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The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, has called for collaboration between the tourism and maritime sectors in Nigeria, stating that with the enormous resources inherent in the maritime sector, the tourism industry will be an easy and low hanging fruit for Nigeria’s economic development agenda. Jamoh […]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has called on Nigerians in diaspora to consider investing in the country’s maritime sector, describing it as the next big thing packed with assets to fuel the growth of the economy. NIMASA’s Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR, made the call during the closing ceremony of the […]
Sequel to the statutory retirement of Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’ ACG Adeyanju Aremu, a new Zonal Coordinator ACG Festus Oyedele Okun has assumed duty as the Zonal Coordinator Zone ‘A’. In a brief ceremony in her office, the retiring ACG thanked the Customs management led by the Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd) for the confidence […]
The Ghanaian Maritime Authority GMA has commenced a 10- Day programme to understudy the implementation of the Coastal and Inland Shipping Act also known as the Cabotage Law in Nigeria under a collaborative arrangement with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR, while addressing the […]
The Board and Management of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) have paid a condolence visit to the family of late Barr. Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi. In a condolence letter presented by Mallam Samaila Abdullahi the Chairman of the Council’s Governing Board, the Board expressed shock over the news of the passing of one of them. “We […]
The House of Representatives has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to suspend the planned disbursement of $700 million Cabotage Fund to shippers immediately. The House also directed the agency to present an audited statement of account showing all monies that have accrued to the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund within seven days. […]
… Urges mentorship and knowledge transfer to younger professionals The Maritime Reporters Association of Nigerian (MARAN) has described the death of Barr Margaret Orakwusi as a huge loss to the Nigerian maritime industry, adding that Nigerian maritime sector has lost a rare gem. A press statement issued on behalf of MARAN and signed by its […]
The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo said in a mournful mood that he received with shock, in the early hours of Saturday 29th April 2023, the passing of Chief (Ms) Barrister Margaret Nkem Onyema-Oriakwusi, a jewel in the nation’s maritime industry and a passionate voice among maritime practitioners at home and abroad. ‘While we […]
Council of Maritime Transport Unions and Associations (COMTUA) has described the Nigerian Ports Authority’s (NPA) new directive on movement of agro export trucks to the ports as a policy that will instigate delay and extortion even as it was done without due consultations. COMTUA noted that the circular already trending on the eto platform with […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has stated that inter-agency collaboration is critical to sustaining the efforts to curb criminal activities in the Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea (GoG). Dr. Jamoh stated this a when he hosted the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty […]
