The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has called for collaboration between the tourism and maritime sectors in Nigeria, stating that with the enormous resources inherent in the maritime sector, the tourism industry will be an easy and low hanging fruit for Nigeria’s economic development agenda. Jamoh stated this at the sixth National …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has called on Nigerians in the Diaspora to consider investing in the country’s maritime sector, describing it as the next big thing packed with assets to fuel the growth of the economy. NIMASA’s Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh made the call at the closing ceremony of the Global African Diaspora Symposium, themed, …

The Deji of Akure, Oba Aladetoyinbo Ogunlade Aladelusi, Odundun II has installed the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh as the Baatona of Akure Kingdom. The Minister of State Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, who was at the Installation ceremony, described Jamoh as a detribalised Nigerian genuinely committed to the development of the …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has provided technical support to Instituto Marito e Portuaruo IMAP in São Tomé and Príncipe. While making the presentation at an event in São Tomé, with the Nigeria’s Ambassador to São Tomé, Ambassador Gambo Hamza in attendance, NIMASA’s Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh said that the Federal Government of Nigeria is committed …

The Nigerian Navy has handed over a tanker vessel, MT Sea Eunice, which was arrested last 11 August, to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The vessel is presently located along Escravos River, close to the Aroton community. The Base Operation Officer of the Nigerian Navy Ship, Delta (NNS, DELTA), Commander Samuel Musa noted that the vessel was …

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 …

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 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 Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh is to be conferred with the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a conveyance letter from the Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, the investiture ceremony is scheduled to hold at the …

The Nigerian Navy has appointed Commodore Aliyu Gaya as the Maritime Guard Commander of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). According to a statement by NIMASA’s Assistant Director, Public Relations, Mr Edward Osagie, Commodore Gaya takes over from Commodore Ezekiel Nyako Lamiri, who has been redeployed to the Nigerian Defence Academy. Commodore Gaya was the Director of ECOWAS …