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 …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it is closely monitoring the crude oil spill incident which took place during loading operations in Egina on 15th November at about 6:30am. According to a statement on Wednesday by its Assistant Director for Public Relations, Mr. Edward Osagie, NIMASA said it is working closely with the National Oil Spill Detection and …

Nigerian Marítime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Tuesday, said no piracy incident was recorded on Nigerian waters in the last two years. Speaking when the flag officer commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Mustapha Hassan, paid a courtesy visit to the agency, the director general of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, disclosed that countries are now adopting the deep …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said that the collaboration with the Nigerian Navy has played a key role in the achievements of his administration in terms of maritime security in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea. He also described the oil rich Tongeji Island between Nigeria and Benin …

The Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) has declared the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as the best Federal Government agency in Digital Transformation. BPSR’s Director General, Mr. Dasuki Ibrahim Arabi, who conveyed the presidential award to NIMASA management, also announced that its DG/CEO NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh has been nominated to receive the distinguished GovTech Trailblazers award …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh has said that the agency is set to reopen the Lokoja office, as part of efforts towards harnessing the blue economy, enhancing collaboration, while also promoting research and development. Playing host to the Executive Secretary of the Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (KADSEMA), Mallam Usman …

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola has charged member states in the West African sub-region of the need to achieve full ratification and domestication of all relevant instruments. Oyetola, who also doubles as the Vice Chairman of the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African Region (Abuja MoU), emphasised the …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) joined in the celebration of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola by his community in Iragbiji, Osun State at the weekend. The former governor of the state was honoured to a grand reception following his recent appointment into the federal cabinet by President Bola Tinubu. NIMASA’s Director General, …

The House of Representatives  Ad-hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft has insisted that the heads of the Nigeria National Petroleum Ltd, (NNPCL); Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority, (NIWA) must appear physically for investigation. The chairman, Hon. Alhassan Rumrum, gave this indication at the resumed hearing of the panel yesterday when heads of …

The Nigerian Navy has said that assets acquired by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure (otherwise known as the Deep Blue project) have been deployed across the South West, Central and Eastern Zonal operations to enhance patrol of the Nigerian maritime domain. The Acting Fleet Commander of the Western …