Maritime.

Elizabeth Uwandu The Controller of the Command, Apapa Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Comptroller Bashir Abubakar, has called for more women participation in the maritime sector/ Controller Abubakar while praising the…

By Elizabeth Uwandu         In a bid to blur the gap of gender disparity in the Maritime sector, Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has vowed to get more African women involved in the industry.…

By Elizabeth Uwandu  The Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, has said the adherence of proper safety measures in the Maritime sector enhance successful utilisation of the…

The Federal Government on Tuesday January 29, projected a 10 per cent growth in the Nigerian maritime industry. This was contained in the 2019/2020 maritime forecast unveiled by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency…

The Nigerian maritime sector is aligning with international best practices. The apex maritime body has revealed that it has been able to ratify 40 conventions passed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Labour…

By Oge Obi The Transportation Minister, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi and his Finance counterpart, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun have commenced moves to access over $1 billion funds accrued under the Comprehensive Import Supervisor Scheme (CISS) and Nigeria…

For the financial year ended December 31, 2017, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) generated N299billion.   The Authority had at the beginning of 2017 set for itself revenue target of N286billion.  Speaking at the weekend, Managing…

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been accused of causing the loss of $15 billion due to its inactions on the implementation of the Local Content Act. Speaking with newsmen in Lagos, the President,…

The Chairperson, Seaport Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Princess Haastrup, has explained the cause of Apapa road gridlock. She said the current reduction in traffic was not due to any deliberate government…

By Oge Obi The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has called on the Nigerian shippers and other stakeholders in the maritime industry to rise to the challenge of transforming the huge potentials in the…

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has called on the Nigerian shippers and other stakeholders in the maritime industry to rise to the challenge of transforming the huge potentials in the industry into opportunities…

Tullow Oil Plc plans to drill more wells off Ghana once a ruling on a border dispute is out of the way. Ghana and Ivory Coast disagree over their maritime boundary, frustrating projects to pump oil and gas offshore. In September, the…

Oge Obi The inability of Nigerian maritime to fulfill its potentials has been blamed on infrastructure deficit and the Federal Government has been urged to rise to the need of the industry so as to rightly position it for the much needed…

An EFCC investigator, Chukwudi Orji, has revealed how a former Director-General of NIMASA and five other staff members stole N754 million belonging to the agency. Orji made the revelations on Monday at an Ikeja High Court while…