Nigerians may experience scarcity of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), better known as cooking gas, following the detention of NLNG Limited’s vessel by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over alleged violation of the Cabotage Act, THISDAY has learnt. It was gathered that the detention of ‘MT Navigator Capricorn,’ the only vessel that supplies […]
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The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has called for multilateral cooperation among African nations towards ensuring vessel safety and enhancing opportunities in the maritime sector. He stated this in Abuja recently while speaking on the topic, ‘Maritime Safety and Shipping Development in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects,’ at the National Defence […]
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Dr. Dakuku Peterside, the 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State is a very close associate of the Transportation minister, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi who is generally dubbed as the leader of the party in the state. The party in the state has lately been thrown into hysteria following the judicial […]
Read More The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said the maritime sector and logistics are the driving force behind globalisation. He stressed that everything about trade and development is centred on maritime transport and logistics. Dakuku stated this at the inauguration of Council Members of the Chattered […]
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A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday fixed Dec. 3 for a former NIMASA Director-General, Haruna Jauro, to recall a prosecution witness to testify in a ₦304 million fraud charge preferred against him. Jauro is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Jauro assumed leadership of NIMASA – Nigerian Maritime Administration […]
Read More The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has assured seafarers and other members of the international community of efforts to ensure that the country’s waters are safer for navigation. Dakuku, said this in Lagos when the Consular-General of the Korean Embassy in Nigeria, Kim In-Taek, paid him a […]
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Heritage Bank Plc and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), have entered into an agreement to educate stakeholders about the maritime enforcement global benchmarks. The training session, which had as its theme: Maritime Enforcement Safety: Current Global Benchmarks, had representatives of these organizations present: Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Ports Authority, Lagos State Safety Council, […]
Read More The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has assured that NIMASA is committed to ensuring that all beneficiaries of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) conclude their programme by getting the mandatory sea-time training. Peterside, stated this when he addressed a group of NSDP beneficiaries who came […]
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has renewed the security Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Nigerian Navy. Speaking at the official handing over ceremony of its Search and Rescue helicopter, Executive Director, NIMASA’s Operation, Mr Rotimi Fashakin, confirmed the development adding that the partnership with the Navy has been very effective, effectual […]
Read More There are indications that a financial re-engineering has taken place at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), resulting in a revenue surge. An official communication from the Agency yesterday says that its remittances to the federation account has hit N20 billion, representing a massive 567 percent jump in 2017 from N3 billion previously. […]
Read More The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has declared that the Association of African Maritime Administration under his leadership as the chairman has prioritised projecting Africa as a block deserving a larger share of global maritime trade, based on its contributions. Peterside spoke during a breakfast meeting with some journalists in […]
Read More The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has disclosed that the maritime industry has assisted in boosting the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, by providing over a 100, 000 direct jobs and about two million indirect jobs even as it expressed worry that despite its contribution, it is not captured by the National Bureau […]
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