Navy, Army To Use $195m Equipment For Maritime Surveillance The Nigerian Army, Navy and other security agencies are almost set to start using the $195m equipment acquired for securing Nigeria’s maritime space, the Federal Government announced on Wednesday. According to the government, selected personnel from the...

NIMENA Laments Decaying Maritime Assets   The Nigerian Institution of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects has flayed the high level of decay and outdated assets in the nation’s maritime industry, saying that the industry offers huge opportunities for the country to harness and shore up its...

Maritime Stakeholders Lose $4bn Revenue Annually Stakeholders in the maritime sector have lamented that the Federal Government loses a whopping $4 billion annually due to the absence of a Disbursement Account (DA) for shipping agents. The stakeholders opined that if the government operated a dedicated account,...

NIMASA Elevates 85 Management Staff, 553 Others   The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of 85 Management Staff to their next grade levels. The promotions were ratified at the meeting of the Board of the Agency which...

Maritime Industry ‘To Grow By 2.5 – 5% In Two Years’   The Nigerian maritime industry forecast for 2018/2019 was unveiled yesterday in Lagos by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Director-General Dr. Dakuku Peterside. Total fleet size is to grow by 4.08% in 2018 and...

MARITIME: FG, Stakeholders Set to Automate All Processes In its quest to ensure the growth and development of the maritime sector in line with the Presidential order on the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria, the Federal Government is set to automate all shipping related...