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The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, has called for maritime nations to actualize the adoption of modern technology as a means of attaining cleaner and greener shipping in line with this year’s World Maritime Day commemoration theme. Dr Jamoh, who stated this while speaking on the sidelines of the World …

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Seafarers’ Travel document amongst others as part of efforts to deepen existing inter-agency collaboration. The NIS and NIMASA have also identified issuance of temporary work permits to international vessel crews as well as preventing stowaways, as areas of …

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has donated medical equipment to some hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Presenting the items, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh who was represented by the Director Special Duties, Mr. Isichei Osamgbi explained that the donation was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme. The DG said …

THE Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh has stated that a revised working condition for Nigerian Seafarers is a major component of the proposed review of the NIMASA Act and the Merchant Shipping Act currently before the National Assembly for consideration. He stated this today during the inauguration of the Tripartite National …

  DUE to global inflation, followed by unexpected price increases, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), says it is reviewing the cost of direct sponsorship of Nigerian cadets undergoing foreign training under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). The Director General of NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh noted that the review of ongoing sponsorship cost has become necessary due to …

AS part of efforts to enhance maritime safety and security, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, on research and training. The Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, and his counterpart at the NITT, Dr. Bayero Salih Farah, signed the MoU over the …

MANAGEMENT of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,(NIMASA), and that of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), have agreed to set up a working Committee meeting regularly to ensure improved liaison between both organization in the interest of Nigeria. This is just as NIMASA and the NLNG have agreed to urgently look into areas including Port Charges and how …

AS part of efforts to improve maritime security, the Federal Republic of Nigeria has signed an Exchange of Note(E/N) with the Japanese Government for an Economic and Social Development Programme involving the acquisition of High-Speed Boat to reinforce services for coastal security in Nigeria, with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), as the implementing partner. The Honorable Minister …