Press Releases
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....
MARITIME DIPLOMACY: NIGERIA TO SEEK ELECTION INTO IMO COUNCIL
We are determined to succeed – Mobereola The Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has expressed Nigeria’s interest to seek election into Category “C” of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council. The Honourable Minister,...
Public Private Partnership Model- A necessity for Maritime Infrastructural development in Nigeria – Mobereola
We are ready to Partner NIMASA to Develop the Maritime Sector – DG, ICRC Dr. Dayo Mobereola, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has asserted that adopting the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model is essential...
MARITIME SECURITY: IMO SECRETARY GENERAL COMMENDS NIGERIA, MEETS NIMASA DG.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, IMO, Arsenio Dominguez, has commended Nigeria for leading the charge to maintain the safety and security of commercial shipping in the Gulf of Guinea, particularly during recent times when the situation...
WMD 2024: FG Mulls Technological Investments, Alternative Fuels for Safe Shipping – Oyetola
Let's Renew Our Dedication for Safety, Innovations – Mobereola The Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has assured that the Federal Government will increase investments in new technologies and alternative fuels to ensure safe...
Maritime At UNGA: NIMASA DG Engages US Secretary of States, Others at Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation
The NIMASA DG stated this during his presentation at the partnership for Atlantic cooperation summit, a sideline session at the 2024 United Nations General Assembly in New York, and chaired by the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. According to Mobereola...
