We are clearing impediments to make National Fleet work-Hassan Bello
*Bello The National Fleet Implementation Committee NFIC has said it is currently clearing some legal and institutional impediments that would pave way for the establishment of a sustainable National Fleet…
Court upholds oil rig as vessel under Cabotate Act, 2003
An oil rig A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has upheld the position of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA to the effect that oil rigs are…
Customs collects over N5.5bn revenue daily, says ACG Ekezie …Trains 8,000 officers to check accidental discharge
The Nigeria Customs Service has said that it currently rakes in a minimum of revenue into the coffers of the Federal Government and some of its agencies in terms of…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
LADOL staffers, stakeholders celebrate safety week
LADOL Free Zone, which bagged ISO Certification December 2018, being the first to achieve the feat in West Africa. Nigeria’s first and only 100 per cent private and indigenous industrial…
Growing indigenous fleet will energise maritime industry, says Peterside …Pledges support for National Fleet Committee
A foreign container vessel arriving one of Nigeria's seaports in Lagos. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, has said that developing a national fleet that would fly Nigeria’s…
