NIMASA developing policies to improve seafarers capacity, welfare
Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has disclosed that there are policies in the pipeline to improve the quality of training and certification, as well as remuneration for the country’s seafarers. Jamoh stated…
NPA, NIMASA team up to drive Deep Blue Project
The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to make the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, also called the Deep Blue Project, the central security structure for all anchorage areas in the Nigerian maritime domain. This is to reduce the…
Pirates in Gulf of Guinea deepened by International Collaborators – Jamoh
The new Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has observed that the endless activities of pirates along the Gulf of Guinea stemmed from hig level international collaboration. This is as the specialised shipping…
Piracy: Nigeria Hands over Suspected Vessel, Crew to Ghana
The Nigerian Government has handed over the fishing vessel Marine 707 suspected to be carrying out illegal activities in the Gulf of Guinea to the Ghanian authorities for further investigation and possible prosecution. Nigeria also handed over 51 crew members…
Wellhead Fire: NIMASA Dispatches Team to Investigate Incident
…Cautions Mariners to Avoid Impacted Area The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has sent an investigative team to unravel the circumstances surrounding a recent fire incident at a wellhead offshore Ondo State. The incident involved a barge belonging…
