WISTA supports Aguleri Women with speedboat, fishing accessories

         ... Lauds NIMASA’s Support for Maritime Women

The fishing boat donated by WISTA to the fisher women in Aguleri, Anambra 

Women's International Shipping and Trading Association (WISTA) has donated a speedboat and some fishing accessories to the women of Omabala Na Esu Fishers Association of Aguleri, in Anambra State.

NPA Photo News

  The Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman (2^nd left), the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), , Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabode (3^rd left) and other executives of NCDMB during the courtesy visit.

SIFAX Group, maritime experts seek strategic framework to drive sector’s growth

 L-R: Capt. Ibraheem Olugbade, Executive Director, SIFAX Off Dock; Chike Ogeah, Vice Chairman, SAHCo Plc; Prof. Ayodele Atsenuwa, Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos; Adekunle Oyinloye, Group Managing Director, SIFAX Group and Mrs. Afolasade Afolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Off Dock and wife of Dr. Taiwo Afolabi during the fourth edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime Conference which was held at the Main Auditorium, University of Lagos.

Industry experts who gathered at the fourth edition of the Taiwo Afolabi Annual Maritime (TAAM) Conference, which was held at the University of Lagos recently, agreed to a fact that the nation's maritime sector needs a strategic framework that guarantees innovations and sustainable solutions that could address the problems in the industry. 

US Coast Guard working on containing New Orleans oil spill

The US Coast Guard is continuing efforts on containing an oil spill on the Mississippi River in New Orleans.

Gulf of Guinea: IMO, International Oil Players, pledge support for NIMASA

      …  Nigeria critical to regional stability - Kitack Lim

         …  INTERTANKO, ICC, Chevron, others commend Agency

R-L:President of Chevron, Mark Ross;  DG NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside; NIMASA Executive Director Finance Bashir Jamoh, and Eng Rotimi Fashakin, NIMASA ED Operations shortly after the IMO-sponsored Maritime Security and Facilitation (MSF) meeting  at the IMO Headquarters in London.

The initiatives of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) aimed at ensuring security in the Gulf of Guinea have received a major boost from the international business community. 

LAWMA tasks residents on proper waste sorting to ease recycling

MD/CEO Lagos Waste Management Authority, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin (3rd right);  fmr. MD., Mr. Ola Oresanya (r); convener, Children for Cleaner Lagos, Ohekwuru Tony-Iji (2nd right); a LAWMA ambassador and renowned actor, Mr.  Funso Adeolu (3rd left); with the LAWMA family at Orile bus stop, during its road show, to sensitize residents on the need to keep Orile to Badagry expressway and the environs clean; tagged #zerowaste, on Thursday, 12th September 2019

The Managing Director of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, has again urged residents to imbibe the culture of waste sorting at source by dropping all recyclable items in one bag and other waste items in another.

Nigerian maritime reforms to encourage Foreign Direct Investment – Dakuku

     ...Set to Establish International Arbitration Centre

 

Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside (middle), flanked by Mr Osei Mitchell (right), and Steve Cameron of African and Maritime Markets (left), during the West African Shipping Summit, a sideline to the London International Shipping Week

The Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, says policies of the Federal Government of Nigeria in the maritime industry are targeted at encouraging Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the sector.

SIFAX Group appoints Olusinde ED Legal Services

Barrister Olutunji Olusinde

SIFAX Group, one of Africa’s fastest growing multinational corporations with diverse interests in Maritime, Aviation, Haulage & Logistics, Oil & Gas and Hospitality, has appointed Barrister Olutunji Olusinde as the new Executive Director, Legal Services and Company Secretary.

Customs Service commissions two security vessels to fight smuggling activities

One of the newly-commissioned patrol vessels by the Nigeria Customs Service 

The Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) finally commissioned two sea-going security patrol vessels to tackle smuggling activities on the nation’s waterways.

FG approves $5.3bn for Ibadan-Kano rail project

Hon. Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi

The Federal Government has approved $5.3 billion for the construction of Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail line.