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NSC BOSS Commends Implementation Of Blue Economy
The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council NSC, Dr. Pius Akutah, MON, joined the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, H.E, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, at the 4th quarter 2025 citizen/stakeholder’s engagement meeting and launching of the ministry’s Enterprise Content Management System in Abuja.
Dr Akutah commended the Minister for his steadfastness in implementing President Bola Tinubu’s Marine and Blue Economy Agenda.
The event themed “Positioning Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy for Investment, Innovation and Expansion: The Pathway”, marks a major milestone in the ministry’s digital transformation and institutional reform agenda.
In his keynote address, H.E, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, described the engagement as a defining moment in Nigeria’s drive to reposition the marine and blue economy as a critical pillar of economic diversification, growth, and global competitiveness.
Speaking on the launch of the ECMS, Oyetola described the platform as a strategic investment that goes beyond internal administration to drive efficiency, improved transparency, accountability, and improved service delivery.
In his remarks, Dr. Pius Atukah MON, commended the consistency of the Honourable Minister and his team in carrying out the agenda of the President.
He added that the event was focused on positioning Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy for investment, innovation, and expansion, which was very critical to sector advancement to the next level.
By: Nkpemenyie Mcdominic, Lagos
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has held its 7th Retreat Medical Outreach in Daura, Katsina State,
Customs said the Free medical outreach is aimed at providing free healthcare services to residents of the area.
Speaking during the event, Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs, Ahmad Tijjani-Abe, said the programme would provide general medical consultations, dental care, eye and ear care, as well as minor surgical operations for beneficiaries.
Tijjani-Abe said medical teams deployed for the exercise would also provide free medications to patients attending the outreach.
He added that the service would visit schools within the area to deworm students and distribute health kits and mosquito nets to help prevent malaria among children.
Also Speaking, Dr Ethelbert Ikechukwu, Medical Team Leader of the outreach said the exercise was part of the initiative of the Comptroller-General of Customs, which had been carried out in different parts of the country over the years.
According to him, the programme is designed to support communities where customs personnel operate by offering free medical consultations and medications to residents.
Ikechukwu further explained that patients whose conditions could not be fully managed at the outreach centre would be referred to appropriate medical facilities for further treatment.
Ikechukwu urged members of the public to take advantage of the exercise, noting that the medical teams comprised highly qualified healthcare professionals.
The outreach targets about 2,000 patients across various areas of medical care.