This Thursday 24 September will be #WorldMaritimeDay Watch the online celebration here: https://t.co/DCr19ypxO4with lively discussions surrounding #SustainableShipping with our impressive guests. pic.twitter.com/iB74vyoZfG — International Maritime Organization (@IMOHQ) September 21, 2020 Continue reading

September 18, 2020 The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr. George Moghalu has disclosed that all federal government agencies in the maritime sector are looking for ways to harmonise their operations. Moghalu disclosed this while briefing journalists at the end of the monthly meeting of heads of maritime agencies in the sector… Continue reading

September 17, 2020 On Thursday, 24 September 2020, on the occasion of World Maritime Day, the International Maritime Organization, the International Labour Organization and the United Nations Global Compact will co-host a High-Level Side Event, in collaboration with the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Transport Workers’ Federation, on the urgent issue of maritime… Continue reading

September 17, 2020 The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reaffirmed its commitment to continue strengthening its relationship with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in protecting nation’s maritime domain. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, said this when the Director-General of the agency, Dr Bashir Jamoh, paid him a… Continue reading

16th September 2020 Nigeria is leading efforts to establish a maritime development bank for West and Central Africa The Nigerian government says it is waiting for the acceptance of two-third of Member States to proceed with the Regional Maritime Development Bank project. For the creation of the bank, the Maritime Organisation of West and Central… Continue reading

16th September 2020 Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been hailed as a beacon of development, following his efforts towards the realisation of the proposed Regional Maritime Bank. The Regional Maritime Bank (RMB) is being established to serve as an instrument for Maritime development across West and Central Africa. At the… Continue reading

September 16, 2020 The chieftain of the umbrella body of licensed customs agents in Nigeria, the Association of Licenced Customs Agents (ANLCA), Dr. Enoch Iwueze, has called for support for Nigeria’s seaports located in the eastern part of the country. While decrying the over-concentration of shipping activities in the seaports in Lagos, Iwueze in an… Continue reading

16 September 2020   |   The Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), said it has received commitment from its Indian partners, ARI, that the first multifunctional classroom simulator that contains high voltage training software, rules of the road, DP, pilotage and blind pilotage fully integrated, would arrive in Nigeria by the end of September 2020.… Continue reading

15th September 2020 The Convention on Business Integrity (CBi) in partnership with the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network (MACN) has expressed plans to train 300 officers across Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) responsible for ensuring compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures, SOPs at the Nigerian Seaports and Terminals. Mr.  Soji Apampa, CEO CBi, said that the Grievance… Continue reading

15th September 2020 The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has secured sea time berths for cadets trained under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). Director-general of the agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this in Lagos following a recent three-month extension granted the 400 Nigerian seafarers undertaking sea time in different parts of the… Continue reading