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…
Gulf of Guinea, off West Africa accounts for 90% of 77 piracy cases—Report
The International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest piracy report has indicated the Gulf of Guinea, in spite of all efforts to the contrary, is the world most dangerous, where seafarers daily face attackers armed deadly weapons. The report specifically noted the…
Abuja Declaration from GMNC organized by NIMASA
International delegates at the Global Maritime Security Conference (GMSC) rose at the end of the three days engagement from Monday 7th to Wednesday 9th October, at the International Conference Centre in Abuja, with a firm declaration to globally criminalise acts…
India warns seafarers to avoid Nigeria, Gulf of Guinea as piracy escalates
In a terse circular sent to its indigenous ship owners and shipping companies, India’s Directorate General of Shipping in Mumbai has warned them to avoid Nigeria and Gulf of Guinea on grounds of increasing rate of piracy and hijacking of…
Spanish Navy exposes NIMASA, IMB claims on Q1 piracy free Nigeria
Barely one week after the management of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) issued a press release calming that a report by International Maritime Bureau (IMB), showed that first quarter of 2019 presented an increased level of safety in…
Official commitment for DBP must begin with assenting Antipiracy Bill—Expert
Maritime security pundit and Gulf of Guinea analyst, Dr. Pius Aduda has described Federal Government’s attention to Nigeria’s maritime security considering waves of attacks on ships and crew members as cosmetics as long as the Antipiracy Bill remained unassented to…
NIMASA’s denial of Gulf of Guinea piracy rating baseless—Experts
The recent blatant denial of the report that Gulf of Guinea remains the axis with the highest pirate attacks within navigable waters across the world after Gulf of Eden by the Director General of Nigerian Maritime and Safety Administration (NIMASA),…
Gulf of Guinea: Rising crude oil price pushing up pirate attacks on high seas
Observed stability in rising crude oil price has jerked up serial attacks on crude oil tankers by pirate in the Gulf of Guinea. Oil price has steadied at over $70. Weekend, Bonny light was $73, Brent crude was $72.50. This…
NPA commissions new vessel acquired by Starz Group, seeks more investments
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has implored the private sector to take advantage of the enabling environment created by the Muhammadu Buhari administration and invest in the nation’s Maritime sector. Speaking in Onne,…
Two reasons emerge on why piracy may increase soon on Nigerian waters
Strong indications have emerged suggesting that two major strategic plans by the federal government to tame the intractable cases of piracy on Nigerian territorial waters are in serious danger, thus fueling the fear of more attacks. The first is the…
