The continued imposition of a 7% import surcharge is reportedly threatening cargo throughput and revenue stability at the Onne Port in Rivers State. Licensed customs agents and freight forwarders have voiced concerns that the port is losing its competitive edge to regional alternatives due to what they describe as a “suffocating” regime of multiple taxation. […]
By Aherhoke Okioma Capacity building for Nigeria’s maritime sector received a boost on Friday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as 39 young graduates underwent preliminary processes for cadetship under a Nigerian Content-Human Capacity Development (NC-HCD) programme of Chevron Nigeria Limited and Intels Nigeria Limited. The NC-HCD initiative, patterned after the 60:20:20 Strategic Training Model of […]
By Temitope Adebayo The Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) has outlined a bold strategy to drive Nigeria’s maritime sector transformation, with a focus on establishing a national shipping carrier, financing cabotage vessels, and investing in shipbuilding and repair facilities. RMDB President, Adeniran Aderogba, disclosed the bank’s priority areas during a high-level meeting in Abuja with […]
As part of efforts toward enhancing regional maritime collaboration, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has welcomed a delegation from the Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation (TASAC) on a 5 day study visit aimed at fostering mutual learning and strategic partnerships within Africa’s maritime sector. Welcoming the delegation, Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo […]
By Dooyum Naadzenga The maritime sector across Africa is making significant strides toward decarbonization, aimed at reducing global warming and fostering a sustainable future. According to the Association of African Maritime Administrations, “this transition promises numerous benefits, including the potential to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius”. Decarbonization is expected to generate new […]
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 Authority (NPA). The workers, in a statement by the Maritime Workers Union of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, Mr Hassan […]
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 […]
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 […]
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) generated N2.751trillion into the Consolidated Revenue […]
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 […]
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 […]