Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi (left), President Muhammadu Buhari, Speaker House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, during the launch of the Deep Blue Project in Lagos today By Anthony Nwachukwu The launch of […]

A cargo vessel By Anthony Nwachukwu Nigerian ports will reap immense benefits if the relevant federal agencies implement the joint vessel inspection initiative being championed by the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), the Executive Secretary, Hassan Bello, has said. Bello, speaking during a virtual media briefing co-organised by the NSC and […]

Ag. Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko (middle), flanked by the Executive Director, Marine & Operations, Onari Brown (right) and Port Manager, Lagos Ports Complex (LPC), Olufunmilayo Olotu, during his facility tour of the Truck Transit Park (TTP) at the Lilypond Terminal, Ijora By Anthony Nwachukwu The […]

Jamoh By Anthony Nwachukwu To clear his name and keep his integrity intact, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe the allegations of fraud made against him and put the records straight. […]

Some of the fast-moving vessels acquired for the purpose By Anthony Nwachukwu The Federal Government said it would launch the nation’s maritime security project, aimed at improving security in its maritime domain and the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), having fully assembled the necessary human and material resources. Minister of Transportation, […]

By Anthony Nwachukwu Three suspected smugglers were killed Thursday at Iseyin, Oyo State, as a patrol team of the Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) foiled their bid to abduct an injured agent and retrieve intercepted smuggled items. The patrol team, which had intercepted […]

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva (left), NIMASA Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Chudi Offodile, and Commander, 631 Aircraft Maintenance Depot, Air Commodore John Laoye, during the reception of one of the project’s Special Mission Aircraft at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Ikeja […]

Bala-Usman By Anthony Nwachukwu Suspicion is rife among maritime stakeholders that the ongoing probe of the suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, may be for reasons than the agency’s non-remittance of its budgetary surplus, among others, as alleged by the Ministry of Transportation. In separate […]