…Information sharing is key to securing nation’s maritime space — NIMASA DG By Seun Ibiyemi Minister of State, Defence Hon. Bello Matawalle has declared Federal Government’s commitment to integrating the operations of the Command Control Computer Communication Information System of the Nigerian…
The Nigerian Navy has extended its ongoing special military exercise in the Niger Delta, Operation Delta Sanity (ODS), by three months. Vice Adm. Emmanual Ogalla, the Chief of Naval Staff, told journalists at NNS Pathfinder in Port Harcourt on Thursday…
In a determined move to burst the red tape evident in administrative bottlenecks and allied bureaucracies that have constituted impediments to maximising the comparative advantages that Nigeria’s maritime endowments confer, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has inaugurated the Steering Committee on…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has said that it is set to shutdown the nation’s seaports in compliance with the nationwide strike notice issued by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) starting from Tuesday 27th and…
A maritime expert, Dr Kayode Farinto, has called on the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, to provide blueprint to make the industry viable. Farinto told journalists on Tuesday in Lagos that to achieve the blueprint, the…
…Move will boost nation’s economy – Jamoh The Federal Government has welcomed the decision by the United Nations to extend Nigeria’s continental shelf from 200 Nautical Miles to 220 Nautical Miles. This coincides with the creation of the Ministry of…
…NIMASA committed to ease of doing business — Jamoh By Seun Ibiyemi The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), have agreed to work closely with relevant stakeholders as NIMASA inches…
By Seun Ibiyemi and Tobi Adetunji MARITIME Stakeholders in the Maritime and Aviation industry have sought favourable trade policies in 2022, and charged government on infrastructural facilities that will drive the sectors forward. In a statement made available to Nigerian…
…Applauds NIMASA for Initiative …Exercise will enhance safety, reduce insurance premium — Jamoh Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, on Friday flagged off the National Wreck Removal exercise in Lagos, with a declaration that the maritime sector was being…
The National Assembly has said that it is working on boosting the funding of the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) towards improving the profile of the diversification of the economy. This, according to NASS, is important as…
