There is good news about Nigeria’s Floating Dry Dock said to have been abandoned since it was acquired in 2018. The dock which was acquired at the cost of $50 billion by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA was intended to enhance the development of the maritime industry in Nigeria. Stakeholders had complained…
Submarine Cables: NIMASA, NCC Agree on Regulation
Dr. Bashir Jamoh DG NIMASA and Prof. Umar Danbatta NCC The days of indiscriminate laying of underwater cables in Nigeria may soon be over. That is because the government, through an inter-agency collaboration, has started to explore means of regulating the laying of the cables by the relevant operators.To this end, the Nigerian Maritime Administration…
₦50 billion Floating Drydock Acquired by NIMASA 2018 Abandoned, Marine Engineers Cry Out
…Say Facility Almost Derelict. [responsivevoice buttonposition=”after”] The Association of Marine Engineers and Surveyors, AMES, has raised the alarm over the seeming abandonment of ₦50 billion Floating Drydock acquired in 2018 by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA but yet to be deployed for the purpose for which it was acquired. A floating drydock,…
Transport Ministry Reviews NIMASA Recruitment
The Federal Ministry of Transport has started a review of recruitment, placements and promotions, which the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, commenced in 2010. Lami Tumaka, NIMASA’s spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday, stating that the committee is expected to determine whether employment, placements and promotions in NIMASA from 2010 to…
FG Set to Float New National Shipping Carrier
The Federal Government has approved the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA’s bid to float a new national shipping line in the country setting a six-month deadline for the project. Patrick Akpobolokemi, Director General of NIMASA, disclosed this during a recent national workshop for infrastructural development and modernization in the Nigerian maritime industry. Akpobolokemi…
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