Boat accidents: NIMASA proposes harmonised safety standards for inland water transport
Worried by the increasing cases of boat mishaps on the nation’s waterways, the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency NIMASA has proposed the development of cohesive safety enforcement guidelines and regulations…
Alleged N34bn fraud: Court dismisses case against former NIMASA DG, others
A Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Justice Ibrahim Buba has dismissed a suit bordering on an alleged N34bn fraud filed by the Federal Government against the former…
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…
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…
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…
I am best candidate for WTO job, says Okonjo -Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Former Managing Director of the World Bank, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that she would bring a lot of reforms, international political and diplomatic exposures to the World Trade…
