NIWA moves to improve waterways security
IN bid to attract private investments to enhance the nation's Blue Economy initiative, the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has commenced moves to improve security on waterways across the country.
FG sets up Committee on Nigeria’s return to IMO category ‘C’
AHEAD of the November general election of the International Maritime Organization, IMO, the Federal Government has constituted a Committee on Nigeria’s return to the category ‘C’ of the United Nation’s agency.
Seafarers’ welfare: Maritime authorities move to increase inspection campaign
The maritime administrations that are signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control for West and Central African region (Abuja MoU) have commenced moves to launch a Concentrated Inspection Campaign (CIC) on Life-Saving Appliances.
Four Nigerian stowaways trying to get into the UK’ charged with attempted hijacking
Four migrants accused of trying to hijack a container ship heading to Britain have been hit with fresh charges this morning.
Customs collects N1.8b in Sokoto last year
The Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara Zonal Command of the Nigerian Customs Service, NCS, last year, collected a total of N1.8 billion revenue, even as it impounded contraband goods worth N454.8 million during the same period.
Again, Charkin wins NIMASA training award
Charkin Offshore Training and Safety Centre, Port Harcourt, has won the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) recognition award for the second time.
N10.8trn investments projected for maritime industry in 2019
The Nigerian maritime industry may be attracting investments worth USD30 billion (about N10.8 trillion) in 2019 financial year.
Sea robbery has reduced — Labour union
There are indications that the ‘safe territories’ on the Lagos waters known as the Secure Anchorage Area, SAA, may have come under attacks by sea robbers. The attackers were said to have bridged the facility in search of petroleum products.
FG is repositioning maritime industry to grow the economy — SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has said that the Federal Government has successfully worked hard through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to reposition the Nigerian maritime industry for the nation’s economic growth.
Maritime expert tasks FG on Nigeria’s ship ownership
FOLLOWING the absence of locally owned ships operating in international waters which has affected the sea time training for Nigerian seafarers, the Federal Government has been charged to put policies in place to increase the nation’s ship owning capacity.
NIMASA, Shipowners, cadets disagree on sea time training
A disagreement has erupted between the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Ship Owners Association of Nigeria, SOAN and Cadets of the National Seafarers Development Programme, NSDP, over sea time training for Nigerian cadets.
