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- 18 Jun 2013
NIMASA Concessions ISPS Code Execution to Security Outfit
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has handed over the monitoring and coordination of its newly acquired responsibility; International Ships and Ports Security (ISPS) code…
- 28 Aug 2013
FG Begins ISPS Code Implementation
Sen. Idris Umar, minister of Transport said the the Federal Government has commenced the implementation of the International Ships and Ports Facilities Security (ISPS) Code in the ports nationwide.…
- 14 Oct 2014
ISPS Code: NIMASA Bars Ships From Berthing Non-Compliant Terminals
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has indicated that it will no longer be business as usual for ports, terminals and jetties that have failed to comply with the of the…
- 14 Jun 2014
Nigeria now Fully Compliant with ISPS Code
The U.S. Government on yesterday confirmed that 13 more port facilities in Nigeria were now fully compliant with the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code. This is contained in…
- 12 Aug 2013
Centralize Security Agencies under ISPS Code- AMES
Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors (AMES) has urged the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to update information on its recent gains in ensuring safety of…
- 12 Jun 2013
FG in ‘Rat-Race’ to Beat Obama’s Ultimatum on ISPS
Federal government has intensified action to overcome the security huddles of the US Government, especially the US demand that government beef up security in the Nigerian ports, or have ships coming…
- 29 Aug 2017
NIMASA Targets 100% Compliance to Port Facilities Code
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) yesterday said it is targeting a 100 per cent compliance to the international port facilities standard. Dr Dakuku Peterside, NIMASA…
- 1 Sept 2013
ISPS: US Coast Guard Backs NIMASA on Ports Security
The United States Coast Guard has declared that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is on the right path to the successful implementation of the International Ships and…
- 4 Sept 2016
NIMASA Boss Suggests Careful Planning for Good Maritime Security
Dr Dakuku Peterside, director-general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has said that good security in the maritime industry requires careful planning and strict…
- 16 Aug 2017
Corporate Governance Pivotal to Protect $68Bn Telecoms Investment- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has mandated all Mobile Network Operators (MNO) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) to fully integrate the industry’s Code of Corporate Governance (CCG)…
- 10 Nov 2020
Gilat Telecom to Unlock Network Availability, Bandwidth Capacity across Africa
Gilat Telecom a global multinational communications service provider with presence in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, has announced significant new enhancements to its Software-Defined Wide Area…
- 20 May 2013
NPA Commences ‘Electronic Port Pass’ Enforcement
Expectations are high that effective from today May 21, only genuine port users with electronic port pass or means of identification issued by approved authorities will be allowed into the ports in…
- 9 Nov 2014
FG Re-Appoints Akpobolokemi, NIMASA DG for 2nd Term
President Goodluck Jonathan has re-appointed Mr. Ziakede Akpobolokemi, director general/chief executive officer of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for another four…
- 28 Aug 2013
NIMASA, Air Force Ink Agreement to Curb Piracy, Oil Theft
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) took a further step in their determination to ensure improved security on the nation’s coast by…
- 14 Aug 2025
ATU, AFRINIC Urge Governments, Regulators to Develop Internet Resilience Framework
As Africa continues to face internet disruptions, telecom leaders have urged governments and regulators to embrace and implement a Model Framework for Building Regional Internet Resilience. The…
- 8 Feb 2010
Operators Scrabble for MainOne Bandwidth
Ahead of the anticipated landing of MainOne submarine cable sometime in June this year, telecommunications operators are now scrabbling for bandwidth from the undersea cable, Nigeria…
- 9 Mar 2009
ISPs Groan as Telcos Hijack Internet Provision
Internet service providers (ISP) especially those who render services to low-end users are being eased out of operation telecom operators, no thanks to the telcos big financial muscles and provisions…
- 4 Apr 2016
Worries as N30Bn Debt Threatens Telecom Sector
The telecoms sector already contending with many problems hindering quality of service; may be finally knocked down by the huge interconnect debt profile which is growing by the day, according to…
- 8 Apr 2013
IXPN, NiRA to Hold Local Internet Content Forum
The Internet eXchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), is collaborating with the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA), managers of Nigeria’s country code Top Level Domain, .ng, to organise Local…
- 15 Apr 2013
Nigeria Loses N300m to Offshore gTLDs
The registration of Nigerian websites in several generic top-level domains (gTLDs), such .org, .net, .com among others is costing the country over N300 million every year, according to Nigeria…
- 27 Jan 2022
SATCOM: Creating End-to-End Efficiency for IP Trunking and IP Backbone Networks for 5G
By Andrew Aroh Efficiency and more throughput are at the core of emerging technologies for IP at the core of emerging technologies for IP Trunking and IP Backbone networks and applications to drive…
- 5 Apr 2026
Compensation for Poor Service Quality is Automatic- NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said that compensation of subscribers for poor service quality, such as persistent network outages or failed calls is automatic. This initiative aims to…
- 13 Feb 2026
NCC Orders Telcos Inform Subscribers of Data Breach within 48 Hours
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed telecom operators in the country to notify affected customers of any data breach within 48 hours ( that is two day) of detecting such…
- 26 May 2022
Nnamani to Chair 2022 DigitalSENSE Forum
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, president, Medallion Data Centres Limited, has been named the chairman of the twin event of the 2022 Nigeria DigitalSENSE Forum on Internet Governance for Development (IG4D)…
- 14 Jun 2017
IPV6: NCC Develops Internet Industry Code of Practice Document- Danbatta
The deployment of IPv6 is a more sustainable solution that can deliver economic and social opportunities for the future of the Internet economy, as compared to other stop gap measures of either…
- 23 Feb 2018
MDXi’s Investment to Hit N12.2Bn
MDXi has announced plans to inject fresh N2.5 billion investments to strengthen its operations in Nigeria, raising its investment stake from N10.7 billion in phase one to N12.2 billion in the current…
- 1 Sept 2017
20 Years of DDoS Attacks – Looking Back, Looking Forward
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are more popular and dangerous today than at any time in history. In 20 years, DDoS attacks have gone from being a novelty to a nuisance, and finally…
- 23 Mar 2009
Increasing Internet Access through Sabi, Win Initiatives
Internet service delivery in the country has been a nightmare ranging from low speed and high cost of the service. Apart from Internet access service offered by many of the ISPs in Nigeria to the…
- 8 Dec 2021
Akande Tasks Telecom Operators on Licensing Obligations
Prof. Adeolu Akande, Chairman, Board of Commissioners of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has urged telecoms licensees across different segments of the Nigerian telecommunications sector…
- 15 Jun 2023
NCC Charges MNOs, ISPs on Network Security, Consumer Safety
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) and Internet Service Providers (ISP) in the country to comply with regulatory frameworks emplaced by the…