Tag: NIMASA
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Maritime security: NIMASA, NITT sign MoU to strengthen research
In order to enhance maritime safety and security in Nigeria, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria, on research and training. Dr Bashir Jamoh, the Director-General of NIMASA, said on Saturday in Zaria that the MoU was hinged…
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Peterside mourns passing of two Rivers’ APC officials
Former Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has expressed sadness over the passing of two party officials in the state. TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the two party officials were returning to Port Harcourt after the party’s Special National Convention when they were involved in a tragic accident along…
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Defamation: Supreme Court affirms N6bn in damages against ex-NIMASA DG, Dakuku Peterside
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a suit by former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside seeking to set aside a six billion naira damages awarded against him for defaming the character of Dr Peter Odili, former governor of Rivers State.
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NIMASA gets new maritime guard commander
The Nigerian Navy has appointed Commodore Aliyu Gaya as the new Maritime Guard Commander of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, made this known in a statement signed by Mr Edward Osagie, Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, on Tuesday in Lagos.
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Wike’s displacement of .1m Rivers people wicked, evil, inhuman – Dakuku Peterside
Former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside says Governor Nyesom Wike’s forceful ejection of over 100,000 poor and vulnerable Rivers residents from their waterfront homes is “wicked, evil and inhuman,” pointing out that it is part of the governor’s plans to convert the areas into personal ownership.
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Former NIMASA D-G defects to APC
A Former Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Chief George Eneh, has defected from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to All Progressives Congress (APC). Eneh said he decided to join APC to wrest power from the PDP and connect the state to national politics. He made the disclosure at his Enugu residence on…
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NIMASA’s mandate not to generate revenue – FG
The Federal Government says Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) mandate, is not to generate revenue. It said the mandate of the agency was to act as regulator of maritime safety and security. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, explained this in a statement by the ministry ‘s Director of Press and Public…
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Book Preview: Strategic Turnaround – Story of a Government Agency, by Dr. Dakuku Peterside
Pages:302. Publisher; Safari Books Forward: Prof Yemi Osinbajo Previewer : Prof Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka Senior Special Adviser to the President on Industrialization, African Development Bank (AfDB), Abidjan This is a special book that can transport you to the inner workings of government institutions and how they can be reformed and repositioned to deliver effective…
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NIMASA – A metaphor for why Nigerian governments fail – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “DELTA: N87b fraud rocks construction of Maritime University Okerenkoko.” Before we go forward on this startling revelation about the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, under former President Jonathan, who I understand is nursing ambitions to re-contest for the office, please remember that less than that amount has kept our universities…
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Senate seeks comprehensive audit of NNPC, NPA, NIMASA, others
The Senate has called on the acting Auditor General of the Federation, Mr. Adolphus Aghughu, to focus more on the financial activities of big revenue generating agencies instead of smaller ones. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Senator Matthew Urhoghide (Edo South), made the call on Monday during the 2021 budget defence of the…