NIMASA
15 May 2024
Seventeen years after its establishment, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) may have remained trapped in systemic inefficiencies and unfulfilled potential, leaving critical gaps in Nigeria's maritime sector largely unaddressed.
14 May 2024
About 91 per cent of Nigerian vessels, which translates to 265, are registered in foreign countries as the country continues to take the back seat in ship registry development.
13 May 2024
The resentment that greeted the Federal Government’s 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy appears not to have abated, despite the reported quiet withdrawal of the policy.
10 May 2024
The Federal Government will spend about $1 billion to rehabilitate and modernise the nation’s six seaports.
8 May 2024
Despite the investment of over N16 billion in training 2,476 cadets through the National Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) in the past 15 years, only 100 Nigerian seafarers are employed on international merchant ships
6 May 2024
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has wooed private sector players to take advantage of the economic potential of the North East region cutting across fishing, aquaculture, logistics transportation and tourism.
2 May 2024
Some deliberate initiatives taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, upon his election and assumption of office in May 2023, did not only show the President was innovative, decisive and proactive, but also showed he came prepared and ready for a serious business of governance
19 Apr 2024
A professor and former Dean, Faculty of Transportation and Logistics at the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Samuel Odewumi, has called on the Federal Government to create a definite parastatal for the effective management of all affairs about roads in Nigeria.
18 Apr 2024
The recent appointment of Dr. Mobereola as the DG of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sparked debate and raised concerns about the leadership dynamics within the agency.
17 Apr 2024
The newly elected executives of the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) Nigeria have been charged to ensure the attainment of major structural adjustments in the nation’s shipping industry as well as create opportunities..
14 Apr 2024
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, on Sunday, said that it would soon unveil its plans for the Inland Waterways and Coastal Services in the industry.
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