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- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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 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…
- 6 Jan 2014
Judicial Sabotage Bane of Marine Criminals’ Prosecution-NIMASA
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), needs urgent intervention of the judiciary to convict marine criminals, Ziakede Akpobolokemi, director General of the Agency said.…
- 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…
- 28 Apr 2014
NIMASA College Takes Off with 35 Pioneer Students
Nenepamo Williams, principal of the Science and Technical College of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Okoloba, has disclosed that 35 students were admitted as pioneer…
- 30 Mar 2017
NIMASA Director Hails PRCAN DigitalPR Masterclass
Hajia Lami Tumaka, director of Special Duties at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has congratulated the Public Relations Consultants Association of Nigeria (PRCAN) for…
- 20 Jun 2016
NIMASA to Automate Payment Process
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) is set to automate its payment collection processes to engender greater efficiency and eliminate revenue leakages. Dr. Dakuku…
- 9 May 2013
Osamgbi Replaces Tumaka as NIMASA Deputy Director, Head PR
The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has appointed Mr. Isichei Osamgbi, a renowned journalist and public relations expert, as Deputy Director and…
- 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…
- 15 Feb 2013
NIMASA Trains Staff on Implementation of FOI Act
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has trained some of its staff on information handling under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2011 regime. Hajyia Lami Tumaka, deputy…
- 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…
- 11 Apr 2016
Amaechi, Jamodu, Others To Draw Leadership Road-Map On Transport
Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, minister of Transport, will be leading a team of maritime and transport captains and icons to design a road-map for responsive and accountable leadership in the transport agencies…
- 24 Jan 2020
Ship Owners to Benefit from $200m Cabotage Fund- Amaechi
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, minister of Transportation, has announced that Ship owners will now benefit directly from the $200 million Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside,…
- 9 Aug 2012
Maritime Challenges: Nigeria Requires Multidimensional Approach
Stakeholders in the maritime have called for inter-agency collaborations among other multidimensional approaches to tackle the multifaceted challenges facing the nation’s industry. They believe that…
- 7 Feb 2017
Reps Uncover $1Bn Forex Racketeering Between CBN, IOCs
House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on the Reduction of Petrol Prices has summoned Godwin Emefiele, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, over alleged irregularities in the sale of $1billion…
- 1 Jul 2017
TPT Int’ll Appoints Muyiwa Akintunde COO
TPT International Limited, a full-service public relations firm maintaining practice areas in crisis management, corporate communications, strategic counselling, media relations, information…
- 28 Feb 2012
FG, Lagos in Face-off Over Wrecked Vessels
The Federal Government and Lagos state are headed for another showdown, this time on the rights and obligation to save the Lagos coastal shoreline from the constant threats of the Atlantic Ocean.…