Maritime

Regional collaboration tops agenda as Nigeria, Ghana sign MoU on maritime operations

Ihesiulo Grace 18 October 2017 0

In line with its vision to enhance regional integration to develop capacity, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ghanaian Maritime Authority, GMA. The highlight of the renewable MoU, which has a lifespan of four

Maritime

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 […]

Maritime News

Climate Change: How NIMASA is fighting scourge- Peterside

Ihesiulo Grace 26 September 2017 0

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that in a bid to fight the menace of climate change, the agency has come up with various strategies, including implementation of the MARPOL Annex VI, as well as the regulation of bunker fuels of vessels calling at the […]

Maritime

NIMASA: Carbon emissions from ships worry organization

Ihesiulo Grace 23 August 2017 0

…conveys forum to tackle it Worried by the impact on carbon emissions from ships, and the urgent need to arrest it, as well as guide against any similar harmful sources in the maritime sector, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has convened a forum to tackle the issue. Speaking at a one-day stakeholders’ […]

Maritime

NIMASA: Expert accuses agency of failure to implement Cabotage policy

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

An expert in the maritime sector has said that the ineffectiveness of the Cabotage Law was due to the failure of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA to fully implement the provision of the enabling law guiding it. The agency recently unveiled a new compliance strategy for implementation of the 14-year old largely […]

Maritime News

NIMASA set for rebranding, hosts African Maritime Conference

Ihesiulo Grace 22 March 2017 0

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is to be rebranded to align with its peers globally. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Lagos. He said that the new NIMASA would be unveiled by President Mohammadu Buhari on April 20 to coincide with the […]

News

Trial of ex NIMASA boss: Court commences trial-within-trial

Ihesiulo Grace 22 February 2017 0

To test the involuntariness of statements obtained from a former acting Director General of Nigeria Marine Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Haruna Jauro, facing N304.1 million fraud charges, a Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday began trial-within-trial. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) instituted a criminal charge against Jauro who once

News

NIMASA not opposed to location of Maritime University

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2017 0

Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety (NIMASA) has cleared the air on the rumour making the round, over its negative position on the location of the proposed Maritime University at Okerenkoko Warri Delta state. In a press statement issued by the head corporate communication, Isichie Osamgbi, the management said that it got wind […]

News Politics

PDP to Amaechi/Dakuku: What have you brought to Rivers as Minister, NIMASA DG?

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2017 0

The Chairman, Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Felix Obuah, has taken a swipe at the Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, saying that the people of the state had benefited nothing from the […]

Business

Cabotage Fund hits N30.7bn, disbursement begins soon – NIMASA

Ihesiulo Grace 16 January 2017 0

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)  has concluded necessary documentation needed for the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), currently estimated at more than N30.7 billion. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, made this known in Abuja at a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum.   Peterside said that

Maritime

House Committee promises to support NIMASA rebuilding process

Ihesiulo Grace 30 November 2016 0

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education, and Administration has resolved to support the rebuilding efforts of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in its quest to reposition, reform and restructure for the benefit of the nation. The chairman of the committee, Hon. Mohammed Umar Bago, disclosed this when he led […]

Business News

NIMASA to undergo fresh restructuring next year- Peterside

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2016 0

In a bid to make the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) more productive, the Director General of the agency, Dakuku Peterside has stated that the agency will undergo an organizational restructuring next year. This is even as he revealed that all hands must be on deck to ensure that the huge potentials in […]

Business Maritime

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 […]

Entertainment

The Scourge of Cancer among Nigerian Socialites    

Ihesiulo Grace 1 May 2015 0

That cancer is very destructive cannot be over emphasized. The  scourge and its ravaging effects have long been a recurring decimal and several  Nigerian socialites have had to fall victim to this terminal disease. Arguably, the second leading cause of death in the world after cardiovascular diseases,  early detection seems to be the only solution […]

Business Maritime

Senate Directs NIMASA to Pay Workers’ Allowances

Ihesiulo Grace 7 April 2015 0

The Senate Committee on Marine Transport has tasked the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA to make full payment of its workers allowances before its 2015 budget can be approved. The Senate was disturbed by the non-payment of staff allowances and had invited the management for meeting to find out why […]

Maritime

Nigeria Can Provide 50% of Africa’S Seafarers by 2020 – NIMASA

Ihesiulo Grace 3 April 2015 0

Mr Felix Bobnabena, the Di­rector, Administration and Per­sonnel, Nigerian Maritime Ad­ministration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has tipped Nigeria to provide 50 per cent of Africa’s re­quirement of seafarers by 2020. Bobnabena speaking in Lagos stressed that the maritime sector held immense potential to employ Nigerian youths, citing the na­tion’s 853 km coastline. He said

Maritime

President Jonathan Tasks Graduate Seafarers on Global Excellence

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

President and Commander in Chief, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has tasked graduates of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to showcase their excellence on the global scene. President Jonathan also showered the graduates with accoladesin Lagos at a reception hosted in their honor by the