Sea & Ships

Abuja, Nigeria — The Sea Empowerment Research Centre (SEREC) has expressed serious concerns over the planned rollout of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), cautioning that the initiative could expose Nigeria’s maritime revenue system to “opaque consultant capture” and other governance risks if appropriate safeguards are not put in place prior to implementation. premiumnewsdaily.com.ng In a…

The Sea Empowerment Research Centre (SEREC) has raised concerns that the forthcoming Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) collection system could pose significant disruptions to trade operations if critical implementation issues are not addressed before it becomes operational in January 2026. The Guardian Nigeria In a policy brief published in the centre’s weekly bulletin, the research body…

Abuja, Nigeria — Stakeholders across the security and civil society sectors have expressed mixed reactions to the Nigeria Customs Service’s (NCS) recent directive mandating compulsory drug testing for incoming recruits and serving officers. The directive, announced by Comptroller-General Bashir Adeniyi, requires that all new recruits and serving personnel of the NCS undergo mandatory screening as…

The Head of Research at the Sea Empowerment Research Center (SERC), Dr. Eugene Nweke, has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to establish a Port Host Community Development Trust Fund (PHCDT) to address persistent socio-economic challenges confronting communities hosting the nation’s ports. Dr. Nweke, who is also a former President of the National Association…

After a 14-year absence, Nigeria has successfully regained a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s Council under Category C — in what many are calling a historic achievement for the country’s maritime ambitions. The breakthrough came on Friday, November 28, 2025, at the 34th IMO Assembly in London, where the vote — conducted by…

The Director General of the Sea Empowerment Research Centre, Francis Aniezechukwu, on Saturday delivered the Keynote Address at the 33rd Matriculation Ceremony of the Institute of Transport Technology & Management, where he spoke extensively on the theme: “The Role of Multimodal Transport in National Development.” The keynote highlighted the centrality of an integrated, multimodal transport…

In a major anti-smuggling operation, the Seme Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted a consignment containing a lion cub and patas monkeys on the Badagry–Seme Expressway. The animals were discovered hidden in different cages inside a Mazda car during a stop-and-search at Gbaji. The culprits, identified as a Beninese national named Mathew Kofi…

During its 2025 Annual Conference in Lagos, the Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) spotlighted the country’s immense potential in the blue economy as a future driver of prosperity. Themed “Harnessing Nigeria’s Blue Economy Potentials: Boosting Export Trade and Multimodal Cargo Transport,” the event brought together maritime experts, policymakers, and industry stakeholders. JournalNG+1 In…

Nigeria is set to welcome its first wholly-indigenous Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, Emem, by December 2025, according to Business & Transport. Business and Transport The FPSO, owned by Nigerian oil company Oriental Energy Resources (OER), was purchased for $315 million and aims to produce 30,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) at…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dayo Mobereola, highlighted that robust Port State Control (PSC) is a critical tool for enhancing maritime safety and safeguarding the environment. He made this remark during a five-day “Train-the-Trainer” workshop on PSC under the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), held for member states…