The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dayo Mobereola, says the Deep Blue Project has sustained zero piracy incidents in the country’s waters for four consecutive years. Mobereola said this on Tuesday at the Deep Blue Maritime Operational/C4i Capability Demonstration and Graduation Ceremony held at …
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President Bola Tinubu has approved disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) to strengthen indigenous participation in Nigeria’s maritime sector. The fund, managed by NIMASA, ends years of delay in implementing the revolving scheme established under the Cabotage Act. Newsextra24 reports the CVFF supports vessel acquisition by Nigerian shipowners …
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The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has shut down ShellPlux and TMDK port facilities in the Ijegun-Egba axis of Lagos State for repeatedly violating international maritime security standards. The action was taken due to the facilities’ persistent failure to comply with the International Ship and Port Facility Security …
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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 N754.8 million fraud. In a unanimous decision delivered on Friday, the appellate court allowed Akpobolokemi’s appeal, set aside the ruling of the Ikeja High …
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THE Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), has hailed the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for combating piracy and restoring safety and security on Nigeria’s waterways. The commendation is contained in a statement on Friday by Mr Francis Bunu, the President of the Union. Bunu said that NIMASA’s …
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Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has directed the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to commence the process for the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). This was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday in Abuja by Dr Bolaji Akinola, the Media …
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AN oil spill occurred at a Shell loading terminal in the Niger Delta region last weekend, marking the second spill of crude oil at the company’s facility this year. According to a statement by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the spill occurred on Saturday at the Bonny …
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Dr Dayo Mobereola, Director-General (D-G), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has cautioned members of the public against fake social media accounts with purported link to the agency. Mobereola gave the advice in his verified X handle on Monday in Lagos. He said that the fake accounts being …
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Justice Kehinde Ogundare of a Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has ordered final forfeiture of the sum of $16, 500, 000 USD and N127 million, to the Federal government of Nigeria, fraudulently diverted from the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Justice Ogundare ordered the final forfeited the …
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Mr. Ferdinand Agu, former Director General of the defunct National Maritime Authority (NMA), now Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, is dead. A report by TheNiche said that Agu attended a traditional wedding in Abuja on Thursday, where he was until about 9 pm. He reportedly died on Friday morning from …
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