Tag: NIMASA
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BREAKING: Ex-NIMASA chief, Ezekiel Agba jailed for N1.5bn fraud
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Executive Director (ED), Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, to seven years imprisonment for laundering N1.5 billion. Justice Ibrahim Buba, who handed down the verdict on Wednesday, held that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission proved the charges against Agaba…
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Indigenes of Rivers state condemn NIMASA, over selective distribution of Covid 19 items
A group in Rivers state under the aegis of Rivers Peoples Alliance has condemned plans by Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, to deliver Covid-19 items to the University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital instead of the Rivers State Government. Recall that recently, the same agency delivered Covid-19 materials directly to the Lagos Government that…
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NIMASA: APC reacts to Buhari’s ousting of Dakuku Peterside, appointment of Jamoh
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the appointment of Dr. Bashir Jamoh as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The party said the approval was based on competence and not nepotism as alluded in some quarters. The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the party, Yekini Nabena during a…
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Reps committee blows hot, vows to sanction NIMASA over unaudited accounts
The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts has summoned the management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to appear before it on Feb. 25, to give reasons for its unaudited accounts. Chairman of the committee, Rep. Wole Oke, who made the announcement during an investigative public hearing into the presentation of…
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GULF OF GUINEA: IMO, International Oil Players, Pledge Support for NIMASA
… Nigeria Critical to Regional Stability – Kitack Lim … INTERTANKO, ICC, Chevron, Others Commend Agency The initiatives of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) aimed at ensuring security in the Gulf of Guinea have received a major boost from the international business community. Key players in the global oil and gas as…
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BREAKING: Ex-NIMASA DG sentenced to seven-year imprisonment
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced convicted former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) acting Director-General Calistus Obi to seven years imprisonment. The court, however, gave him an option of N42 million fine. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun had on May 23 found him guilty of money laundering and converting the agency’s funds…
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Promotion: NIMASA makes IMO representative Director
The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the promotion of the Nigerian Alternate Permanent Representative at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Dikko Bala, to Director. Also elevated to the position of Director in the Agency was the Deputy Director, Maritime Labour Services, Mrs. Rita Uruakpa. Other beneficiaries…
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NIMASA extends aid to Ondo State
… As Agency Continues Donation of Relief Materials …Ondo State Government Hails Agency The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has continued its donation of relief materials to victims affected by flood and other disasters across the country. The Agency took the exercise to Akure in Ondo state where various items were donated to…
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NLNG/NIMASA: Dakuku hails Appeal Court judgement
…Affirms Agency’s Confidence in Judiciary The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has hailed the appeal court judgement in the case between the Agency and the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited over levies payable to the maritime regulator, saying it has reaffirmed confidence in the Judiciary.…
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Maritime: FG projects 10% growth in 2019
As NIMASA Predicts More Shipping Activities The Federal Government on Tuesday projected a 10 per cent growth in the Nigerian maritime industry. This was contained in the 2019/2020 maritime forecast unveiled by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Lagos. The forecast, the second in the series, tagged “Harnessing the Maritime and Shipping…