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Nigerian Navy to acquire 14 assault boats

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2017 0

The Nigerian Navy has planned to acquire 14 assault boats to boost its capacity building efforts in tackling the maritime crimes. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, made this known during an interview with journalists in South Africa. Vice Admiral Ibas said that the

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NIMASA seeks synergy with NCS

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2017 0

• Says partnership’llaideconomic growth The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed the willingness of the agency to partner with the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to bring the desired growth and development to the Nigerian maritime industry and by extension the Nigerian economy. The proposed

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I don’t have male admirers… Toyin Kolade

Ihesiulo Grace 12 October 2016 0

Princess Toyin Kolade is a frontliner and a captain in the maritime industry in Nigeria. She is popularly known as Iyalaje of Apapa and she is an indigene of Ilesha in Osun State, Nigeria. She is the founder of Fisolak Global Resources limited as well as other reputable companies. In this interview with ABIMBOLA OBATAYO, […]

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Australia, Norway to Partner NIMASA on Maritime Development

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2015 0

The Australian Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Angela Tierney has stated her country’s desire to collaborate with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the provision of technical support and human capacity development.   The envoy, who was on a visit to NIMASA headquarters in Lagos, commended the human capacity building drive of […]

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Expert Urges Buhari to Reverse 85% Outsourcing of Maritime Jobs

Ihesiulo Grace 13 April 2015 0

An expert in the maritime and oil sectors, Mr. Emeka Akabogu, has urged Nigeria’s President-Elect, Muhammadu Buhari, to address challenges mitigating against the growth of the maritime and shipping sector such as operational efficiency and massive outsourcing of services to foreigners. Akabogu, who is the Chairman, OTL Africa Downstream, noted that if the two major […]

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Freight Forwarders to Expose Quacks via Electronic Platform

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) has said that  it would soon create an electronic platform that would enable members of the public especially importers identify genuine and duly registered freight forwarders. Speaking while addressing members of the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agent (ANLCA) when he visited its

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NSC Set up Committee to Enhance Freight Forwarders’ Capacity

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Nigerian Shipper’ Council (NSC) has set up a technical committee whose task it is to appraise the relevance of training, ethics and professionalism for the freight forwarders.  Its Executive Secretary, Barrister Hassan Bello said that he dreams of a time when freight forwarders would be so trained, that they would become self-regulating and able to […]

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Stakeholders Task Buhari on Maritime Development

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

Maritime stakeholders in the country while congratulating Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari on his recent victory at the presidential polls, has tasked the incoming administration to pay special attention to the development of the maritime sector.  Capt. Niyi Labinjo, President, Nigerian Ship owners Association (NISA),  in a congratulatory message to Buhari in Lagos on Monday,

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Methanol Could Be Maritime Fuel of the Future

Ihesiulo Grace 31 March 2015 0

Available indications has suggested that the maritime transport sector could very well be relying on methanol to power ferries and vessels, this is as the Stena Germanica, the world’s first methanol powered ferry, re-entered service on March 26 after a couple of months’ intermission.   To mark the occasion two inauguration ceremonies were held, one […]

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Nigerian Shipper’S Council Rejects Tariff Hike

Ihesiulo Grace 26 March 2015 0

The Executive Secretary of Shippers’ Council, Mr. Hassan Bello has said that the Council will not renege on its position in rejecting further hike in tariffs that would make the Nigerian ports uncompetitive. Bello stated this when he hosted the Senior Special Adviser (SSA) to the president on maritime matters, Mr. Leke Oyewole, and the […]