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- 8 Jun 2009
Nigeria Loses over N150bn to Foreigners in Maritime Sector
Dr. Shamsudeen Dosunmu, director general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (Nimasa) has said that Nigeria lost over N150 billion to foreign seafarers operating in the…
- 13 Sept 2024
NIMASA, BOI Partner to Grow Capacity In Maritime Sector
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have initiated discussions on strategies for capacity building in the maritime industry. Dr. Dayo Mobereola,…
- 17 Jul 2013
Agents Urge FG to Invoke Law to Save Maritime Sector
Freight forwarders have urged the federal government to invoke certain sections of the constitution to save the nose-diving economy, especially as ii affects the maritime sector. The Agents under the…
- 23 Oct 2013
Nigeria Losing $6bn Annually in Maritime Sector
Patrick Ziakede Apkobolokemi, director general and chief executive officer, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said that the Agency went into the National Seafarers…
- 2 May 2014
President Jonathan Commissions Maritime University, Dockyard
President Goodluck Jonathan will on Saturday, May 10 flag-off Nigeria’s first specialised university for the maritime sector as part of his tour of the facilities of the Nigerian Maritime…
- 4 Sept 2013
NIMASA Boss Urges Shift to Maritime to Reduce Oil Dependence
Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi, director general, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said that a strong regulatory institution is a basic requirement for the sustained…
- 10 Jun 2024
NASRDA Mulls Geo-Stationary Satellite to Fight Maritime Insecurity
National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), has said that 90% of security challenges facing the maritime sector in Nigeria could be effectively addressed by Geo-Stationary Satellite. Dr…
- 31 May 2016
National Shipping Line Underway, says Amaechi
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, minister of Transportation, has said that the federal government is marshalling out ways of encouraging the establishment of a National Shipping Line to ensure maximum…
- 19 Mar 2012
Skye Bank Moves to Ensure Cabotage Act Realization
Skye Bank has reiterated its commitment to unfurl profitable dais in the nation’s maritime sector, pivotal to bursting the implementation of the Cabotage Act 2003. Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered…
- 28 Feb 2012
Freight Forwarders Fight Corruption with Multi-User Card
The wind of ePayment system is blowing across the length and breadth of Nigeria’s economic courses with the maritime sector not left behind as the Council for the Regulation of Freight…
- 26 Oct 2009
NIMASA Outlines Measures for Cabotage in Oil & Gas Sector
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has come out with a raft of new measures to boost the country's shipping tonnage. The measures will also address concerns that majority of…
- 9 Jan 2023
‘Standardized Digital Communication Key to Effective Port, Flag Administration’
Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has stated that international collaboration to attain standardized digitalization is…
- 30 Jun 2013
Experts Push for Artificial Intelligence to Curb Terrorism, Banditry
Experts in the technology, maritime and shipping sectors have called for the adoption of artificial intelligence in the fight against terrorism and to address the challenges posed by country’s porous…
- 13 Feb 2014
NPA Partners Nigerian Navy On Maritime Security
Mallam Habib Abdullahi, managing director, Nigerian Ports Authority, has given an assurance that the Authority will continue to collaborate with the Nigerian Navy on matters of safety and security in…
- 16 Jun 2026
Nigeria’s Apapa, Tin Can Ports Make Global Top 20 Improvement List
World Bank has ranked the Apapa and Tin Can Island Port complexes in Lagos among the world’s 20 most improved ports in its 2025 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), released in June 2026. The…
- 31 Mar 2023
NIMASA, NCC Close Ranks on Submarine Cable Regulation in Nigeria
The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have agreed to work closely with relevant stakeholders as NIMASA…
- 9 Apr 2014
Telecoms Star Performer as FG Omits Shipping Sector in Rebased GDP
The telecommunications and information services sector contributed 8.68 percent to the Nigerian economy equivalent to N6.97 trillion ($44.3 billion) out of the total rebased Gross Domestic product…
- 24 Sept 2014
NIA Mulls E-Registration to Curb 75% Fake Marine Insurance Papers
Nigerian Insurance Association (NIA) said it will introduce electronic registration system to the marine sector by the end of this month. The plan, according to NIA, will help curb the…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2014
MARAN Inaugurates New Executives
The Maritime Reporters’ Association of Nigeria (MARAN), has inaugurated its newly elected executives to pilot the affairs of the association for the next three years, with Ify Obi stepping-in as…
- 18 Feb 2014
NIMASA Boss Says NSD Programme Tackles Dearth of Seafarers
Mr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi, director general, Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has highlighted that the underlying principle of his administration through the Nigerian…
- 31 Aug 2009
Nipost Parleys Anco on Stamp Duty Enforcement
The Nipost Implementation and Monitoring Team is liaising with the Association of Nigeria Courier Operators (Anco) on effective implementation of stamp Duty Act by Nipost. The Stamp Duty Act makes it…
- 2 Jan 2024
2024 Nigeria’s Blue Economy Outlook & Potentials
By Moses Braimah The 2024 budget for the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy focuses on key areas such as ports infrastructural development, modernization of Apapa and Tin Can ports,…
- 4 May 2022
Trucks Transit Parks Launches Digital Product to Accelerate Cargo Movement in Nigeria
Nigerian technology Company, Trucks Transit Parks (TTP) Ltd. renowned for its proprietary software, Eto app, an electronic callup system that has contributed to decongesting traffic in and around the…
- 29 Dec 2023
Trucks Transit Parks Advocates E-tag, EITN Deployment for Lagos Ports
Trucks Transit Parks Limited (TTP), a technology company specializing in mobility solutions, has emphasized the urgent need for the implementation of Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID)/E-tags and…
- 13 Oct 2021
Unity Bank Boosts Capacity Building on Blue Economy, Empowers 3,000 Girls
No fewer than three thousand girls drawn from Senior Secondary Schools across Nigeria have benefitted from a 3-day capacity building initiative on maritime commerce and National Virtual Maritime Quiz…
- 17 Feb 2015
Priority Communications Solves Fiber Cut Issues Via Air-Fiber-Samuel
Olumide Samuel, CEO, Priority Communications Limited is a data communications expert. He has been in the business of providing Data/ Telecommunications services to companies especially, banks for…
- 22 Jun 2009
Skye Bank, Others Fund $240m Sub Marine Cable Project
Skye Bank Plc and two other financial institutions have signed a $240 million loan agreement with Main One Limited for the financing of the sub marine cable system which will lead to improved…
- 19 Jul 2026
NIMASA Unveils Accelerator Scheme to Drive Innovation, Sustainable Growth
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has introduced the Blue Economy Accelerator Programme, a strategic initiative designed to identify, nurture, and accelerate innovative…
- 21 Jan 2015
SAHCOL Chairman, Bags ‘The Sun Business Man Of The Year 2014’ Award
Barrister Taiwo Olayinka Afolabi, chairman of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL), has been awarded with the 'Sun Business Man of the year award 2014'. The award was presented to…