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Maritime workers set for showdown over impacts of 50% IGR deductions

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Maritime workers have issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to stop the implementation of the presidential directive on the 50 per cent automatic deduction from the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of Federal Government-owned enterprises, as it affects the Nigerian Ports

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Maritime Security: US to lift entry ban on vessels from Nigerian Ports

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By Temitope Adebayo The United States Coast Guard (USCG), has offered Nigeria a three-year plan to work with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for the removal of the Condition of Entry (CoE), placed on American-bound vessels from Nigeria. Cdr. Juliet Hudson at the USCG headquarters in Washington DC disclosed this during a […]

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Maritime workers union supports terminal operators’ upward review of port charges

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2023 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has expressed support for the upward review of vehicles tariff and other port charges as proposed by terminal operators. MWUN, in a statement by its Head of Media, John Ikemefuna, said the increase as demanded by Ports and Terminals Multipurpose Limited (PTML), and other terminal […]

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Maritime workers union supports terminal operators’ upward review of port charges

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2023 0

BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has expressed support for the upward review of vehicles tariff and other port charges as proposed by terminal operators. MWUN, in a statement by its Head of Media, John Ikemefuna, said the increase as demanded by Ports and Terminals Multipurpose Limited (PTML), and other terminal […]

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Why maritime security needs to be addressed-Expert

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo A lecturer with the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology in Lagos, Captain Fola Ojutalayo, said maritime security needs to be urgently addressed. Ojutalayi said based on the sector’s potential, it has come under siege by criminal elements who orchestrate acts of piracy, sea robbery, arms proliferation, crude oil theft, terrorism, […]

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Maintaining Nigeria’s momentum in the fight against maritime criminality

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2023 0

2023 kicked off on a significant note for the Nigerian Navy, with the hosting by Nigeria of Exercise Obangame Express 2023, the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, in collaboration with U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. This year’s edition featured 32 countries from the Gulf of Guinea […]

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Maritime workers commend Ngige over salary increment of NPA staff

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2023 0

BY UKPONO UKPONG The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has lauded the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, for the role that he played in securing an upward review of the long stagnated salaries and allowances of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), workers. MWUN also expressed appreciation to the minister and his management […]

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NIMASA begins trial of suspected pirates under new law

Ihesiulo Grace 21 June 2020 0

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says the prosecution of suspected pirates under the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act is set to commence. Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, in a statement in Lagos on Sunday, said that the agency was aiming to rid Nigeria’s waterways of criminalities and […]

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Reps probe NIMASA over 4-yr unaudited accounts

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2020 0

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Thursday resolved to investigate the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over its inability to audit its accounts in the last for years. The House committee has also grilled the Director-General of the agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside over the four- year unaudited accounts and for […]

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Shippers’ Council highlights importance of international maritime traffic in Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 28 August 2019 0

Temitope Adebayo The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has highlighted the importance of the Status of Convention on Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL Convention) to the Union of African Shippers Council (UASC) members. Speaking at the UASC Sub-Regional Sensitisation workshop and Joint Committee Meeting on Tuesday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of NSC,

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Maritime: Task ahead for Amaechi, Saraki to drive sector

Ihesiulo Grace 27 August 2019 0

Philip Clement Following the return of Rotimi Ameachi as the minister of transportation for a second term and the appointment of Gbemisola Saraki as minister for state, industry players, stakeholders and Nigerians have set their expectations on their performance. Although, there were some key reforms by the present administration which included the introduction of ease

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Sustainable use of ocean will lift Africa out of poverty, says Dakuku

Ihesiulo Grace 28 November 2018 0

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that development of the blue economy is a veritable strategy for advancing African economies and lifting the people out of poverty. Dakuku stated this in Nairobi, where he led a high-powered Nigerian delegation to the opening of the […]

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NPA, NIMASA, Customs rake N2.751trn in 2 years

Ihesiulo Grace 2 May 2018 0

The anti-corruption posture of the present administration has started yielding fruits with three Federal Government agencies operating in the nation’s maritime industry generating N2.751trillion in two years. The agencies comprising the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

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Nigeria government begins audit in maritime sector to boost revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2018 0

The Federal Government has commenced the audit of the entire operations of the maritime sector in its quest to increase its contribution to the national purse. The review was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, and has been duly approved for a private independent entity – Compliance Professionals Plc, to examine the flow of […]

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NIMASA to release industry forecast next year – Peterside

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

As part of the initiative to reposition the maritime sector for greater efficiency in line with International best practices, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will release the empirical forecast that will determine the outlook of the industry in Nigeria by the first quarter of 2018. The Director General of NIMASA Dr. Dakuku […]

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Peterside bags award of credence

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2017 0

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has bagged the award of credence just as the Nigerian Youth Parliament passed a vote of confidence on him. This award was conferred on the DG during a special advocacy visit and presentation of certificate of credence by the members […]

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NPA seeks collaboration with Navy, NIMASA over insecurity

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2017 0

Following the insecurity plaguing the nation’s sea ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority NPA has sought the collaboration of the Nigeria Navy, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and other relevant agencies to tackle the menace to its barest minimum. Speaking at the Onne Ports Complex, near Port Harcourt, Rivers State, yesterday, during a […]

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Maritime safety, key to industry and national growth- Amaechi

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2017 0

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi has affirmed that the dictates of and total adherence to Maritime Safety and Security imperatives in the nation are critical ingredients of both industry and national growth. He said this on the occasion of the World Maritime day celebration held in Lagos; while assuring stakeholders in sub-sector […]

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Port access Road: Stakeholders canvass tax holiday for terminal operators

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2017 0

In a bid at find a lasting solution to the perennial traffic situation occasioned by the deplorable nature of the roads in the nation’s port cities of Apapa, stakeholders in the Maritime sector have called on the Federal Government (FG) to act by granting terminal operators opportunity to repair the roads. According to them, granting […]

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NIMASA urges investors to tap in World’s fastest growing sector

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2017 0

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has charged Nigerians to key into the opportunities afforded by the Blue economy stating that it is the fastest growing sector in the world with enormous business potentials. The DG, who made this known recently at the 23rd Nigerian Economic summit […]