The Impact of Nigeria’s Local Content Act on P&I Insurance
In 1972, the Federal Government of Nigeria issued the Nigerian Enterprises Promotion Decree, more commonly known as the Indigenisation Decree. It marked a bold shift in national economic policy: a deliberate attempt to transfer ownership and control of businesses operating in Nigeria into Nigerian hands. For the first time, foreign…
Read MoreCan Nigeria Stem Its $1.5 Billion Losses to Foreign Marine Insurers?
Nigeria has lost over $1.5 billion to foreign marine insurers in just three years. That’s not a projection. It is an official figure from a March 2025 statement by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), pointing to the scale of outflows from shipping risks placed entirely abroad. Marine…
Read MoreThe Ship of Nigeria’s Nascent Blue Economy Weighs its Anchor
The Depth of the unexplored is always a subject that piques the interest of mortal man. In Nigeria, the Blue Economy is as deep and vast as the ocean depths. And like the ocean, it is calm, untouched, unexplored, underutilised. It’s an economic ecosystem in itself that lies forlorn begging…
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