The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) has suspended the 2018 audited financial statement of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for non-compliance with financial reporting standards. In a public notice on Thursday, the FRC management directed NIMASA to begin the process of restating its audited financial statement for the year ended December…

Barely a month after the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) raised the exchange rate for importation to N783/$, Nigerians are in for more hardship this yuletide as the rate was again raised to N952/$ yesterday...

Boat mishaps have continued to occur in the nation’s inland waterways on a regular basis leading to avoidable loss of lives, and damage to property and the marine environment. Whenever these incidents happen, the usual response from government agencies is to offer condolences with added promise that something will be done. Nothing happens and then we wait for another boat mishap

The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), has fined the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), N500 million over inaccuracy and irregularities in its audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. The Council also suspended the FRC registration number- FRC/2017/CIANG/00000016699 of the NIMASA Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh and the certifiers…

Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MILAILPKC), with support from the Government of Japan, UNDP and the Nigerian Army, has organised a two-week course, titled Anti-Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea ....

TotalEnergies has confirmed the leakage of oil from its 2.3 million barrels capacity Egina Floating Production and Storage Offloading (FPSO) vessel, offshore Nigeria.

Nigeria’s blue economy potential could emerge as a promising alternative to the country’s heavy reliance on crude oil if effectively harnessed. Director General, National Centre for Technology Management...

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has revealed that for almost two years now, Nigerian waters has been free from piracy attacks, thereby easing seaborne trade along the route.

The winner of the Nigerian Maritime Ambassadors (NIMA), an industry-based Reality TV, season two, Ogunyemi Oluwajoba Adebisi, is set to champion a one-year campaign on green port concept, youth’s involvement in blue economy and collaboration..

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has met with Professor Gunter Pauli to discuss possibilities in Nigeria’s blue economy. The meeting was a follow up to the session the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola had with Pauli, where the need for the NIMASA…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has partnered with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC) Africa to tackle and address issues associated with biofouling to protect marine environment.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said it has provided mentorship for maritime administrations to Gambia, Sierra Leone and Ghana among others on various issues such as Port and Flag State Administration and the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act. The Director-General, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed…