Why FG exported $195m maritime security job to Israel
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi has explained the nature of the maritime security and surveillance agreement sealed with an unnamed Israeli firm. In an interview in Lagos, he said government has approved the security contract valued at $195 million…
More trouble for Akpobolokemi as his No Case Submission fails
Former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Patrick Akpobolokemi, on Monday, lost out in his bid to use a no case submission to escape the N2.6 billion fraud trial. This is as a Federal High…
No indicator of progress in maritime industry since 2015—Akabogu
Leading maritime lawyer and Principal Partner, Akabogu & Associates, Mr. Emeka Akabogu has weighed developments in the nation’s maritime industry in the last two year and described activities as flat-footed. According to him, “No, there has been no difference. Absolutely…
FG orders probe of ex-heads of NIMASA, JAMB after praises
Barely 24 hours after the federal government hailed the performance of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), over ready remittances to the Federal Government’s accounts since this year, the same government after the Federal Executive Council (FEC), relied…
‘Idle $100m cabotage fund, disservice to indigenous shipping companies’
Stakeholders’ in the nation’s maritime sector have decried the protracted silence and inactivity of the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in resuming the effective disbursement of the over $100 million Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund (CVFF)….
How 5% freight levy on ships turned NIMASA to juicy agency for political appointees
More facts that lead to the recent trend in continuous appointment of politicians that had no industry experience in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have emerged. This may be the reason why the Ministry of Finance praised…
One year after pledge, NIMASA fails to achieve Cabotage regime
Within the first week of October 2016, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, in a statement made available to media houses, including Business Hilights, pledged that his management will achieve not…
Maritime stakeholders want Peterside to face NIMASA, leave Rivers politics alone
In view of the observed random involvement especially in regularly challenging the Governor of Rivers State on policy issues while still serving as the Director General of a critical agency of the federal government, stakeholders have advised the Director General…
NIMASA DG indicts self, other maritime chiefs, says African ports far behind peers
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside has opened up on the embarrassing state of Nigeria and other African ports in terms of operations, infrastructure and administration. Speaking while delivering a paper…
NMLA charges NIMASA not to derail in repositioning Nigerian maritime industry
President of the Nigerian Maritime Law Association (NMLA), and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr. Luke Chidi Ilogu, has called on the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside to work towards…
