The President of the Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA), Mrs Funke Agbor, (SAN), has been re-elected into the Executive Council of the  Comité Maritime International (CMI).

Agbor was re-elected for another three-year term.

The Publicity Secretary of NMLA, Mrs Omolola Ikwuagwu, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos.

Ikwuagwu said that the election took place during the General Assembly of the CMI, which held on May 18 in Tokyo, Japan.

She said that the re-election was a clear reaffirmation of the confidence of the global maritime law community in Nigeria.

She added that the council was particularly confident in the leadership and contributions of Agbor, who was first elected into the Council in 2022.

Ikwuagwu explained that Agbor also led a high-level Nigerian delegation to the 2025 CMI Assembly where major resolutions were adopted.

She said that the assembly adopted the Lex Maritima, a global guidance on the foundational principles of maritime law.

Ikwuagwu emphasised the NMLA’s commitments to advancing the development and promotion of maritime law in Nigeria.

The NMLA secretary said that the association would continue to serve as the country’s foremost professional body for maritime legal practitioners and stakeholders.

She added that the association would also be good ambassadors of Nigeria as a proud member of the Comité Maritime International.(NAN)(www.nannews.ng)

Edited by Ismail Abdulaziz