NIMASA’s axe dangles over erring stevedores …Directs registered firms to begin operation
DG NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has warned that it would deal with stevedoring companies who fail to comply strictly with the guidelines…
Asian waters account for largest share of ships lost at sea
Lee Hong Liang Incidences of large vessels lost at sea have occurred mostly in Asian waters, even as such losses on a global basis are at a record low in…
Ten suspected pirates plead not guilty as Nigeria begins prosecution
A total of 10 suspected pirates have all pleaded not guilty to a three-count charge bordering on piracy, in what appears an epic trial, especially being the first time the…
EFCC still detains 25-NIMASA-Global West vessels seven years after
A patrol vessel (file) More than seven years after, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has continued to detain 25 patrol vessels jointly owned by the Nigerian Maritime Administration…
Governments pledge action for seafarers at crucial crew change summit
IMO Sec. Gen., Kitack Lim IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcome the commitment of 13 countries to facilitate crew changes and achieve key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual…
Coronavirus: Hundreds of sailors stranded due to pandemic’s effect on shipping
An international appeal has launched to repatriate abandoned seafarers now that ports are slowly beginning to reopen after months of paralysis in the shipping industry caused by Covid-19. Dubai Maritime…
FG hands over National Theatre to CBN, Bankers’ Committee …As CBN projects $20bn annual earnings
Front view of the National Theatre The Federal Government has handed over the National Theatre and its surrounding land areas to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN and the Bankers’…
Maritime agencies harmonise overlap of statutory functions
From left: Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA Dr. Bashir Jamoh, receives a plaque from the Executive Secretary/CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council Barr Hassan Bello, during the maiden…
SIFAX proposes use of Off Docks, barge transport to ease port congestion
Executive Director Off Dock, SIFAX Group, Captain Ibraheem Olugbade, The SIFAX Group has made a strong case for effective use of the existing off dock facilities and barge transport systems…
Why Nigeria Immigration Service prevented 58 doctors from travelling to UK
Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Muhammad Babandede The Nigeria Immigration Service NIS has prevented a total of 58 Nigerian medical doctors from travelling to the United Kingdom. The doctors attempted…
