The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has congratulated the immediate past Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai on his installation as the Gbobaniyi of Ijebuland by the Awujale, his Oba Sikiru Adetona. Jamoh wrote: “The fact that His Excellency @El-Rufai is the first person outside the South West to be …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has paid a working visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogala in a quest to deepen the relationship between both parties for the collective good of the Nigerian maritime industry. According to a statement by NIMASA spokesman, Mr. Edward Osagie, the …

The Area Comptroller of the Tin-Can Island command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Dera Nnadi has assured importers’ and clearing agents operating in his area of jurisdiction that his team would optimise service delivery and facilitate trade in order to cushion recent hike in foreign exchange. The assurance came against the background of Thursday’s upward adjustment of the …

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has called on the relevant employers of labour to provide pension schemes for dockworker after retiring from their employ. Jamoh made the appeal on Thursday, on account of the economic plight of dockworkers, saying only such gestures could take the affected ex-dockworkers out of abject poverty …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), and the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) have begun discussions on how to resolve the lingering issue of terminal benefits of seafarers whose appointments were terminated due to the liquidation of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL). NIMASA’s Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and MWUN’s President General, Comrade Adewale Adeyanju, …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been sanctioned by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) for violating government’s rules in financial reporting. The council has not only asked the maritime regulatory agency to pay an infringement fine of N500 million, it’s Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh has been suspended from certifying any financial records in Nigeria. …

A private security firm engaged by the Federal Government to secure crude oil theft from Nigeria has said that the nation is currently saved of a daily loss of a whopping $43.2 million hitherto fretted away. The Niger Delta based company, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited whose multi-billion Naira contract generated public uproar, said it has justified its engagement as …

Former Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Barrister Temisanre Omatseye has raised an alarm over alleged underhand transactions in which commercial ships approaching the nation’s seaports are being arm-twisted to pay $10,000 daily for security escorts. Delivering a lecture at the maiden Annual Maritime Lecture of the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) on Wednesday In …

Marine and Blue Economy Minister Adegboyega Oyetola yesterday continued bilateral discussions with ministers and representatives from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Brazil and Jamaica. According to his media aide, Ismail Omipidan, the minister expressed Nigeria’s interest in learning from their knowledge and experiences. On Monday, Oyetola held bilateral meetings with representatives of Greece, Qatar and Mexico on the sidelines …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh on Thursday signed a performance bond for ministerial deliverables from 2023-2027 with the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, who supervised the NIMASA bond signing ceremony at the ministerial retreat in Lagos, urged the agency’s …