The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said the agency’s attention has been drawn to speculations in a section of the media and a Press Statement from the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) to the effect that the Agency is opposed to the establishment of the Maritime University at Okerenkoko, in Warri South West Local…
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has charged members of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to enthrone accountability and formulate broad policies aimed at achieving the set objectives of the Agency. The Minister said this while inaugurating the 11 member Board at the Conference Room of the Federal Ministry…
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has been commended for his leadership style, initiatives and approach at the foremost maritime regulatory agency. At a well-attended celebration of the ‘African Day of the Seas and Oceans’ hosted by NIMASA in Lagos, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Marine Transport,…
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has assured the international shipping community and stakeholders of the country’s determination to eliminate piracy and criminality within her territorial waters. Dakuku, who said this while addressing multilateral and development agencies on the sidelines of the on-going IMO/MOWCA sponsored integrated sub…
n Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that his agency is ready to automate its payment collection processes for greater efficiency and eliminate revenue leakages. Peterside noted that the current practice is being reviewed to ensure greater efficiency. He made this known when he hosted representatives…
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has again called for close synergy and intelligence sharing among relevant Agencies for the security of the Nation’s waterways and the economic prosperity of Nigeria. Dakuku, who said this when the Comptroller, Lagos Seaports and Marine Command of the Nigerian Immigration…
The apex maritime regulator in the country, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has announced a three-year Maritime Business Growth Plan (MBGP) for the development of the industry. The agency in a statement disclosed that it would embark on its core statutory mandate for the development of the maritime industry. Director General of…
Members of the top Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, have commenced a retreat to draw a roadmap for the development of the Nigerian maritime sector. The roadmap which is in fulfilment of the promise of the Director General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside to stakeholders is aimed at engendering a conducive atmosphere…
A prosecution witness, Wakili Dauda, in the ongoing trial of a former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Patrick Akpobolokemi, and six others, has told a Lagos State High Court how the agency paid him the sum of N96, 764, 689.00million( Nine-six Million Seven Hundred and Sixty-four Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty-Nine…
Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, has advocated for a strengthened strategic partnership between Nigeria and the Republic of Korea in the maritime industry. He pointed out that the two countries stand to derive mutual benefits from such relationship. Dakuku made this point during a courtesy visit by…