News Feature – Page 15 – Shipping World News Magazine

Mar172025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

At UN Summit, Diri Makes Case For Niger Delta Coastal Communities *Proposes Remediation, Global Sanction For Polluters

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has again taken his campaign against environmental degradation and the impact of climate change on communities in the Niger Delta to the international arena. The Bayelsa governor on Monday advocated for the imposition of sanctions on polluters of the environment as well as a fund to compensate communities negatively affected by climate change in the region. Governor Diri, who stated this while delivering a keynote address on the first day of a four-day maiden DeltasUnite Summit of the United Nations Convention on Conserving of River Deltas (UNCCRD) at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, Thailand, said there was need for joint action by the international community to protect the world’s Deltas due to climate-induced environmenta...

Mar142025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

A 12 Point Agenda For Abubakar Dantsoho at Nigerian Ports. By Asu Beks.

Misc, News Feature

Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality...WARREN BENNIS....... Effective leadership involves a diverse set of skills, including communication, decision making, problem solving, delegation and ability to build strong relationships and foster positive team environment. Leadership skills refer to the competencies and qualities that enable individuals to guide , motivate and influence others towards the achievement of shared goals and objectives. Good leadership skills remain the backbone of any successful organization to guide teams and navigate challenges , drive innovations. If Abubakar Dantsoho must succeed as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, he has no choice than to embrace these basic leadership tenets in line with the vision and mission of the renewed h...

Mar112025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Engineer Sarat Braimah bags the most influential woman in the maritime award*

News Feature

Lagos Area Manager Engineer Sarat Braimah has won the" most influential woman" award instituted by the Commonwealth Business Women Africa( CBW- Africa). The Award, which is in recognition of her immense contributions to the maritime sector, also highlighted her role model figure for aspiring young female persons in Nigeria and her effectual human resource management as the first female Area Manager of National Inland Waterways Authority in lagos. Engineer Sarat Braimah transformative milestones in niwa have endeared her to key stakeholders in the industry and to the management of niwa. In her brief speech after the Award, which took place at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Monday night, Engineer Sarat Braimah expressed happiness at the award and promised to keep i...

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 belly o...

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 ensure th...

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 ...

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...

Feb192025 by Asu Beks1 Comment

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:...