Seven distressed workers have been saved by the prompt response of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) following a distress call to the Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh. The call, which came in at about 11.30 pm from the Safety Officer on MT ALIMA last Thursday reported that, while cleaning the tanks of the vessel by a private …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) took a bold step on Wednesday towards the implementation of the Presidential directive on disbursing the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF), as announced by the Minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Jaji Sambo late last year. Led by its Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, the NIMASA management met with Executive Management teams of …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has said that international collaboration to attain standardised digitalisation is essential for maritime administrations across the world and all stakeholders in the maritime sector to effectively communicate in line with provisions of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and the International Association of Marine Aids to …

The Chairman Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Senator Danjuma Goje has commended Dr Bashir Jamoh, for his sterling performance as the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Goje, who spoke as chairman of Jamoh’s induction ceremony as a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), described the NIMASA DG as a patriotic Nigerian …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sent forth 235 Nigerians to India and Greece as batch B of the 435 young Nigerians to be trained as Licenced Deck and Engine Officers, including Naval architects under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). The Minister of Transportation, Engineer Muazu Jaji Sambo, who was the special guest of honour at …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to qualified Nigerians as part of the Federal Government’s commitment to grow indigenous capacity of Nigerians to own vessels. Thereafter, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh announced that the funds available for disbursement was slightly over ₦16 …

The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Kitack Lim has said that Nigeria is a very important country not only to Africa, but to the global economy. At the meet-and-greet reception hosted in his honour on arrival in the country by stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry, Lim, who is Korean, said that he considers Nigeria a dream …

The Secretary General of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr Kitack Lim is scheduled to embark on a three-day visit to Nigeria from Sunday. During his visit, Lim will attend the Nigeria International Maritime Summit 2022 where the focus will be on regional policies and operational perspectives on the Decarbonisation and Green House Gas Emissions in shipping. The Federal Ministry …

President Muhammadu Buhari recently participated in the World Bio Summit 2022, held in the Republic of Korea. In the Nigerian president’s delegation was the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Yusuf Jamoh. The NIMASA helmsman addressed a business gathering at the Korean Presidential Villa in Seoul. He updated his audience on the development of blue …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been commended for its gender equality policy which has manifested in both the number of women it employed, and those sponsored for capacity development within and outside the country. On a working visit to NIMASA headquarters in Lagos, the President of the World Maritime University (WMU), Dr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry discussed training …