Tag: NIMASA

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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Navy, NIMASA seek deeper collaboration on hydrography, wreck-removal

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Navy, NIMASA

The Nigerian Navy has called for enhanced partnership with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), in hydrographic operations to sustain improved safety of navigation in Nigerian waters. In a statement issued yesterday by the Deputy Director/Head, Public Relations, NIMASA, Osagie Edward, the call was made by the Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command (FOC-WNC), Rear-Admiral Abdullahi Mustapha, during a familiarisation visit to the Agency’s Headquarters in Lagos, where he commended the gains recorded from the agency’s longstanding partnership with the Nigerian Navy. Mustapha noted that the collaboration between…

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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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NIMASA shuts 2 Lagos terminals over security breach

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NIMASA shuts

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), has shut down ShellPlux and TMDK Terminals, both located in the Ijegun-Egba Area of Lagos, for violating the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. According to a statement on Thursday by the Head of Public Relations at NIMASA, Osagie Edward, the move was part of the agency’s role as the designated authority for implementing the ISPS Code in Nigeria. The ISPS Code, an amendment to the SOLAS Convention, was developed by the International Maritime Organisation to enhance maritime and port security,…

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Blue Economy Minister, Oyetola inaugurates NIMASA Governing Board

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…Charges members on strategic oversight Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Tuesday inaugurated the newly-constituted Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), urging members to provide strategic leadership and ensure the agency fulfills its statutory responsibilities in alignment with national economic objectives. The inauguration ceremony, which took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja, was attended by key maritime stakeholders, directors of NIMASA, senior officials of the ministry, and the Honourable Speaker of the Commonwealth State House of Assembly. In his address, Oyetola…

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Appeal Court acquits Ex-NIMASA DG of ₦754.8m fraud charges

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A'Court acquits Ex NIMASA DG

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has discharged and acquitted a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Patrick Akpobolokemi, of alleged ₦754.8 million fraud. In a unanimous decision delivered yesterday, the appellate court allowed Akpobolokemi’s appeal, set aside the ruling of the Ikeja High Court which had dismissed his no-case submission, and quashed the 12-count charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). Recall that the EFCC had accused Akpobolokemi of conspiracy, stealing, and forgery in connection with alleged illegal transfers…

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Proposed Nigeria Coast Guard: Expert warns of risks ahead

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Expert warns on Coast Guard

A maritime safety expert has cautioned against the proposed Nigeria Coast Guard Bill currently before the 10th National Assembly, warning of potential conflicts and overlap of functions with existing agencies. An expert in maritime safety, who did not want his name in print, has warned of the dire consequences should the  National Assembly pass the Nigeria Coast Guard Bill into law. Recall that the Bill, which is currently before the National Assembly,  seeks to establish a military service, which is a branch of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, to ensure…

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Marine Coast Guard Bill: Oyetola, stakeholders throw weight behind Bill

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Marine Coast Guard Bill

As protesters storm NASS, demand its withdrawal Activists, including youth and women stormed the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, to express their strong opposition to the Coastal Guards Establishment Bill. The protesters, under the umbrella of ‘Concerned Citizens of Nigeria, who carried placards and banners with inscriptions such as: No to Coastal Guards Bill and: Dont Waste Our Resources, chanted slogans and sang songs, demanding that the National Assembly reject the Bill. According to the spokesperson for the group, Kabir Adamu Matazu, the Coastal Guards Bill is unnecessary, saying…

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