Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy – Shipping World News Magazine

Jun142025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Imperative of a Presidential Assent to the Port and Shipping Economic Regulation Bill : An Open Letter to President Bola Tinubu. BY ASU BEKS.

Misc, News Feature

Congratulations, Mr President, and happy Democracy Day. I listened to your June 12 address to the National Assembly, which was very impressive and bold. I must thank you most sincerely for remembering the heroes and heroines of the June 12 struggle, particularly Kudirat Abiola, who died on the line of duty. Mr President, with due respect, my greatest disappointment, however, was that you failed to use this great opportunity to redeem your democratic credentials by recalling Sim Fubara , Governor of Rivers State , whom you sent on compulsory leave. This ,without doubt, cast a huge question mark on your democratic credentials. Now, Mr President, let's now look at the main reason behind this open letter to you . Your Excellency, sir, you shocked the maritime community in 2023 when ...

May92025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Moves to Establish Fish Farms Across LGAs, Convenes Stakeholders Meeting

Maritime

In line with Governor Douye Diri's directive to establish model fish farms in all eight local government areas of the state. The Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy convened a stakeholder meeting to strategize implementation, engaging council chairmen, agricultural officers and artisanal fishing associations. Honourable Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Mrs. Faith Izibenua Zibs-Godwin emphasized the state’s commitment to economic diversification and job creation through aquaculture. According to her, the initiative aligns with the Prosperity Government’s Assured Agenda and will be implemented in partnership with local councils and fisheries associations. Council leaders, led by Chief David Alagoa, Chairman, Nembe Local Government, pledged their support, calling the initia...

Apr252025 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Will Oyetola Prove Doubting Thomases Wrong? By Asu Beks

News Feature

Not many gave him a chance to succeed when in August 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed him to midwife the newly created Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. Coming from the hangover of the lacklustre performance of former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, whose eight years tenure as Transportation Minister was nothing but unimpressuve ,the general expectation was that this time around, a core industry professional would be picked. Not another politician. But this was not to be. For an industry bedevilled with myriad of problems ranging from the non-disbursement of Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF), Nigeria's perennial failure to make the IMO Category 'C' seat, to the discrimination against products of cadets of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, as largely ha...

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...

Nov122024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

President Tinubu to unveil Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy Legal and Policy Framework in December

Maritime, News Feature

After several months of uncertainty as to the policy direction and legal framework of the newly established Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu last year, indications have emerged that the legal and policy framework of the new Ministry is now ready. This good news was made public Monday in Yenagoa , Bayelsa State by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola. Chief Oyetola who was speaking at the validation Session of the Policy Framework for the Bayelsa State Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy revealed that the document would be unveiled next month in Abuja by President Bola Tinubu. Oyetola explained that the new Ministry was created in response not only on the need to diversity the economy but an opportunity for Nigeria to harness...

Nov32024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Chinyere Uramta: How not to say goodbye. BY ASU BEKS .

News Feature

Barely two weeks after i raised the alarm about a plot to humiliate and force the acting Registrar and CEO of the Council for the Registration of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria,Mrs Chinyere Uramta out of office, the hammer finally fell on her last week. A terse press release from the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, signed by its Head , Media and PR, Mr Tahir Zakari, named Mr Igwe Kingsley Onyekachi as the substance CEO who will be in charge of the Agency for the next four years in the first instance. Expectedly, the appointment has elicited mixed reactions from Stakeholders . A Group which called itself " Friends of the CRFFN " described the action of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola as a nullity explaining that it was a flagrant violation of the CR...

Sep252024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BAYELSA BEYOND OIL: Gov Douye Offers Tax Relief, Land *As Gov Bags Georgia Honorary Citizenship

Maritime, News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has said his administration was encouraging investment in the state with incentives such as tax holiday and provision of land. Governor Diri, who was the keynote speaker at the 10th International Forum on African-Caribbean Leadership in New York, United States of America, on Tuesday, also stated that with power now on the concurrent list, his administration was committed to enhancing electricity supply in the state with signing of its electricity law as well as revamping its gas turbines to generate and distribute 24-hour power. The Bayelsa helmsman, who showcased the investment and economic potentialities of the state, averred that its wealth were more in its maritime domain and that the government was diversifying the economy from its ...

Aug122024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov Diri Sad Over Boat Mishap

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed sadness over Wednesday’s cargo boat accident around Ezetu 1 community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident reportedly claimed an unconfirmed number of casualty while rescue operations are ongoing. Governor Diri, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, expressed the condolences of the state government to families of victims of the mishap. He also directed the relevant ministries to immediately join the rescue efforts. The governor said investigation will be conducted into the cause of the accident and urged boat operators to always observe safety procedures on the state’s waterways. “The news of another tragic boat accident in our state was shocking and sad. On b...

Jun42024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PORTS ECONOMIC REGULATOR BILL: NIMASA,NPA , NIG SHIPPERS COUNCIL MEET TO HARMONIZE POSITIONS….Adeyanju, Akabogu, Hassan Bello, say bill long overdue.

Maritime, Misc, News Feature

Indications were rife weekend that Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA and the Nigerian Shippers Council may have met to harmonize a common position on the proposed Nigerian Shipping and Ports Economic Regulator Agency bill currently before the House of Representatives. Usually dependable sources at the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy who confided in Shipping World said those who attended the meeting last weekend in Abuja included Dr Dayo Mobereola, Barr Pius Akutah and an Executive Director at the NPA who represented Mohammed Bello Koko. Although the outcome of deliberations were not made public, this magazine learned that the meeting was meant to address the perceived inter agency rivalry among parastatals in...