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OML 30: How Alleged Fraudulent Surveillance Contract is Raising Storm at NNPC

Headline News, Misc / November 19, 2018 All hell is about to break loose over the award of an oil facilities surveillance contract by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which is said to be a violation

Dokubo Raises Hope Of Boom In Fishing Sector

Misc, News & Current Affairs / November 19, 2018 Hopes that the fishing sector will rebound soon flickered Tuesday with the arrival of eight Greek experts in the maritime industry to train 2,500 beneficiaries of the Amnesty Programme. The

Nigeria loses $15bn annually to foreign dominance- ship chandlers

Misc / November 17, 2018 …call for FG’s intervention The Nigerian Licensed Ship-Chandlers Association has sought the Federal Government’s intervention to regularize operations of the industry in the interest of indigenous operators given an estimated

Amb. Godknows Igali Conferred with Thomas Sankara Leadership Award

Misc / November 4, 2018 By Piriye Kiyaramo The nomination and subsequent official conferment of the prestigious “Thomas Sankara Leadership Award of Integrity and Transparency” on Bayelsa-born former Nigerian Ambassador to Denmark, Finland, Norway and

Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen

LOCAL CRUDE OIL REFINING AS ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF LIVELIHOOD, JOB CREATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE NIGER DELTA.

WHEN DAVID LYON PROMISED TO USE TRADITIONAL MUSIC AS A PRIMARY DRIVER FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN BAYELSA

BAYELSA GUBER POLL: BAYELSA FORMER SPEAKER ADVOCATES FISHERIES SUBSIDIES FOR ARTISAN FISHERS

PROF. CHARLES DOKUBO SAYS NO NIGER DELTA EX-AGITATOR WILL BE SHORT-CHANGED UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP: …AS 60 Ex-agitators receive empowerment packages in Warri.

Africa’s Small-Scale Fisheries Critical to Food Security

Leila Ben Hassen’s Welcome Speech at ABEF 2019.

Sustainable Blue Economy: Yes, We Can

Bayelsa govt partners Navy on maritime security

Nothing Must Be Left to Chance As Far As Securing the Ports Is Concerned – Port Security Experts

Warri Old Sea Port Concessioned For an Annual Lease Fee of 1.62 Million Dollars in 25 Years

NIMASA, Poised To Redress Lingering Policy Inconsistency: …Says Shipping Sector Capacity to Engage About 10 Million Nigerians.

NIMASA ISSUES FRESH REGULATIONS TO FOREIGN OIL AND GAS FIRMS

Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff Tasks Newly-promoted Officers on Maritime Challenges

APC STALWART IN WARRI SOUTH WEST THREATENS TO SUE INEC OVER FALSE PUBLICATION: …Gives INEC Seven Days to Retract Publication

Preparing Venezuela for slaughter.

I Will Reactivate All the Sea Ports in Delta State; Says Atiku Abubakar

MY ENCOUNTER WITH BINI-OTU, AT THE OXBOW LAKE YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE.

South African Miss Heritage, Ms Thando Songwevu, Visits Bayelsa; Participates in All Africa Association for Small and Medium Enterprises (AAASME Summit in Yenagoa

Onnoghen Suspension: Senate Heads for Supreme Court

Legislative Sector Secretaries hold development seminar

Lagos Governor Set to Resolve Tussle between NIWA and LASWA over Regulation and Control of the Waterways.

World Bank Group Unveils Creditworthiness Academy For Counties

Africa Centre For Climate and Sustainable Development Inaugurated In Rome

Investment in Refinery, Petrochemicals is Driven by Innovation, Efficiency, Says Dangote

Boat Mishaps: Who Will Bring Sanity to Nigeria’s Inland Waterways of Death?

Home Affairs Minister Dr Siyabonga Cwele And Lesotho Home Affairs Minister Mr Tsukutlane Au Conclude Successful Bilateral Meeting On Areas Of Mutual Interest

Bayelsa Hosts All Africa Microfinance and SMEs Summit 2019: … Set to launch Enterprise Development Centre at University of Africa, Toru -Orua.

