The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Nigerian Navy and the Interregional Coordination Centre (ICC) on Tuesday highlighted the need for continuous collaboration with regional and international stakeholders to ensure the sustainability of security in the Gulf of Guinea. This was the thrust of presentations at the fifth plenary of the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum/Shared Awareness …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has stated that the growth potential and high expectations of maritime stakeholders for the industry would only be realised through the development of a system of harmonised Port State Control inspection procedures for West and Central Africa. While addressing Chief Executives of maritime administrations signatory …

The fifth plenary of the Gulf of Guinea Maritime Collaboration Forum for the Shared Awareness and Deconfliction (GOG-MCF/SHADE) will hold in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on 10th and 11th May. NIMASA is the lead agency in the Ministry of Transportation, which is organising this forum with the Nigerian Navy in partnership with the Inter-Regional Coordination Centre (ICC), based in …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has been named winner of the Vanguard Public Sector Icon (Maritime) for 2021. The Editor of Vanguard newspapers, Mr Eze Anaba  who announced this while presenting a conveyance letter to Jamoh in Lagos, said other awardees are the President of the African Development Bank,  Dr …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has restated the agency’s commitment to the development of the Nigerian Maritime University (NMU) Okerenkoko Delta State. He assured a delegation from the institution which visited NIMASA management in Lagos that despite handing over the university to the National University Commission (NUC), the agency remained …

The European Union has commended the Nigerian Government for providing leadership in the Gulf of Guinea in the war against criminality in the maritime sector, which is being won. Speaking through its Senior Coordinator for the Gulf of Guinea, Ambassador Nicolas Martinez, EU assured that it would not relent in its support for Nigeria in the anti-piracy battle. The commendation …