Tag: Maritime Sector

IMO/GreenVoyage2050: NIMASA rallies stakeholders to produce National Action Plan

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NIMASA rallies stakeholders

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has pledged its commitment to provide the regulatory leadership, technical coordination, and stakeholder engagement required to successfully develop and implement a robust National Action Plan on maritime decarbonisation in Nigeria. A Statement issued by NIMASA’s Spokesman, Osagie Edward, says the Director-General, Dayo Mobereola who made this known during the National Stakeholders’ workshop on the development of a National Maritime Decarbonisation Action Plan, further described the workshop as a critical step in actualising the Federal Government’s blue economy and climate objectives. Represented by…

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Family raises alarm, as ex-NIMASA Boss, Bashir Jamoh, detained over unproven ₦1tr allegations

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Bashir Jamoh's family raises alarm

The family of former Managing Director of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has raised serious concerns over what it described as the manner of his arrest and continued incommunicado detention, following reports that anti-graft agencies are investigating him over alleged financial improprieties amounting to nearly ₦1 trillion. While officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and other agencies are said to be reviewing transactions linked to Jamoh’s tenure at NIMASA, no formal charge has been filed, and no court has established wrongdoing.…

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Nigeria breaks the cycle, secures IMO Category-C seat after 14yrs

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Nigeria secures IMO seat

Nigeria has finally clinched a seat in Category-C of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council for the 2026–2027 biennium, a breakthrough that ends years of failed attempts, and marks the country’s most significant diplomatic comeback in the maritime sector in over a decade. The victory, announced during the Assembly’s Council yesterday in London, marks Nigeria’s triumphant return to the Council after a 14-year absence, restoring the nation to global reckoning among the comity of maritime nations. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, who led Nigeria’s campaign, said…

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NIMASA Board elevates 9 Deputy Directors, 35 Chiefs, 165 others

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NIMASA Board elevates

…As DG charges them on performance The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), has approved the promotion of nine Deputy Directors to Directors. According to a statement issued yesterday from NIMASA Deputy Director/Head, Public Relations,  Osagie Edward, in addition, the Board approved the promotion of 30 Assistant Directors to Deputy Directors, 35 Chiefs to Assistant Directors. It ratified the promotion of 169 other staff members from one grade level to the next. The newly appointed Directors are the Coordinator, Abuja Liaison Office, Mrs. Moji Jimoh;…

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Yusuf Hamisu-led NIMASA Governing Board holds Inaugural meeting

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Yusuf Hamisu led NIMASA

…Pledges unflinching support to achieve mandate The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), after observing the patriotic and focused zeal of the Agency’s Executive Management towards delivering on its mandate, has pledged its total support. The members pledged their support during their inaugural meeting in Lagos, assuring of unflinching commitment to ensure the agency midwives a credible and enviable blue economy for the country. Speaking on this, the Board Chairman, Hon. Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, particularly assured that the Board would stand firmly by the Agency…

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NPA births first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel

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NPA births

In a development that signposts readiness to maximise the gains derivable from the African Continental Free-Trade Area (AfCFTA), the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), on July 2nd berthed the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel. The container vessel with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) number 9508770, named: ‘MV Ocean Dragon and owned by Clarion Shipping West Africa Limited, has a capacity of 349 Twenty-Foot-Equivalent Units, (TEUs). According to a statement issued by NPA on Friday, the vessel boosts a concerted investment drive geared towards reaping the cost and time-saving benefits of short-sea shipping…

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Int’l Maritime Organisation Elections: Blue Economy Minister, Oyetola flags-off Nigeria’s election campaign in London

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IMO election campaign

In a major diplomatic move on the sidelines of the 110th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 110), Nigeria officially flagged-off its campaign for election to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council under Category ‘C’ for the 2026–2027 biennium. The high-profile campaign flag-off, led by Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, and the acting High Commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom, took place at the IMO Headquarters in London. In his keynote address, Minister Oyetola extended warm regards from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and…

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16yrs after, FG establishes regional maritime bank, with Aderogba as CEO

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FG on regional maritime bank

President Bola Tinubu has approved Nigeria as the host country for the Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB) and appointed Adeniran Aderogba as its first President and Chief Executive Officer ending a 16-year delay since its conception. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, disclosed this yesterday, according to a statement signed by Bolaji Akinola, Media and Communications Adviser to the Minister. The Regional Maritime Development Bank (RMDB), also known as the Regional Maritime Bank, is a proposed financial institution intended to facilitate maritime development in West and Central Africa.…

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“Nigeria can generate $40bn annually from maritime sector” – NIMENA boss

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NIMENA on maritime sector

Chairman of the Nigerian Institution of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects, (NIMENA), Eferebo Sylvanus, has said that Nigeria’s maritime sector has the potential to generate over $40 billion annually if properly regulated and supported by robust research and development initiatives. According to him, the sector is currently underperforming due to poor regulatory standards and weak enforcement mechanisms, resulting in significant revenue losses for the country. According to a statement issued yesterday by the institution, Sylvanus spoke after his election as the chairman during the Extraordinary General Meeting held in Port…

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Tinubu appoints top technocrat, Barr. Hamisu Abubakar as NIMASA Chairman

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Hamisu Mairago NIMASA Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has appointed a top technocrat and seasoned administrator, Yusuf Hamisu Abubakar, as the new chairman of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA). According to an issued statement by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, yesterday, the appointment of the Kaduna State-born legal, administrative and financial expert, politician, was part of the appointments of chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a Secretary to the Board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services, The new NIMASA chairman, Abubakar, who parades an…

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