The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has declared that between January and June, total cargo peterswas 96,626,737.96 metric tonnes, representing an increase of 31.24 per cent from 73,628,546.62MT recorded in the corresponding period of 2017. The Director General, NIMASA, Dr Dakuku Peterside, made this declaration in Lagos on Wednesday during an interactive session with […]
Read More The Director-General, of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said that the Board and the management of the Agency are committed to ensuring that the quick responds to its core mandate of advancing Nigeria’s global maritime goals. Peterside, who stated this at a media briefing in Port Harcourt last […]
Read More The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has set up a Committee of Stakeholders to map out strategies to develop Nigeria’s Blue Economy. Blue economy is the use of the sea and its resources for sustainable economic development Disclosing this at this year’s celebration of the African Day of Seas and Oceans held in […]
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has said that it is committed to developing policies for instituting a sustainable growth trajectory, capable of positioning maritime as a veritable alternative revenue stream in the face of declining revenues from Oil and Gas. This was contained in the communique issued at the end of a […]
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Private firms engaged by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency to collect revenue on its behalf have failed to remit money in excess of $286 million to the Federal Government, the House of Representatives Committee on Marine Safety/Education alleged on Wednesday in Abuja. The committee, which is chaired by Mr Mohammed Bago, is investigating […]
Read More Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says the agency is targeting ₦109 billion as revenue in 2018. He said this while speaking on the 2018 budget before the Senate Committee on Marine Transport in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the agency was optimistic it will generate ₦109 billion […]
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A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Tuesday, adjourned until Sept. 26, 27 and 28, the continuation of trial of a former Acting Director-General of NIMASA, Calistus Obi, charged with an alleged N136 million fraud. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had filed an eight-count charge against Obi, who was a former Executive Director, […]
Read More Federal Government, yesterday, said that Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been able to reduce its running cost by over 50 per cent in one year, and significantly improved revenue generation and remittance to the Federal Government. Speaking on the occasion to mark the birthday of the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku […]
Read More As part of the initiative to reposition the maritime sector for greater efficiency in line with International best practices, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) will release the empirical forecast that will determine the outlook of the industry in Nigeria by the first quarter of 2018. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku […]
Read More The Director- General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, said the Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has initiated plans to create a national policy on Blue Economy. Peterside said this in Lagos on Thursday during an enlightenment workshop organised for directors of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC). According to him, the […]
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The Nigeria LNG Limited, on Monday, said it had formally issued a demand notice for $315,598,823.29 judgment debt to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. According to correspondence, the NLNG said in a statement that the sum represented the payments it made under protest to the agency since 2013, as well as direct and […]
Read More The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has kicked against maritime stakeholders, particularly ship operators’s inability to properly prepare their documentation for the purpose of registering vessels on the nation’s ship registry. Speaking in Lagos at a stakeholders’ interactive forum, Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, said the agency has been inundated with […]
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