Nigeria will lead war against maritime crimes, NIMASA assures
DG/CEO, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has assured the global maritime community of Nigeria’s unwavering commitment to championing the war against piracy and…
SIFAX Group, CEO shine at Maritime Living Legends Awards
Executive Vice Chairman/CEO SIFAX Group, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi The SIFAX Group, a group of companies with investment in maritime, aviation, oil and gas, haulage and logistics, financial services and hospitality…
Nigeria needs National Fleet to lift her crude oil exports, says DG NIMASA …Checkmate capital flight
DG NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside BY OUR REPORTER Nigeria’s dream of lifting her crude oil exports would continue to be a mirage until the country develops a functional National Fleet,…
IMF warns U.S.-China tariffs may slash global growth in 2020 …As China business outlook drops to lowest level
Current and threatened tariffs could slash global economic output by per cent in 2020, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday as world finance leaders prepare to meet in Japan…
Eminent jurists propose ADR to resolve N5tr AMCON debt
BY OUR REPORTER Eminent jurists in the country have made a strong case for the adoption of Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR mechanisms especially at the centres established by the Federal…
Shipping levies: NLNG’s futile quest for perpetual tax holiday
Six years after, the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Limited NLNG has held the nation’s apex maritime regulator, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, to a long legal battle…
FG lacks political will to establish National Fleet-ship owners …Comment most unfair, says Amaechi
A tanker vessel It was a gale of blame game between the outgoing Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi and indigenous ship owners, who accused the Federal Government of lacking the…
IMO bows to pressure, agrees to review STCW White List processes
Secretary General, IMO, Ki-Tack Lim The International Maritime Organisation has at last bowed to pressure and has agreed to re-approach its listing process for the Standards, Certification and Watch-Keeping STCW…
$195m contract: FG gives Jan. 2020 deadline to end maritime insecurity …Begins deployment of security assets June
Outgoing Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi BY OUR REPORTERS The Federal Government has said it would stamp out all forms of insecurity such as piracy, sea robbery, kidnapping for ransom…
Develop Nigeria’s Blue Economy now, stakeholders beg FG …Seek more sea time berths for nation’s cadets
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s maritime industry have urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps towards developing and harness the rich potential of the country’s Blue Economy to curtail the current…
