Former Maritime Union leader, Sanni, slumps, dies on way to church
The immediate past President of Nigerian Port Authority, NPA, branch of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, and a former Vice Chairman of Lagos State Council, of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Adeleke Sanni, is dead.
COVID-19: Nigeria secures sea time for additional 400 cadets
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) had secured more sea time berths for 400 cadets in spite of limitations caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos on Monday. Jamoh said the cadets were trained under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). […]
GDP: Stakeholders express fear for maritime sector
MARITIME industry stakeholders have expressed concern over the steep decline in the Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in the second quarter of 2020, Q2’20.
Peak Period Charges: Maritime stakeholders rally for resistance
Stakeholders in the maritime and manufacturing industries, yesterday joined the Nigerian Shippers Council, NSC, in challenging the hike in ‘peak period charges’ by the international shipping lines.
Port Security Officers forum warn FG on Beirut Port experience
THE Lagos Maritime Security Zone, LMSZ, of the Port Facility Security Officers of Nigeria, PFSON, forum has said the recent explosion experienced at the Port of Beirut, Lebanon, should be a lesson to Nigeria and called for the urgent relocation of tank farms in and around the Apapa ports areas.
SEA PIRACY: NIMASA indicates turnaround in maritime security
The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has described the conviction of three persons in connection with vessel hijack on the Gulf of Guinea, as a signal that Nigeria is on the right path in the war against piracy and other crimes on the nation’s waterways.
