Press Releases
NIMASA CVFF Stakeholders’ Forum Registration
The Management of NIMASA hereby announce that a stakeholders' forum on the operationalization of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund CVFF is scheduled to take place in lagos and will also be streamed live. Kindly click on the link below 👇 to register and indicate your...
MARITIME LABOUR: NIGERIA ENDORSES AMENDMENTS TO EIGHT (8) CODES OF THE MARITIME LABOUR CONVENTION (MLC) 2006.
- Seafarers’ welfare is our priority- Mobereola. Nigeria has endorsed the amendments to eight (8) Codes of the Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006. The amendments include the codes related to the protection of seafarers against...
Attempted Sea robbery in Nigerian waters.
There has been an attempted sea robbery in Nigerian waters. Officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA at the C4i center monitoring the situation on Tuesday 21st April 2025 noted an illegal boarding of a Marshall Islands-flagged...
CVFF- House of Representatives Backs Marine and Blue Economy Ministry.
· WE WILL DISBURSE THIS YEAR- Mobereola The House of Representatives, through its Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, has pledged full support for the directive issued by the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola,...
VP Shettima Urges Stronger Synergy Among MDAs to Enhance Nigeria’s Business Environment
The Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima, has called on Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of government, as well as members of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), to deepen collaboration in...
IMPLEMENTATION AND DISBURSEMENT OF THE CABOTAGE VESSEL FINANCING FUND (CVFF): REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS
NIMASA WOOS PRIVATE INVESTORS AT ENUGU INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR
SHOWCASES MARITIME OPPORTUNITIES The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has called on private individuals and corporate investors to seize emerging opportunities within Nigeria’s Blue Economy, particularly in the maritime sector. This call was...
NIMASA’S CRUSADE TO END WAR RISK INSURANCE PREMIUMS TO SAVE NIGERIA OVER $400 BILLION ANNUALLY.
War risk insurance (WRI) is an additional surcharge imposed by international shipping companies on cargo bound for Nigeria. It comprises two key components: war risk liability, which covers people and goods aboard the vessel and is calculated based on the indemnity...
ILO: NIGERIA REINFORCE ADVOCACY FOR FORMAL DESIGNATION, ELEVATION OF SEAFARERS, OTHER MARITIME WORKERS
The Federal Government of Nigeria through its Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has continued its advocacy for the formal designation of seafarers as key workers. This, the government explained,...
PORT SECURITY: NIGERIA HAS MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS – US COAST GUARD.
......we will sustain momentum – NIMASA DG. The United States Coast Guard has commended Nigeria, and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for what the Coast Guard described as considerable progress in the implementation of the...
AFRICA’S MARITIME SECTOR, POSITIONED FOR GREEN SHIPPING – OYETOLA
...We must prioritise sustainable, responsible maritime practices – Mobereola Nigeria's Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has called on Maritime stakeholders across Africa to leverage the continent’s renewable energy potential to become a global...
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTED TO CVFF DISBURSEMENT – FINANCE MINISTER
The Honorable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, has reaffirmed the commitment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). This was the focus of discussions...
