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NIMASA probes barge explosions in Rivers community

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has initiated an investigation into the series of barge explosions that recently occurred in Rivers State, causing significant pollution and affecting fishing communities near Cawthorne Channel 1 and Alakiri Kulama. This was disclosed in a statement by the Head of Public Relations at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and […]

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Nigeria to disburse $350m cabotage fund, boost shipping

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced in Lagos on Thursday that the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, in collaboration with maritime stakeholders, has finalized plans to disburse the $350 million (N525 billion) Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund. Oyetola stated that the Nigerian Ports Authority port rehabilitation projects are expected to create […]

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NIMASA debunks claims of missing vessel funds

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has clarified that the $350 million in the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund is secure and held in the Central Bank of Nigeria under the Single Treasury Account. NIMASA responded to a recent media claim suggesting that the funds were missing, calling the publication misleading. In a statement on […]

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NIMASA to share helicopter crash details with IMO

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has announced that it will share its findings regarding the recent helicopter crash into the Atlantic Ocean, near Bonny Finima in Rivers State, with the International Maritime Organisation. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, confirmed this in a statement issued by the agency’s Head of Public Relations, […]

NIMASA's DG hands over during change of guard ceremony
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NIMASA’s DG hands over during change of guard ceremony

Melvin Onwubuke   Dr. Bashir Jamoh on Monday, handed over the administration to Chudi Offodile, Executive Director of Finance and Administration at Nigeria Maritime Safety Agency as a change of guard took place there. This follows the expiry of Jamoh’s term on 10 March 2024, according to Vanguard. Jamoh thanked the Federal Government for allowing […]

NIMASA, Sternula collaborate on vessel communication
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NIMASA, Sternula collaborate on vessel communication

By Melvin Onwubuke   The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sternula Denmark on full-scale Very High Frequency Data Exchange System space capabilities. This was revealed in a statement by the Assistant Director of Public Relations, NIMASA, Osagie Edward, according to The Punch. According to him, this […]

NIMASA, Sternula collaborate on vessel communication
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NIMASA moves mobile floating dock to NPA’s Continental Shipyard

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, has taken over areas at the Continental Shipyard that the Nigerian Ports Authority had leased to it for the purpose of running the modular floating dock. According to Vanguard, the sites comprise but are not restricted to, the dolphin jetty, the waterfront of the jetty adjoining the slipway, an […]

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NIMASA denies online employment scheme

By Wilson Adekumola   The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency has disassociated itself from fraudulent online publications and posts on various social media platforms, advertising employment scheme, warning unsuspecting public not to fall victims to such baseless and false schemes in the guise of employment opportunity.   NIMASA management made this disclosure in a […]

Reps permit NIMASA to distribute $360m cabotage fund
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Reps permit NIMASA to distribute $360m cabotage fund

The $360 million Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund will now be distributed to eligible Nigerian shipowners by the Maritime Administration and Safety Agency of Nigeria. According to Nairametrics, this information was revealed in a statement released on Friday in Lagos by Assistant Director of Public Relations, NIMASA, Mr. Osagie Edward. After conducting an investigation, the House Committee, which […]

FG to begin payment of $350m cabotage vessel fund
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FG to begin payment of $350m cabotage vessel fund

The Nigerian government has said that it would soon start disbursing money from the cabotage vessel financing fund. According to Nairametrics, the federal government went on to say that the CVFF’s overall exposure is estimated to be 350 million dollars, which represents 50% of NIMASA control. The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety […]

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NIMASA’s deep blue project to remove Nigeria from high rate attack nations

The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has said that the reassurances that the deep blue project for which the federal government procured air, land and water assets for maritime security has made the industry safer and removed Nigeria from the list of countries with high incidence of attacks. […]