Ghana, the IMO and GMA have launched a regional training programme to strengthen seafarer certification assessments and improve compliance with international maritime standards.
The Nigeria Customs Service has reinforced its partnership with the Police and NSCDC in Benue State to enhance intelligence sharing, border security, and coordinated law enforcement operations.
Ghana and Sierra Leone have engaged Korea Maritime and Ocean University in a high-level dialogue to boost maritime education, research, and capacity building.
Western Indian Ocean states are strengthening maritime information sharing to improve security, coordination, and surveillance across the region.
Nigeria Customs Acting Area Controller Nura Miko has called for stronger collaboration with stakeholders to further reduce cargo clearance times at PTML and enhance trade facilitation in Lagos.
Nigeria may have lost more than $600 million in customs duties and VAT over 30 years due to illegal sales of empty shipping containers, according to trade expert Okey Ibeke.
AUN-CEFAAB is advancing practical solutions for Africa’s fisheries and blue economy, focusing on research, innovation, governance and sustainable aquatic resource management.
The Court of Appeal has reportedly ordered Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority to pay more than GH¢30 million in damages to Tobinco Pharmaceuticals.
Ghanaians living in Cambodia without valid immigration documents risk arrest, deportation and heavy fines as authorities enforce a May 31 exit deadline.
The Supreme Court has reportedly rejected a withdrawal letter filed by former Attorney-General Godfred Dame in the ongoing legal proceedings involving former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.