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. …

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 …