The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has stated that the agency would continue to take deliberate steps to work with critical institutions and professional bodies to reposition Nigeria’s maritime industry. While receiving a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on a courtesy visit to the agency, …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has stated that a revised working condition for Nigerian seafarers is a major component of the proposed review of the NIMASA Act and the Merchant Shipping Act currently before the National Assembly for consideration. During Wednesday’sinauguration of the Tripartite National Joint Industrial Council (NJIC) for the review of …

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has said that the agency is reviewing the cost of direct sponsorship of Nigerian cadets undergoing foreign training under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). He noted that the review of ongoing sponsorship cost has become necessary due to the global inflationary trends which is …

The promotion of three new Directors has been approved by the Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).   They are: Mr Otonye Obom, Captain Umoren Sunday Michael and Mr Kazir Abubakar Musa.   Eighteen other officers of the agency were elevated to the position of Deputy Director, 20 to Assistant Director, while 431 others were promoted …

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) will set up a working committee towards improving liaison between them. This was agreed during a courtesy visit to NIMASA by the management team of NLNG, led by its Managing Director, Dr Philip Mshelbila. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh said that a …

… collaboration key to success – NIMASA DG In its 2022 half year report, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has highlighted the reduction in piracy in the globe and expressed optimism that it is a new dawn for the shipping community globally. This is coming on the heels of the Bureau receiving the lowest number of reported incidents during the …

The Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki has expressed delight at the equipment and assets the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), stating that that underscores the importance the Federal Government attaches to combating maritime crimes and ensuring zero tolerance for illegal activities on the nation’s territorial waters. While on a tour of NIMASA’s facilities and assets …

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 …