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Jamoh Rallies Support for Nigeria’s IMO Category C recall in Portugal

Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the international maritime community to support Nigeria’s bid for reinstatement into Category C. Speaking…

Declining piracy to end war risk insurance, shipping cost—NIMASA

– As Shippers’ Council Calls for Improved Inter-agency Synergy Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has stated that a sustained reduction in reported cases of piracy and other maritime crimes in Nigerian…

Abducted 5 members of maritime workers union, others, freed

The eight Nigerians, among them five members of the Maritime Workers of Nigeria (MWUN) kidnapped by gunmen in Rivers State waters on Monday have regained their freedom. The release of the abducted travellers, which occurred on Saturday evening is sequel…

Deep Blue Project Driven by Competent Manpower, Says NIMASA DG

…Graduates Special Mission Vessels Crew The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh, has reiterated that assets deployed under the Deep Blue Project, recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari, are manned by proficient…

Badagry Deep Seaport game-changer for Nigerian Maritime—NIMASA DG

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Bashir Jamoh, says the Badagry Deep Seaport project in Lagos State is strategic to the development of Nigeria as a global maritime hub. Jamoh said this in Lagos when…

UNIPORT inducts Jamoh, NIMASA DG as CELTRAS Chairman

Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has been inaugurated as Chairman, Governing Board of the Centre for Logistics and Transport Studies (CELTRAS), University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT). The inauguration, which took place at…

Anti-Piracy War: UN Applauds Nigeria’s Leadership Role

…We’re Poised to Overcome Maritime Insecurity With Home-grown Solutions – Jamoh For the second time in about six months, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for regulating shipping, has extolled Nigeria’s leadership role…

Buhari to Commission Lagos-Ibadan Railway Next Month

…Professionalism Key to Quality and Efficiency in Sector, Says Jamoh President Muhammadu Buhari is set to commission the newly constructed Lagos-Ibadan rail line by January 2021. Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja…

Gowon Seeks Innovative ways to Reposition Transportation

… As CIoTA Moves to Professionalise Transportation Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), has called for partnership between the public and private sectors in order to come up with innovative ways of resolving the transportation challenge in the…