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NIMASA: Global shipping groups commend Jamoh for enhanced maritime security
Maureen Aguta
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and four other organisations have commended Dr. Bashir Jamoh, the immediate past Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for…
Gabon supports MOWCA workshop on prevention of waterways accidents
Maureen Aguta
The Republic of Gabon has expressed full support for the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa Regional Workshop on Prevention of Inland Waterways Accidents slated for July 15 to 17 ,2024 in…
FG unhappy with port concession agreement, no renewal untill $1.1bn reinvestment is completed–…
Maureen Aguta
The Federal Government requires about $1.1 billion reinvestment in the nation’s ports to renew the concession agreement.
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, said this when he…
Tinubu vows to enhance maritime security in Gulf of Guinea
Joseph Irikefe
President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to enhancing maritime security and safety in the Gulf of Guinea.
Tinubu made this known during a meeting with the Special Envoy of the President of…
Alleged illicit shipping: Adalikwu implores US to lift restrictions on MOWCA nation’s flagged…
Maureen Aguta
Secretary General of the Maritime Organisation of West and Central Africa (MOWCA), Dr. Paul Adalikwu, has stepped up interaction with the United States government to lift restrictions placed on some member…
Tinubu appoints Ex-LAMATA boss, Mobereola as new DG NIMASA
Maureen Aguta
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
In a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the…
Offodile takes over as Ag. DG NIMASA
Maureen Aguta
The outgoing Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Monday handed over the affairs of the agency to the Executive Director, Finance and…
As Jamoh bows out, many gaps begging to be filled by incoming DG
Editor’s Note
The appointment of Dr Bashir Jamoh, MFR, the 6th Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) since the merger of the National Maritime Authority (NMA) with the Joint…
2023: NPA surpasses record, remits ₦131bn revenue to federation account, grosses ₦501bn revenue
Maureen Aguta
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has remitted the sum of N131.2 billion to the federation account as at the end of last year in what appears like keeping with the spirit of the performance bond signed with…
House committee to probe abandoned contracts at maritime academy
Maureen Aguta
The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, says it will probe contractors who abandoned projects at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) Oron, Akwa Ibom.
The…