WAF Shipping Focus: Week 13
- Agwe Logistics Solutions
- Apr 5
- 3 min read
He identified illegal fishing, trafficking and environmental crimes as major concerns requiring urgent and coordinated international response. Oyetola disclosed this in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, Dr Bolaji Akinola, in Lagos. Receiving an EU Evaluation Mission delegation, he said evolving regional security challenges demanded stronger international partnerships. “We must deepen collaboration to effectively respond to emerging maritime threats across the Gulf of Guinea,” the minister said. The delegation, led by Ms Stéphanie Vergniault, said the visit formed part of an independent assessment of the EU-funded GoGIN II project.
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has rolled out a broad strategy to accelerate Nigeria’s non-oil exports, focusing on infrastructure upgrades, simplified export procedures, and full automation of port operations. Speaking at the 37th Enugu International Trade Fair, the Managing Director of NPA, Abubakar Dantsoho, said the authority is repositioning the country’s ports to better connect local producers, particularly small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs)—to international markets. He described Enugu as a critical commercial hub for the South-East, with strong potential to drive export growth, especially in agro-allied products. According to him, “Enugu’s strategic position as the gateway to the South-Eastern hinterland offers significant opportunities to expand export activities, which remains a core focus for the NPA.”
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Contrary to the much-touted expectations that the National Single Window will Go-Live on March 27, 2026, the NSW secretariat only ceremonially on-boarded certain government agencies, even as it curiously excluded key agencies in the maritime sector. Prior to last, stakeholders had been made to believe that the NSW will roll out its first phase and would Go-Live. However, findings by Shipping Position Daily revealed a slow, skeletal take-off that fell short of industry expectations. The Federal Government had, in the build-up to the launch, raised hopes of a transformative shift in trade facilitation, with messaging that “Nigeria opens a new window to the world.”
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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has pitched the proposed Agge Deep Seaport as a transformative investment opportunity capable of reshaping Nigeria’s maritime economy and unlocking new value across the oil, gas, and logistics sectors. Speaking at the 1st International Deep Seaport Investment Forum, IDSIF 2026 in Lagos, Diri said the project represents more than infrastructure, describing it as “a compelling commercial opportunity capable of transforming trade, logistics, and industrial growth across the Niger Delta and beyond.” The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Faith Izibenua Zibs-Godwin, urged global investors and development partners to take advantage of the project’s strategic positioning along the Gulf of Guinea.
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The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT has apprehended three Ghanaian nationals attempting to migrate illegally to Europe and handed them over to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The latest arrest is coming barely a week after personnel of NNS BEECROFT foiled a similar attempt by two stowaways trying to reach Spain. Addressing journalists at the Naval Base in Apapa, the Commander of NNS BEECROFT, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, disclosed that the three men were discovered aboard a merchant vessel, MT ANATOLIA, while it was berthed at the Dangote Terminal in Lagos.
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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has defended the delay in renewing the concession agreement with Truck Transit Parks (TTP), operator of the electronic call-up system (ETO), stating that the ongoing process is deliberately structured to produce a more robust, transparent, and sustainable operational framework for port logistics. Speaking on the development, General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Ikechukwu Onyemekara, said the Authority is undertaking a comprehensive review of the existing arrangement to address stakeholder concerns and strengthen the system for improved efficiency going forward. Onyemekara described the ETO system as a landmark intervention introduced to address the chronic congestion that once crippled port operations and economic activities around Apapa.
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