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๐”๐’-๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐‚๐Ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š Nigeriaโ€™s Customs Service is facing a fresh ...
22/10/2026

๐”๐’-๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐–๐‚๐Ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐‹๐š๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐“๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐จ๐ซ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ข๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐š

Nigeriaโ€™s Customs Service is facing a fresh push to tighten the net on money laundering and terrorism financing, as a US-funded World Customs Organisation (WCO) mission begins a four-week drive to strengthen the agencyโ€™s financial crime detection capabilities.

The mission, running until 13 November, will train officers in Abuja and Lagos, visit selected Customs formations and engage relevant agencies to improve the tracking and disruption of illicit financial flows across Nigeriaโ€™s borders.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/us-funded-wco-mission-targets-money-laundering-terror-financing-in-nigeria/

๐”๐’ ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐•๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐š๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ญ The United States has imposed fresh sancti...
22/10/2026

๐”๐’ ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ, ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐•๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ซ๐š๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐’๐ก๐š๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐…๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐ญ

The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels accused of helping Iran move oil and other commodities through international markets, widening its crackdown on Tehranโ€™s shadow fleet.

Announced by the US Treasury Department on Wednesday under โ€˜Operation Economic Outcastโ€™, the measures target the legal, corporate and logistical networks allegedly enabling Iran to evade sanctions and sustain its revenue streams amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/us-sanctions-law-firm-shipping-agents-nine-vessels-over-irans-shadow-fleet

๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐Š ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ยฃ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐›๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ฅ Australian investment firm IFM Investors ha...
22/10/2026

๐€๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐€๐œ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐”๐Š ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐†๐ข๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ยฃ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐›๐ง ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐ฅ

Australian investment firm IFM Investors has agreed to acquire a 63.9 per cent controlling stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), the UKโ€™s largest port operator, in a deal valuing the business at about ยฃ10 billion.

The transaction will see Canadian pension funds CPP Investments and OMERS sell their respective 33.9 per cent and 30 per cent holdings, marking a major shift in ownership of Britainโ€™s critical maritime infrastructure.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/australian-firm-to-acquire-controlling-stake-in-uk-ports-giant-in-10bn-deal/

๐๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐’๐€ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐›๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌThe Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ...
21/10/2026

๐๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐’๐€ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ ๐…๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ก๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐š๐›๐จ๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐•๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has detained several vessels, including MT HOLMES, MT FUJAIRAH ENERGY, JS GRATITUDE and MT BORA, in a sweeping enforcement crackdown on maritime regulatory violations in Lagos waters.

The operation, code-named Operation Sea Guardian, signals a tougher stance against operators flouting Nigeriaโ€™s maritime laws, particularly regulations governing indigenous participation in coastal and inland shipping trade.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/nimasa-detains-four-ships-in-crackdown-on-cabotage-act-violations/

๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐Ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐›๐จ๐ง The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy is ...
21/10/2026

๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ ๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ƒ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐Ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐›๐จ๐ง

The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy is mourning the sudden death of the Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Wellington Omoragbon, who died in Abuja aged 59.

Omoragbon reportedly died on Saturday, 26 September 2026, a day after returning from an official trip to Ghana. He was due to retire from the civil service in April 2027.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/blue-economy-ministry-mourns-fisheries-director-wellington-omoragbon/

๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ โ‚ฆ๐Ÿ’.๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐Ÿ, ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ โ‚ฆ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ซ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected about โ‚ฆ4....
21/10/2026

๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ โ‚ฆ๐Ÿ’.๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘๐ญ๐ซ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐Ÿ, ๐“๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ โ‚ฆ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ.๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ซ๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) collected about โ‚ฆ4.03 trillion in the first half of 2026, leaving it with a steep climb to meet its โ‚ฆ11.07 trillion revenue target for the year.

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this on Tuesday while delivering a lecture titled โ€œWhy Customs Matters: Revenue, Security and Nationhood in a Borderless Worldโ€ at the University of Ibadanโ€™s third Distinguished Personality Lecture, organised by the TETFUND Centre of Excellence in Security Management.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/customs-collects-%e2%82%a64-03trn-in-h1-targets-%e2%82%a611-07trn-revenue-in-2026/

๐Ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐š ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐†๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐š ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž The Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) has appointed Nig...
21/10/2026

๐Ž๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฅ๐š ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐†๐ฎ๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐†๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐š ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ž ๐„๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž

The Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) has appointed Nigeriaโ€™s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, to lead the development of a comprehensive regional Policy on Marine and Blue Economy, in a major move to strengthen maritime security, sustainable ocean governance and economic cooperation among member states.

The appointment follows Nigeriaโ€™s development and approval of its first-ever National Policy on Marine and Blue Economy, which the Commission says has inspired its plan to establish a similar regional framework for the Gulf of Guinea.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/oyetola-appointed-to-lead-gulf-of-guinea-blue-economy-policy-drive/

๐‰๐€๐Œ๐ ๐๐ž๐ ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has appealed to the Niger...
21/10/2026

๐‰๐€๐Œ๐ ๐๐ž๐ ๐ฌ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐ž๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has appealed to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) for operational vehicles to strengthen its nationwide activities, citing mobility challenges in reaching communities and verifying candidates.

JAMB Registrar, Professor Segun Aina, made the appeal last Friday during a visit to the Comptroller-General of Customs, Dr. Adewale Adeniyi, at the NCS headquarters in Maitama, Abuja.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/jamb-begs-customs-for-operational-vehicles/

๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ, ๐…๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded six major seizu...
21/10/2026

๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐’๐ž๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ, ๐…๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded six major seizures involving narcotics, pharmaceuticals, rice, petroleum products and used clothing, while four suspects were detained during a joint border security operation with Benin Customs.

Code-named โ€œOperation Geocontrolโ€, the exercise ran from 29 June to 8 July 2026 under the World Customs Organisation (WCO)-Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Joint Project.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/customs-seize-drugs-fuel-rice-in-joint-border-operation/

๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐š ๐“๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐”๐’ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ข๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐š ๐’๐ž๐šChina has deployed naval forces to track a US warsh...
21/10/2026

๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐š ๐“๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฌ ๐”๐’ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐š๐ฌ ๐“๐š๐ข๐ฐ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ง๐š ๐’๐ž๐š

China has deployed naval forces to track a US warship near a disputed South China Sea shoal, while Taiwan reported a separate standoff with a Chinese coast guard vessel, escalating tensions across the strategic waterway.

Chinaโ€™s military said the USS Charleston entered waters near Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands without Beijingโ€™s permission on Tuesday, accusing Washington of violating its sovereignty and threatening regional stability.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/china-tracks-us-warship-as-taiwan-reports-standoff-in-south-china-sea/

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