The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced that the long-awaited Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) will be disbursed in the coming months, with implementation expected to commence in the second quarter of 2026. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola, made this known through the Director of Reforms Coordination and Blue […]
The Nigerian Navy has called for deeper collaboration with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the area of hydrography to sustain improved safety of navigation in Nigerian waters. The call was made by the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command (FOC-WNC), Rear Admiral Abdullahi Mustapha, during a familiarisation visit to the NIMASA […]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has issued a 30-day ultimatum to vessel owners and other maritime operators to regularise their documentation or risk detention, penalties and withdrawal of operational waivers. The agency announced the directive in a statement on Tuesday, granting a compliance window beginning January 5, 2026, for operators to conduct […]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has accredited 27 shipyards across Lagos, Rivers, and Delta states in a move aimed at strengthening regulatory compliance and safety standards within the country’s maritime sector. The initiative represents a significant step toward enhancing operational efficiency, transparency, and investor confidence in Nigeria’s shipbuilding and maritime industry. The […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday directed a status inquiry into the accounts of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over the agency’s claim of not having management accounts between 2012 and 2017. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Wole Oke, gave the directive during an investigative hearing into the […]
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to appear before it on Feb. 25, to give reasons for its unaudited accounts. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Wole Oke, who made the announcement during an investigative public hearing into the presentation of […]
The Executive Director in charge of Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr Gambo Ahmed, has said that freight rate for Nigeria bound cargoes are expected to take a plunge anytime soon. This was stated after the commissioning of the maritime security surveillance portal by the Nigerian Maritime Administration […]
…As Aisha Buhari leads others to encourage female involvement in seafaring Temitope Adebayo The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside regretted that very few females were in the profession of seafaring, however, said that the agency was working with stakeholders to try to reverse the great imbalance. Speaking […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has reiterated that the Agency remains committed to growing the ideals of the blue economy by bringing to the fore adequate knowledge of the sector in line with the capacity building drive of the Agency. Dakuku who made this known […]