March 2022 – Page 2 – Shipping World News Magazine

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BREAKUNG; DIG, FCID slumps, dies in his office March 9, 2022

The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), Joseph Egbunike, is dead. Egbunike, was reported to have slumped and died in his office at Area ten Garki, Abuja late hours Tuesday night. The deceased was an indigene of Onitsha, Anambra State, headed the Special Investigation Panel constituted by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to investigate the suspended head of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, over money laundering allegations.

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Nimasa, nimet partnership will improve maritime sector….Jamoh

Maritime, News Feature

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and SafetyAgency, NIMASA and the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out areas of collaboration in weather forecasting and climate research. Director General NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh and his counterpart from NiMet, Prof Mansur Bako Matazu signed on behalf of both Agencies of government. The MoU is designed as a framework for NiMet to provide meteorological services for NIMASA to improve the welfare of Seafarers and Safety of navigation of vessels in Nigerian territorial waters in line with recommendations of the International Maritime Organization. Speaking shortly after the signing ceremony, NIMASA Director General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh expressed confidence that the forecast for maritime sa...

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Bayelsa Special, Peaceful State, Says Obasanjo *Commends Gov. Diri

News Feature, Press Release

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described Bayelsa as a special state and pledged to continue to support its developmental efforts, which he said are on course. The two-time Nigerian Head of State spoke yesterday at his Abeokuta, Ogun State residence during the visit of Governor Douye Diri to felicitate with him on his 85th birthday. The foremost elder statesman thanked the Bayelsa governor for the visit and commended him for steering the ship of the state in the right direction. He said despite being a small state in terms of population, his desire is to see a Bayelsa that is beautiful, powerful and that cannot be ignored. His words: "Bayelsa State is a special state. What I have coveted and strived for Bayelsa is what we are getting today. "Small but beautiful, s...

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My Award, Encouragement To Perform Better, Says Gov Diri *Dedicates Honour To Bayelsans

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said his Independent Newspapers' Governor of the Year 2021 Award will spur him to better serve his state and the country. He equally dedicated the award to people of the state and his Prosperity Administration team. The governor, who was honoured as the best in the Good Governance and Responsive Leadership category, received the award at a well-attended event held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Lagos on Saturday night. In statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Sunday, Senator Diri said the award was not for him alone but also for members of his Prosperity Administration and all Bayelsans. He appreciated the media organisation for the recognition, noting that he was delighted that his silent achievements wer...

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Wike Has Simplified Governance, Says Diri As Bayelsa Governor Inaugurates Road Project In Rivers

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has showered encomiums on his Rivers counterpart, Chief Nyesom Wike, saying he has simplified governance in a way that his administration has positively impacted the people. Governor Diri stated this on Wednesday when he inaugurated the 3.5km Mgbuoshimini-Nkpor road in Rumuolumeni, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Bayelsa governor noted that the importance of roads cannot be over-emphasised as they impact on the socio-economic life of the people. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted Governor Diri as saying that Wike simplified governance through his infrastructure revolution. The said the Rivers governor would leave big shoes for his successor to fill. Diri stated that having...

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SYLVA SALUTES ‘SOLID’ KING AGANABA ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS PASSING

News Feature

Hon. Minister of state for Petroleum Resources, H.E Timipre Sylva, on Saturday hailed the late Ibedaowei of Kolokuma Kingdom and one of the Founding Fathers of Bayelsa State, HRM Geoffrey Filinti Aganaba as a solid, refined character on the occasion of the monarch's 25th anniversary of his passing. Sylva, who was represented by his Special Assistant on Media And Public Affairs Julius Bokoru, at the Banquet Hall of Creek Haven, Yenagoa, described King Aganaba as a man of excellence who was not just a major founding figure of the state but a moral and intellectual icon as well. Sylva prayed for a continuation of King Aganaba's legacies and appealed that Bayelsans and Nigerians add more value to traditional institutions as they define us as a people, protect our cultures and traditi...

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Jime mulls Desk Offices in Shipping Companies

News Feature, Port News

The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC), Hon. Emmanuel Jime put forward a proposal that a Desk Officer in shipping companies be appointed to aid smooth interface with Shippers' Council. Jime said this when he led the Agency's Management on a courtesy visit to CMA CGM Nigeria Shipping Limited in Lagos today. He stated that the desk officers would share with NSC challenges facing them in their operations, adding that NSC as Port Economic Regulator wants seamless operations for service providers and their customers. He commended the company for embracing digitization in its operations, noting that Shippers' Council was delighted with equipment currently in use by CMA CGM at their facility. The Council's helmsman clarified that th...