Tag: NIMASA

Leakages: FG set to strip NIMASA of 3% Ship Freight Duty revenue collection role

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The Federal Government has revealed that it is set to strip the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) of the function of collecting 3 percent freight duty, as it is seen as an aberration. Special Adviser to the President on Revenue, Zacch Adedeji, stated this at the weekend, during the virtual TOPAZ 88 second lecture series, which had the title: “Revenue Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria Today”. According to the SA, “What we want to do now is to ensure that regulators focus on regulations while agencies in charge…

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FG approves ratification of 6 maritime conventions, protocols

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The Federal Government has approved ratification of six maritime conventions and protocols that promote cleaner marine environment, ship-breaking criteria, global standard for fishing crew and response to oil pollution casualties. Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, made this known in an issued statement by Osagie Edward, Assistant Director, Public Relations of the agency yesterday in Lagos. The approved instruments for ratification are: Hong Kong International Convention for Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships 2009; International Convention on Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping…

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‘Nigeria’s future lies in Blue Economy’ – NIMASA DG, Jamoh

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Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, has said that Nigeria’s vast under-utilised blue economy offers huge opportunities for growth and development and to overcome its present economic challenges. Blue economy, according to experts, is the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods and jobs whilst preserving the health of ocean ecosystems. Jamoh made the assertion in his presentation at The Bullion Lecture, organised by Centre for Financial Journalism held at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Thursday, where he was…

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NIMASA joins in global satellite testing to boost info-sharing at sea

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In a bid to ensure the adoption of global best practices in the Nigerian maritime sector, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said it is participating in the testing of an international satellite system that would improve communication channels for vessels at sea. The NIMASA Director-General, Bashir Jamoh, disclosed this at the launch of Denmark’s first commercial satellite, Sternula-1, in Aalborg, Denmark. According to him, shipping depends on a secure and reliable flow of information, and for that reason, access to quality data is essential for ship managers…

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“Comply with FG’s directive on Naira transactions”, Oil Marketers urges NIMASA, NPA

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The Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has said the refusal of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to obey Federal Government’s directive on Naira transactions for ports charges is contributing to the fall in value of naira and the rise in price of petrol. This is contained in an issued statement by the Vice Chairman II, Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN), Mahmood Tukur, at the weekend. Recall that the Federal Government, through its downstream regulator, and based on…

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Crude Oil Thefts: “We have no record of ships working on Nigerian oil fields” – NIMASA

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In the face of on-going bursts on crude oil thefts and illegal activities taking place in Nigerian oil fields, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), has said that it has no record or access to the ships coming into the oil fields through the International Oil Companies (IOCs). Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari recently approved the hiring of former Niger Delta warlord, Chief Government Tompolo, and his security company, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited to check crude oil theft in the Niger Delta. The security outfit has so…

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Maritime Security: NIMASA seeks Stakeholders’ collaboration on security

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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), on Friday, called for stakeholders’ collective collaboration on security in the Maritime Sector. The agency’s Director-General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, made the call at a one-day Sensitisation workshop organised by the Agency, in collaboration with National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), and State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), in Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Jamoh, who was represented by the Director, Special Duties in Maritime and Safety, Ceche Osango, said the workshop was to create a platform for stakeholders in the maritime sector to interact and see…

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“I will right Amaechi’s wrongs in the maritime industry” – Transport Minister, Gbemi Saraki, vows

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After several years as Minister of State in the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Senator Gbemi Saraki has finally crept out from the hold of her estranged boss and former Minister, Rotimi Amaechi. Gbemi Saraki, who was consigned to a ‘spare tyre’ role under Rotimi Amaechi, stormed Lagos this week with a full complement of the Staff of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, told newsmen that her mission in Lagos was to have a feel on first basis, the myriad of problems facing Nigeria’s Maritime Industry. According to her, “Having gone…

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Maritime Security: Concerns over insecurity, foreign military actions on Nigerian waters

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…Navy identifies crime-prone areas, assures safety The encroachment of foreign military forces on Nigerian waters has once again raised concerns about the nation’s capacity to protect its sovereignty and ensure seamless, safe seaborne trade, despite the unveiling of $195 million Deep Blue Project. The basic aim of the Deep Blue Project is to protect Nigerian waters up to the Gulf of Guinea. However, stakeholders believe the impact of the project was yet to be felt. Between October and November last year, three foreign navies had announced their presence on Nigerian…

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“We have 10,500kms inland waterways in North waiting to be harnessed” ? NIMASA DG

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The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA ), Bashir Yusuf Jamoh has said that the North has 10,500 kilometres inland waterways waiting to be harnessed. The NIMASA boss, who revealed this in an interview with a group of journalists in Kaduna at the weekend, noted that there are a lot of potentials in the Maritime in the Northern region that is not known. He also said that most people believe that since there’s no sea in the region, there is no maritime; but he maintained that this view…

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