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The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy has denied reports alleging that Minister Adegboyega Oyetola awarded a multibillion-naira contract for the Baro Inland Port project, insisting the claims are entirely false and misleading. In a statement issued on Sunday, the minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, Dr Bolaji…
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By Michael Adeyemo A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Omooba Dotun Babayemi has described the immediate past administration of Gboyega Oyetola as the best Osun ever experienced. Babayemi who is also a governorship aspirant on the platform of the APC recently began his consultation to…
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Towards ending recurring fatalities on Nigeria’s waterways, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday, received the report of the Special Committee on the Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria, vowing that the Federal Government would implement sweeping reforms to improve maritime safety. Speaking at the event…
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The House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Rehabilitation and Operationalisation of the Baro Inland Port on Tuesday has summoned the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Bola Oyebamiji, to appear before it to clarify issues surrounding the…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has launched a comprehensive campaign to secure Nigeria’s election into Category C of the International Maritime Organisation Council. This was announced in a statement signed by the Special Adviser, Media and Communications to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Bolaji…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Alh. Adegboyega Oyetola said Nigeria had recorded zero piracy in its waters for three years through the Deep Blue Project. Oyetola revealed this on Thursday during a one-day stakeholder engagement held in Lagos. He said maritime security remains central to the ministry’s mandate…
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The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, has revealed that the newly approved National Maritime Policy by the Federal Executive Council is set to create new jobs in the sector and drive growth of indigenous shipping companies. The minister disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during the sectoral…
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Adegboyega Oyetola, minister of marine and blue economy, says the federal government is planning to end the issuance of waivers under the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act of 2003. Oyetola spoke on Sunday in Abuja during a meeting with a delegation from NNPC Shipping, Stena Bulk, and Caverton Offshore Support…
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As the acrimony between the two camps in the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC) deepens, ADEOLU ADEYEMO writes on the dimensions the crisis has continued to assume, in spite of reconciliatory moves. ALMOST every passing day, the gulf between two power blocs in the Osun State…
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The immediate past Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola, has rejoiced with Muslims across the globe on the occasion of this year’s 2023 Eid-al-Adha celebration. Oyetola, in a goodwill message personally signed by him, and made available to Journalists by his press secretary, Ismail Omipidan, on Tuesday, implored Muslims to…
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