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Vee Takes Distant Lead While Winnie, Melvino, Others Follow As NIMA Releases Week 2 Voting Result

Miss Veronica Victor Ekpe, popularly known as VEE has taken a distant lead in Week 2 Voting Result of the ongoing maritime industry Reality TV Show, NIMA. VEE, an indigine of Oron in Akwa Ibom State, and Online student of Brigham Young University, Idaho garnered 61% of votes in week 2 to overtake Winnie who took …

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Bello-Koko Urges MWUN To Shelve Strike Against IOCs

…Calls On Customs Agents To Suspend Protest Against New Auto Valuation System  The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) seems set to shelve its planned shut down of operations at all ports and oil terminals in the country, scheduled to start from Tuesday March 1 2022, following a peace meeting hosted by the Managing Director …

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Anishere, Agbor, Akabogu Others Set For Career Guidance As Platforms Debuts Bi-Monthly Mentorship Programme

The Vice President, Maritime Arbitrators Association of Nigeria (MAAN), Mrs Jean Chiazor-Anishere-SAN; the Principal Partner Akabogu and Associates, Barr Emeka Akabogu – PhD;  the President, Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA), Mrs Funke Agbor-SAN, amongst others are set to provide the much needed maritime career guidance for maritime students and aspiring young maritime professionals as Platform …

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Son, Detergent Stakeholders Commit To Environmental Protection

Stakeholders in the manufacturing, importation and regulation of powdered detergent in Nigeria have committed to protecting the aquatic environment by ensuring the strict implementation of the Nigerian Industrial Standards (NIS ARS 496-2:2018) for synthetic detergent powder which prohibits the use of sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) as raw material. This commitment was part of the resolutions reached …

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SIFAX Group, Image-Maker Shine At BrandCom Awards

For its phenomenal growth and impactful service delivery in the course of the year, SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in Maritime, Aviation, Oil & Gas, Haulage & Logistics, Financial Services and Hospitality, has won the Most Outstanding Maritime Brand of the Year at the 2021 Brandcom Awards. The Group Head, Corporate Communications, …

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Bello-Koko, Nwakohu, Nwagbara, 5 Others Honoured With NISH Award

The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko; the Registrar, Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarding In Nigeria (CRFFN) Barr Samuel Nwakohu; popular maritime lawyer, Barr Emmanuel Osuala Nwagbara and five others have been honoured with the 2021 edition of the Nigerian Sheroes and Heroes (NISH) Award.     In a press …

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ACG Aremu, Nwaeze, Akpan, 3 Others Bag Maritime Amazons Award

The Zone A Coordinator of the Nigeria Customs Service, ACG Modupe Aremu; Human Resources Manager of L.T.T Coastal and Marine Services Ltd, Mrs Thedora Nwaeze; current Vice President of Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA Nigeria),  amongst 3 others have bagged the 2021 Maritime Amazons (MA) Award.  The event took place at the 6th Grand Finale …

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Bello-Koko, Nwakohu, Nwagbara, 5 Others Honoured With NISH Award

The Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello-Koko; the Registrar, Council For the Regulation of Freight Forwarding In Nigeria (CRFFN) Barr Samuel Nwakohu; popular maritime lawyer, Barr Emmanuel Osuala Nwagbara and five others have been honoured with the 2021 edition of the Nigerian Sheroes and Heroes (NISH) Award.     In a press …

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Jamoh, Danish Ambassador Meet Over Reported Killing Of Pirates

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has met with the Danish Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Sune Krogstrup, on the reported killing of pirates in the Gulf of Guinea by a Danish frigate. The meeting, which held in Abuja, had as top agenda the incident, which took …

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Nigeria Records Lowest Piracy Rate Since 1994, As Deep Blue Project Comes On Stream

•Jamoh: We’ve Put Measures In Place To Sustain Momentum The trend of reduction in piracy and armed robbery in Nigerian waters has continued, with the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reporting in its third quarter 2021 account a 77 per cent decrease in the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period last …

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