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 …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has identified continuous internal stakeholders’ engagement as a key component of the current management to achieve successful implementation of its tripod mandate of ensuring maritime safety, maritime security and shipping development for the Nigerian maritime industry. At the three-day management strategic session organised by the …

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has commended the efforts of the Nigerian government to suppress criminality in its maritime domain, and by extension the Gulf of Guinea. While on a fact-finding visit to the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Capt. Brian Lisko of the US Department of State, who delivered the USCG message, commended …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has dedicated the award of the Officer of the Federal Republic (OFR) conferred on his last week by President Muhammadu Buhari to all maritime industry stakeholders who, he said, have worked tirelessly to ensure that the industry serves its purpose. At a reception in his …