There are indications that the standard Operating Procedure, SOP, document developed for the effective governance of the Nigerian maritime industry has been abandoned due to lack of implementing agency.

Four Nigerian Navy ships and a helicopter A 5- day combined naval exercise codenamed GRAND AFRICAN NEMO, (Navy Exercise for maritime Operation ) was flagged off in the Nigerian waters yesterday, with four Nigerian Navy ships and a helicopter, participating.

By Joseph Erunke – Abuja A five-day combined naval exercise has been flagged off in Nigerian waters. The maritime exercise, codenamed: “Grand African Nemo (Navy exercise for maritime operations)  involves the participation of four Nigerian Navy ships and a helicopter. The Exercise, being coordinated by the Nigerian Navy, according to a statement, Wednesday, by the […]

Maritime industry players have lashed out at the Federal Government and the World Bank over the stepping up of Nigeria 15 places to 131 from 146 in the previous ranking in the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business Index, DB.

The International Maritime Bureau, IMB, has reported a significant drop in the rate of piracy attacks on Nigeria’s waters. But the decline did not remove the country’s name from the top position in the global piracy chart.

In an effort to curb corrupt practices in the maritime sector, globally, major shipping operators have come together under the aegis of Maritime Anti-Corruption Network, MACN, to fight the menace.

THE Lagos Maritime Security Zone of Ports Facility Security Officer, PFSO Forum is calling for a review of the frequency of the Port Security Plan, PSP and Port Facility Security Assessment, PFSA in Nigeria.

The moves by the Ship Owners Association of Nigeria, SOAN, to establish a specialist insurance outfit in Nigeria to cover all maritime related risks, has drawn the ire of the insurance industry.

By Egufe Yafugborhi Nigerian Navy has acquired 250 boats several, several Offshore Patrol Vessels and Seaward Defence Boats in sustained fortification of its fleet to tackle oil theft and other maritime crimes in the Niger Delta.   Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Gabriel Olonisakin, revealed this Saturday in Onne Rivers state as Review Officer at […]

By Joseph Erunke The Nigerian Navy has advocated the establishment of a special court to try maritime offences, saying it was necessary to expeditiously dispense maritime cases. The position of the service came as it said lack of enough ships to cover Nigeria’s waters was in no small measures, affecting the war against maritime crimes […]

Dr Dakuku Peterside, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says safe and secured waterways will boost maritime transportation in Nigeria and in the continent.

THE Nigerian Maritime Admistration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has hinted that a lot of fine-tuning efforts are ongoing in the engagement of Recognised Security Organisations, RSOs, in the nation’s maritime space. A review of the work of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security, ISPS, Code Unit in the NIMASA is also ongoing.

THE Nigerian maritime authorities appear to be groaning over the global perception of security situation in its territorial waters. Consequently, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has said that the result of a well-coordinated maritime security solution will be a lower freight insurance premium and increase in maritime and other economic activities.

IN a bid to further enhance the security of the nation’s coastal and territorial waters, the Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria, MASPAN, has called for a National Ocean Policy with a view to proactively plan and manage the nation’s maritime space.

The Nigerian Navy says it will continue to react to the emergence of new threats in the maritime environment for Nigeria’s economic prosperity.