Statement on the Suspension and Replacement of the Chief Justice

President Buhari Appoints Bayelsa Born Prof. Nelson Braimbraifa, Acting NDDC Boss

Buhari Signs Executive Order 007, Approves Construction of 794km of Roads

Maritime Editors Call for Disbursement of Cabotage Fund to Deserving Beneficiaries without further Delay …Blames NIMASA) for handling of the process

NFIC Identifies Zero Import Duty on Vessels, Tonnage Tax, Among Other Incentives, Necessary for Growth of Indigenous Fleet

Cavalier fishing Team

MTI Investment Company visits Tanzania

Amaechi Has Created Problem for Me – Buhari

REMNISCENCING ON THE EMERALD OF THE NIGER DELTA: PASTOR PZ AGINIGHAN, FORMER MD, NDDC (1959-2018)

BIMCO Seeks Cooperation between International Navies in Curbing Piracy in the Gulf Guinea

United Kingdom Gears To Become World-Leader in Maritime Industry in the Next 30 Years

President Faure congratulates India on celebration of her 70th Republic Day

Nigerian Railway Corporation to Test Run Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge Line Early February

Nigerian Meteorological Agency Predicts Low Rainfall in 2019

Nigeria and Canada have commenced moves to revive their bilateral agreement.

Kenya is Safe and Secure, Chief Administrative Secretary Ababu assures the World

Lawmakers Reject Ad-hoc Cttee Report on INTELS Contract

Concessionaire of Warri Old Port, Told To Adhere Strictly to Concession Agreement

10 Crew Members Dead, 14 Rescued after Tanzanian flag Cargo Vessels Caught Fire in Kerch Strait, Near Crimea

India Ferry Mishap Claims Eight Lives

UNHCR Expresses Worried Over Fate of 140 Migrants Rescued At Sea

Federal Government of Nigeria Will Source Forex from Dangote – Says Governor of Central Bank

Navy Arrest Alleged Pipeline Vandal Kingpin, Shaibu Ogunmola, in Lagos

Poor and Ineffective Dispute Resolution Mechanism on Maritime Cases Scares Away Investors from Nigeria – NIMASA Boss

Immediate Past MD of Infrastructure Bank, Appointed Managing Director of Sifax Group

NIMASA Bags 2018 Federal Agency of the Year Award: …Pledges to Redouble Efforts to Reposition Maritime Sector

President Uhuru and Odinga, Inspect Kisumu Port: … Water Hyacinth Takes Port

Buhari Commissions N6 Billion New Baro River Port Complex

The Nigerian Navy says the Admiralty University of Nigeria, Ibusa, Delta, will commence academic activities on Jan. 23.

Atiku Meets President Trump’s Allies in the US

Nigeria Earned $640.35m From Crude Export In Oct 2018 – NNPC

Kidnappers of Russian Sailors Abducted Off Cotonou, Break Silence: Open Negotiation with MSC

Warri South West APC Coordinator for Great Ogboru Commends Youths Over Peaceful Conduct At Presidential Rally in Warri.

UN entities support Ethiopia’s quest for policy coherence for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is expected to arrive in Washington, DC on Thursday,

CLOSED PORTS REOPEN IN EGYPT

Port Operations Suspended At Shuwaikh, Doha and Shuaiba Ports Over Dust Storms, Says Kuwaiti Port Authority

41 kidnappings Occurred on Nigerian Waters, in last quarter of 2018: …As Gulf of Guinea Leads in Global Maritime Piracy Incidents.

Preferential tariffs to help Western Sahara to develop

UN Refugee Chief meets Egypt President and Secretary General of the Arab League

South Africa hosts First Lead Author Meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

DELTA STATE APC GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR HAILS PRESIDENT BUHARI OVER APPROVAL OF 50 BILLION NAIRA FOR UPGRADE OF WARRI PORT TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD

Facebook to Invest $300m to Help Local News Survive

40 Containers of Hibiscus Flowers Were Rejected In Mexico in 2018 – FACAN

Nigeria Customs Service Generates N3.1trn in 3 Years — Spokesman

Maritime Security Challenge Increases Cost of Doing Business in Nigeria: …As NIMASA Moves to Address Maritime Security Challenges

NIMASA Boss Identifies Infrastructure Deficit, Corruption and Lack of Law Enforcement, as Challenges in Nigeria’s Maritime Sector.

Maersk Honam heads to South Korea for reconstruction after major fire incident at Sea

FG repositioning maritime sector to attract investment – Boss Mustapha

Amaechi, Bello, Iheanacho to Attend League Lecture, Awards: Aniebonam, Shittu, Others to Receive Awards

President Ramaphosa to address the Pre-World Economic Forum Breakfast

Lagos State APC Candidate vows to clear Apapa gridlock in 100 days

What Angola can learn from Nigeria as it creates remarkable opportunities for marginal oil production