Maritime

        Stanley Ihedigbo   Africa must stop generating maritime value only to export it and begin to own, finance and govern its oceans, the Secretary-General of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr Paul Adalikwu, has said. Adalikwu made the call on Thursday, August…

    Stanley Ihedigbo Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to transparency, accountability and institutional reform, saying its ongoing digital transformation is significantly reducing human discretion, revenue leakages and opportunities for procedural abuse across the nation’s trade corridors. The Service also said it remains open to legitimate independent…

    Stanley Ihedigbo   National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has raised the alarm over persistent delays in the return of empty containers, accusing some shipping lines of deliberately frustrating the process while continuing to impose detention charges on freight forwarders and importers. The association, in a…

  Stanley Ihedigbo     Secretary-General of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Godfrey Nwosu, has called on freight forwarding companies operating in Nigeria to embrace consolidation as a strategic measure to strengthen indigenous operators and protect the country’s economic interests from growing foreign dominance in the…

    Stanley Ihedigbo Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) has commended the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for the interception of a major arms consignment and the seizure of cannabis-infused products at the Tin Can Island Port Command in Lagos. MARCON described the operations as significant victories in the ongoing…

L-R: President, Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON), Mr Ismail Aniemu; representative of Micro Freight Consults Ltd, Mr Uche Oyoyo; and the Port Manager, Rivers Port Complex, Mrs Kenechi Okezie, during the presentation of the Nigeria’s Most Outstanding Customs Brokerage Company award at the MARCON Annual Conference in Port Harcourt,…

Stanley Ihedigbo Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has praised the Maritime Correspondents Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) for its consistent efforts in promoting constructive dialogue and policy advocacy that have contributed to the growth and development of Nigeria’s maritime industry. Speaking at MARCON’s 2026 Annual Conference held in…

  Stanley Ihedigbo   National Public Relations Officer, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Deputy Comptroller Abdullahi Maiwada, has said Nigeria can replicate the remarkable economic success of countries such as China and the United Arab Emirates by effectively developing and managing its Special Economic Zones (SEZs), describing them as critical drivers…

Stanley Ihedigbo   National President, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Chief Tochukwu Emmanuel Ezisi, has been honoured with the prestigious Freight Forwarder of the Year Award by the Maritime Correspondents’ Organisation of Nigeria (MARCON) and formally invested as a Patron of the association in recognition of his…

  Stanley Ihedigbo Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has stressed that efficient and modern port infrastructure is indispensable to unlocking the full potential of Nigeria’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs), describing ports as the backbone of industrialisation, export growth and sustainable economic development. Dantsoho said the effectiveness…