…would extract greater value from oil and gas while growing maritime services and fisheries."Every region must produce. Every region must contribute. Every region must benefit," he said.Obi also pledged to improve rural infrastructure, link farmers to markets and financing, strengthen manufacturing and agro-processing,…

…jobs for riverine communities. It is also expected to support the growth of Nigeria’s fisheries economy under the Federal Government’s Blue Economy agenda. Speaking at the unveiling in Lagos, the Lagos Area Manager of NIWA, Engr. Sarat Braimah, said a clean waterway was critical to making the Blue Economy work. “Making…

…bear the environmental degradation, polluted air, damaged farmlands, declining fisheries and health impacts. “Ordinary Nigerians pay through higher electricity costs, expensive cooking gas, poor energy security and slower economic growth. “In practical terms, everyone pays,” Mahmoud said. Communities living beneath the…

…coastal city while also creating new opportunities for businesses operating in tourism, fisheries, hospitality and transport. “Tourism thrives where air, land and sea transportation systems work efficiently, and Governor Umo Eno is deliberately strengthening all three. With international flight operations already comme…

…exchange, create more than 500,000 jobs and position Nigeria as a leading exporter of fisheries products. Dangote stated this in Lagos while speaking at the recent Second Quarter 2026 Citizens' and Stakeholders' Engagement of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The engagement, themed "From Policy to Action…

Stakeholders in fisheries management have been called upon to remain committed towards building stronger partnerships and implementing practical solutions that

…to protect potential victims and keep our communities safe."Chris Williams, fisheries section co-ordinator at the International Transport Workers Federation, said there was a "structural, systemic problem" in migrant worker recruitment in the fishing industry.He said: "What we need is a solution that enables workers fr…