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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has officially launched its 2025 Customer Service Week celebrations under the inspiring global theme, “Mission: Possible.” The Agency is leveraging this annual celebration to reaffirm its commitment to transforming customer challenges into opportunities and consistently delivering exceptional service to grow the Nigerian Maritime sector. In his remarks, the Director General/CEO NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, noted that effective service delivery remains central to the Agency’s mandate, stressing that excellence must begin internally before extending to external stakeholders. Providing service is paramount, both internally and externally. We must remain prepared, committed, and available to…

Pivot Nigeria: Reframing the Lens is a national thought-leadership platform created to reset Nigeria’s reputation agenda. Powered by HighStakes Public Relations Professionals (HighStakes PR Professionals), Pivot Nigeria catalyses dialogue to inspire pride, amplify authentic narratives, and co-create a stronger, more balanced Nigeria narrative. The inaugural Pivot Nigeria Conference held recently, brought together thought leaders, innovators, journalists, entrepreneurs and youth to emphasize the urgent need for Nigerians to own and shape Nigeria’s narrative.The conference blended high-impact keynotes, panels and hands-on co-creationlabs to inspire action. Urging attendees to become ambassadors of truth and optimism for Nigeria, Pivot Nigeria convener, Victoria Uwadoka-Anyianuka set…

Naval officers from 20 countries, currently participating in the Siren Course onboard the French Navy’s LHD TONNERRE, have visited the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a knowledge-sharing engagement. The visit, aimed at enhancing maritime security cooperation, took place at NIMASA’s Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) Centre in Kirikiri, Lagos. Colonel Stéphane Oseo, Defence Attaché at the French Embassy in Nigeria, led the delegation and said the visit was intended to deepen understanding of how Maritime Administrations operate under the Yaoundé Architecture for Maritime Safety and Security in West and Central Africa. He described the collaboration…

At forty, Oluwaseyi Afolabi Tinubu stands as a rare blend of privilege and purpose, a man who has not only inherited a name but redefined it through vision, diligence, and a quiet kind of brilliance that inspires a generation. Born into the illustrious Tinubu dynasty, a lineage steeped in politics, philanthropy, and legacy. Seyi could easily have chosen comfort over contribution. Yet, he charted a course less traveled, one that demanded resilience, intellect, and the audacity to build something uniquely his own. Those who know him closely describe him as calm in demeanor, firm in purpose, and driven by impact.…

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, CON, has been honoured with the Visionary Leader Award at the New Experience Newspaper Awards held in Lagos. The award recognised Dr. Afolabi’s exceptional leadership, entrepreneurial innovation, and his contributions to Nigeria’s maritime, aviation, and logistics sectors. According to the organisers, the Visionary Leader Award celebrates corporate executives whose foresight, resilience, and impact have redefined business excellence and national development. In a statement, the organisers described Dr. Afolabi as “a transformational business leader whose vision continues to inspire enterprise growth, job creation, and economic empowerment across Africa.” They…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has been honoured with the Maritime Leadership Excellence Award at the 8th Anniversary Celebration of New Experience Newspaper held in Lagos. The event, which brought together key stakeholders from the maritime, aviation, transport, and media sectors, celebrated individuals and organisations that have made significant contributions to national development through visionary leadership and service excellence. Dr. Mobereola was recognized for his outstanding leadership in repositioning NIMASA, promoting maritime safety, and driving reforms aimed at enhancing Nigeria’s blue economy potential. Presenting the award, the management of New…

The Lagos State Ministry of Justice has asked the police to conduct further investigations into allegations of forgery and willful property damage made against a real estate developer, Alex Ochonogor, and his lawyer, Ademola Owolabi. The request comes on the heels of a second police report, signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dahiru, which exonerated Ochonogor and Owolabi of any wrongdoing. In a letter dated August 22, 2025 and signed by the Director, Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Adeshola Adekunle-Bello, the Ministry asked the police to reopen the case by interrogating more witnesses and reevaluating key documents. The letter was…

By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi The recent press statement by the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on the so-called “Christian genocide” is a classic study in polite diplomacy when moral urgency is required. It acknowledges the pain of Christian communities and appeals for protection, yet stops short of confronting the powers and systems sustaining the slaughter. For over two decades, blood has flowed on Nigeria’s soil — from Zangon-Kataf (1992) to Jos (2001), from Maiduguri to Southern Kaduna, Benue, and Plateau. By 2010, the killings had assumed genocidal patterns: churches bombed, pastors beheaded, communities razed. By 2014, the Chibok abductions…

By Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi There is a generation of public voices in Nigeria who talk for bread, not for truth. They are the talk merchants of our tragedy — loud when the powerful need justification, mute when the powerless need justice. None embodies this betrayal more consistently than Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) — a man who has perfected the art of prostituting his intellect for recognition, relevance, and reward. The Spy Who Fooled Us Femi Fani-Kayode is not a Christian; neither is he a Muslim. He is a mole for every and anything that guarantees him attention and access. His…

The article, “Muslim/Muslim Ticket: Bearing the Cross of Injustice, Expecting Political Productivity,” presents an urgent and courageous call for Christian political awakening, yet its prescriptions, though necessary, must be anchored within a deeper national framework—one that transcends mere electoral arithmetic to confront the structural defects that perpetuate imbalance and injustice. The issue before us is not simply the faith composition of leadership, but the systemic distortion of Nigeria’s federal foundation. Without a return to a truly federal and ethnically balanced constitutional order—such as the amended 1963 People’s Constitution—the Christian, like many marginalized nationalities, will continue to operate within an architecture…