Press Releases
SERVICOM: NIMASA BAGS AWARD OF EXCELLENT SERVICE DELIVERY
As NIMASA DG, Mobereola Dedicates Award to Staff The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) recently received the SERVICOM Award for excellent service delivery. This recognition highlights NIMASA’s commitment to enhancing service standards,...
OIL SPILL AT SPDC BONNY TERMINAL
On Saturday, December 14, 2024, an oil spill occurred at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) loading terminal, SMI, in Bonny, Rivers State. The incident resulted from a ruptured pipeline. SPDC has promptly shut down the affected pipeline and deployed...
PUBLIC HEARING : MARITIME STAKEHOLDERS VOICE SUPPORT FOR NIGERIA COAST GUARD BILL.
Stakeholders and experts in the nation's maritime sector have expressed support for the Coast Guard Bill before the National Assembly, with many describing the proposed legislation as a boost to the federal government's efforts in securing the maritime space. Speaking...
NIMASA CELEBRATES NIGERIAN DOCKWORKERS.
Their safety is a fundamental right" - Mobereola. .....as Agency launches document on Reviewed Minimum Standards for Dock Labour. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) today declared that the safety of dockworkers in their workplace is a...
AFRICA’S MARITIME SECTOR REQUIRES INNOVATIVE FINANCING- NIMASA DG.
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has declared that innovative financing models will serve as a catalyst for achieving sustainable development in the African Maritime industry. Mobereola, who...
NATIONAL POLICY ON MARINE AND BLUE ECONOMY TO CHART DIRECTION FOR DEVELOPMENT – OYETOLA
The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON today declared that a National Policy on Marine and Blue Economy is essential for the development of the Nigerian maritime sector. He stated this while declaring open a...
MARITIME GOVERNANCE: OYETOLA DEPOSITS THREE (3) ACCESSION INSTRUMENTS AT THE IMO.
... we must continue to strengthen legal instruments to grow maritime - Oyetola The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola CON, today deposited three Instruments of Accession to IMO Conventions that were signed by President Bola Tinubu,...
MARITIME CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund Intact.
-NIMASA committed to disbursement- Mobereola Funds accrued under the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) are intact and currently held with the Central Bank of Nigeria under the Single Treasury Account (TSA). This contrary to a misleading publication alleging that...
IMO Category C Election: Oyetola inaugurates Inter-Ministerial Committee.
...As Mobereola presents IMO instruments Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has called for a comprehensive action in Nigeria's bid to be elected to Category C of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council, as he inaugurated an...
PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU GCFR, SIGNS SIX IMO INSTRUMENTS OF ACCESSION.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has signed the instruments of accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). This action paves the way for Nigeria to officially deposit these instruments of accesion at the IMO headquarters, which...
Helicopter Crash – NIMASA TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH IMO.
-Effective Inter Agency collaboration key to Black Box recovery. —Mobereola. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA will share details of her findings from the helicopter crash into the Atlantic Ocean near Bonny Finima, with the International...
DOCKWORKERS REGISTRATION NOW MANDATORY- NIMASA
The management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has advised International Oil Companies, terminal and jetty operators, and all other companies involved in stevedoring in the country to refrain from engaging unregistered dockworkers....
