The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), has commenced an investigation into the collision between the container vessel MV Maersk Valparaiso and the oil tanker MT Lady Martina. The incident occurred at Bonny Anchorage, Rivers State, on May 20, 2026. The ...
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Harnessing The Potentials Of Blue Economy In A’Ibom State For Rapid Development
By Josephine Ekpa Akwa Ibom State is one of the states in Nigeria that is highly endowed and rich in natural resources. These natural gifts have, in recent times, received little or no attention from the government, while the majority ...
Read More »Bonny Vessel Collision: Another Wake-Up Call For NIMASA
By Deborah Young The recent collision between the container vessel MV Maersk Valparaiso and the oil tanker MT Lady Martina at the Bonny Inner Anchorage in Rivers State has once again drawn attention to the persistent safety and environmental challenges ...
Read More »Local Airlines Threaten Nationwide Shutdown Over 300% Surge In Jet A1
Amid Middle-East Tensions that have made Aviation fuel also known as Jet-A1 experience over 300 per cent surge in price, domestic airlines under the umbrella of the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) have issued a warning of a possible nationwide ...
Read More »Shippers’ Council Urges Dialogue As Clearing Agents Picket Shipping Firms Over Tariff Hike
The executive secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr Akutah Pius, has called on freight forwarders to embrace dialogue as a constructive means of resolving their grievances rather than resorting to industrial actions that could undermine the nation’s economy. ...
Read More »Air Peace Replies NCAA, Says Bird Strike Triggers Abuja-London Flight Return
Air Peace Airline has responded to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), saying passengers on its Abuja–London flight were not abandoned. Still, they were properly cared for upon the aircraft’s return to base. In a statement issued by the airline’s ...
Read More »Chinese Firm Trains Transport University Staff In Rail Modernisation
Nigeria’s railway modernisation drive has received a major boost following the completion of a 15-day intensive rail transit technology seminar for Nigerian professionals, hosted by China Railway Signal and Communication (CRSC) International. Speaking at the closing ceremony, CRSC international’s deputy ...
Read More »Burkina Faso Grounds Nigerian Military Aircraft Over Airspace Violation
The Government of Burkina Faso said a Nigerian Air Force aircraft carrying 11 soldiers was forced to land in the country on Monday after reportedly violating its airspace. The development was reported by the Agence d’Information du Burkina, the state-run ...
Read More »Amid Funding Shortfall, Shippers’ Council Demands 1% Freight Stabilisation Fee
Amid funding challenges, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has called for the Council’s financial independence by activating the one per cent Freight Stabilisation Fee Speaking on Thursday when the Senate Committee on Marine Transport paid an oversight visit to the ...
Read More »Ex-NAMA MD Decries $300 Helicopter Landing Fee
A former managing director, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Capt. Roland Iyayi, has kicked against the recent imposition of $300 landing fee on helicopters that provide shuttle services to oil and gas companies. LEADERSHIP reports that the landing fee was ...
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