NIMASA

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has commended the budget implementation status of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).This is contained in a…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has issued a three-month ultimatum to companies engaged in Cabotage services in Nigeria, to register all vessels used in coastal and inland waters for such…

The Governor of Bayelsa, Sen. Duoye Diri, on Monday said that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) was key in weaning Nigeria from its dependence on crude oil.Diri disclosed this in a statement…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says it has revived efforts to change the Terms of Trade for the affreightment of Nigerian crude oil from Free on Board (FOB) to Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF).…

A Lagos Federal High Court has sentenced Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, former Executive Director (ED), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to seven years imprisonment after he was found guilty of money laundering.…

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.The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr…

Seafarers in the country have decried what they described as marginalization by the Nigeria LNG Limited and foreign ship owners in preference for their counterpart in other countries with less qualification. This, they said, was despite the…

Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has designated seafarers and dockworkers as essential workers, who should be exempted from travel restrictions.The exemption was in line with the…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Tuesday said the agency would begin to prosecute pirates under the new Anti-piracy Law.The Director-General of the Agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, stated this in Lagos during…

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Navy have made arrangements to improve information sharing through their respective security platforms to enhance maritime security in the country.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.…

Dr Dakuku Peterside, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency(NIMASA) says honouring stakeholders in the sector will help energise the blue economy in thecountry. SEE ALSO: More Roads’ll be…

Dr Dakuku Peterside, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Thursday commended the Senate for successfully screening former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi  Amaechi.Peterside told…

Dr Mkgeorge Onyung, newly-elected President of Shipowners’ Association of Nigeria (SOAN) has promised to ensure the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessels Finance Fund (CVFF) to maritime operators.Speaking after his election in Lagos on…

The former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways now have reasons to hope for a better tomorrow as the Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, revealed on Wednesday that the Federal Government has approved the payment of their…

Come April, 22, comedian cum actor, Okey Bakassi, would be holding his comedy show in Lagos to celebrate his 25 years as a comedian.He disclosed this at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) dinner held…

The President, Nigerian Shipowners Association (NISA), Mr Aminu Umar, has called on the Federal Government to intervene in delayed disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to sustain shipping business.Umar made the call…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a four-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA) to stop pirates' attacks in both countries.At the ceremony on Monday in Lagos,…

A Federal High Court in Lagos is to rule on the no-case submission made by Patrick Akpobolokemi and others on Oct. 16.Akpobolokemi is a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).He is…

Dr Dakuku Peterside, the Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Monday urged Muslims to promote the unity of the nation.Peterside made the plea while receiving a delegation of the Muslim…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Monday says it is targeting a 100 per cent compliance to the international port facilities standard.Dr Dakuku Peterside, NIMASA Director-General, stated this at the…