on his emergence as the new Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Caucus in the House of Representatives. Hon. Agbedi, a ranking member from Bayelsa State who chairs the House Committee on FCT Area Councils and Ancillary Matters, was elected late Wednesday during an emergency meeting of PDP lawmakers in the Green Chamber. In a statement issued shortly after the announcement, Hon. Ugochinyere, who also chairs the House Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), described Agbedi’s emergence as a pivotal moment for the PDP’s resurgence in the National Assembly. “I congratulate my dear colleague and leade...

Jun262025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Stakeholders Upbeat as National Single Window Project Team May Seek Legal Backing. By Asu Beks.

News Feature

As the Lola Fakolade led Presidential Committee on the National Single Window Project sets a December, 2025 timeline for the launch of its official test run , stakeholders have been unequivocal about the imperatives of the need for a legal backing for the project . This is coming on the heels of a myriad of problems which stakeholders say may hinder its successful implementation if appropriate checks and balances are not put in place. It would be recalled that previous attempts by past administrations to introduce the scheme had hit a brickwall on account of various interests, especially among contending agencies fighting to pick up the role as the lead agency . President Bola Tinubu had on April 16, 2025 launched the National Single Window initiative, a transformative project that will...

Jun262025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa is a Model for Full Local Govt Autonomy… Gov Diri

Misc, News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again said the state government does not tamper with funds accruing to local government councils in the state as they all enjoy full autonomy. Speaking at Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area during the inauguration of a 30-bed primary health centre built by the council, Governor Diri insisted that his administration only supervises the third tier of government. He stated that the autonomy has enabled council chairmen to execute projects like the Biseni health centre. Diri lauded the council chairman for the project, which he said was in line with his administration's policy of making healthcare available and affordable to the people. The Bayelsa helmsman approved an upgrade of the primary health centre to a cottage hospital...

Jun252025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

IYC Power Tussle: Lokpobiri Floors Theophilus

News Feature

A Port Harcourt High court has struck out Suit No. PHC/2318/CS/2023 between Dr. Tari Alaye Theophilus & 10 Ors. vs. Sir Jonathan Lokpobiri & 10 Ors. Dr. Tari Alaye Theophilus amongst other reliefs sought the court to declare him and and 10 others as the legitimate Executive Council of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) whilst restraining the Jonathan Lokpobiri led Excos. Ebilade Obiri, Esq. who is Counsel for Jonathan Lokpobiri & 10 Ors., the Defendants in the said suit filed a preliminary objection challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain same citing the fact that the cause of action arose from Bayelsa State, a place outside the territorial jurisdiction of the High Court of Rivers State. Ebilade Obiri further argued that the Claimants Statement of Claim did no...

Jun242025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NPA can rake in N1.28 trillion revenue in 2025…Dantsoho …As Agency Pushes for deep reforms in port infrastructure, automation

News Feature, Port News

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is projecting a massive revenue leap to over ₦1.27 trillion in 2025, representing a 40 percent increase from the ₦894.86 billion it realized in 2024. This ambitious target, the Authority says, is anchored on sweeping modernization efforts, the full activation of the Dangote Refinery’s marine operations, and the deployment of cutting-edge technology to enhance port efficiency. Managing Director of the NPA, Abubakar Dantsoho, disclosed this a presentation during a budget defence session wih the House of Representatives Committee on Ports and Harbours on Monday, where he defended the agency’s 2025 budget estimates and provided insights into its 2024 performance. “Our 2025 budget proposal is more than figures, it reflects our aspirations for a more e...

Jun232025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Ensure Release Of Abducted Judge, Bayelsa Gov Directs Security Commanders *’Why PDP, Diri Got ‘Kano’ Votes In Sagbama’

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has directed security commanders in the state to ensure that a Judge of the state high court, Justice Ebieyerin Omukoro, that was abducted by armed men on Saturday in Yenagoa is released without harm. Governor Diri disclosed this on Monday in Sagbama town during his ongoing local government thank-you tour to Sagbama Local Government Area. He also warned criminal elements and their sponsors to retrace their steps as there was no hiding place for them following the state government’s investment in closed circuit television cameras and other security gadgets. He said kidnappers of the Judge were caught on CCTV cameras and that investigation would unravel their identity. "From the minute I was informed about the high profile kidnap of ...