Freight forwarders petition IGP, threaten to shut down ports over extortions by maritime police

The freight forwarders operating at the Lagos ports seemed to have been pushed to the wall as they petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, over what they claimed was the barefaced extortions, harassment and intimidation by the maritime police. The aggrieved customs brokers threatened to withdraw their services if the excesses of these […]

Jamoh’s indelible footprints at NIMASA … As stakeholders say he deserves 2nd term

The three years of the administration of Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, OFR, as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has without doubt heralded so many laudable achievements in the regulations of maritime activities in Nigeria. His display of professionalism in ensuring safe and secure shipping through domestication of enabling laws […]

NIMASA DG lauds Tinubu for creating Marine/Blue Economy Ministry; appointing Tunji-Ojo as minister

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the creation of the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry and appointment of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to man its affairs. Jamoh said that with the creation of this “long overdue ministry” the plans and programmes […]