November 2024 – Shipping World News Magazine

Nov252024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BAYELSA STATE TO ENJOY 24HR ELECTRICITY SOON***As Gov Douye Diri Acquires Gas Turbines

News Feature

In the beginning, God created heaven and earth ,and thereafter said " Let there be Light", and there was light. In Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri, seems to have responded to this biblical injunction when he declared that henceforth, citizens of the state will now witness 24 hours, uninterrupted power supply. By implication , this will now set the tone for the much anticipated industrialisation by moving her from a State beyond Oil. This cherry news reportedly came from Nigeria's miracle Governor weekend when he announced that the State has procured ,and would install Gas Turbines that would commence and develop its Independent Power Plant. The actual cost of this intervention was not available as at press time but Shipping World Magazine understands that the intention is to pave way...

Nov242024 by Regent YoumorNo Comments

PIUS AKUTAH, Shippers Council boss,Celebrates Lady Elohor Asu Beks

News Feature

It is a privilege to stand here today as we gather to celebrate a truly special milestone - the 40th birthday of an incredible woman, Lady Eloho Asu Beks. Forty years is no small feat . It covers a journey filled with experiences, growth, and countless moments of joy and resilience. Today, we honour not just these years but the remarkable person our celebrant has become. A woman of grace, wisdom and strength. For us in the maritime industry, the beauty in the life of Lady Asu Beks reflects around the contributions of her husband, Asu Beks, to the growth and development of the nation's maritime industry. We see a shining example of a supportive spouse who have provided kindness, generosity and motivation towards the advancement of her husband's career. They say life begins at 40, a...

Nov232024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov Douye Diri Gifts Bayelsa Law Students 300k each

News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the payment of N300,000 each to students from the state in all the law school campuses in Nigeria. Governor Diri disclosed this at a meeting with representatives of the Bayelsa State Law Graduates Forum in Yenagoa. The governor was represented at the meeting by the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Biriyai Dambo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria. Mr. Dambo said the approval reflected the governor’s commitment to the education of Bayelsans and that it would cushion the effect of the economic hardship in the country on the students. He also stated that the grant would aid their academic pursuit and improve their welfare. Dambo urged the students to focus on their academic work in order to make the state and t...

Nov232024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Abubakar Dantsoho: Agenda for West and Central African ports. By Asu Beks

News Feature, Port News

Founded 52 years ago in October 1972, the Port Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) was established under the auspices of the Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The main objective of the 40 member group is to contribute towards improvement, coordination and harmonization of port and harbour activities, services and infrastructure among countries in West and Central Africa subregion. The election last week of Nigeria's Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, is the first time in the history of the regional body a Nigerian has been elected as Chairman. Dantsoho's election is coming on the heels of the establishment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. There is no doubt that the challenges...

Nov202024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

The message from Tinubu’s men By Pius Mordi

News Feature

Aso Rock's media team is in overdrive. Not with a flurry of messages to acquaint Nigerians with the sterling accomplishments of their principal, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Apparently, they have no such story to tell. What has preoccupied the now expanded team is the scathing remarks attributed to Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President, in far away United States at a Chinua Achebe Leadership Forum. Obasanjo is not an inventor or social scientist to have said anything extraordinary. He said Nigeria is teetering on the brink of chaos, expressing "deep concern" over the country's worsening economic situation. He blamed it on leadership failure, stating that "the more the immorality and corruption of a nation, the more the nation sinks into chaos, insecurity, conflict, and underdevelopm...

Nov202024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund Intact, says Dayo Mobereola

News Feature, Port News

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 funds have disappeared from the CVFF account. The report of a missing money is both misleading and false. For the record, the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, securely held in the NIMASA account at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), remains intact. There has been no disappearance of funds, and no illegal transactions, as the article suggests. This misinformation is a figment of the authors imagination, aimed at undermining NIMASA’s integrity, and mislead the public about the Agency's operations. The Management of NIMASA will ensure that the CVFF is utilised in line with...

Nov202024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PORTNEWS SUMMIT 2024

Press Release

The maiden edition of PORTNEWS SUMMIT will come up on Wednesday, the 4th of December 2024 at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos. It is organised by PortNews Newspaper. The theme is Port Reforms and Local Content: Has Nigeria fared Well? The Summit is expected to pool a gathering of respected economists, ship moguls, respected maritime stakeholders, legal experts and longstanding maritime journalists. The occasion will be chaired by former Minister of lnterior, Captain Emmanuel lhenacho, while the Guest Speakers will be the renowned economist and a former Director General of Lagos Chambers of Commerce and industries, Dr Muda Yusuf and the well known maritime legal luminary, Olisa Agbakoba, SAN. Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu will be the Chief Host, and the Special Guest of ...

Nov162024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Sen Douye Diri: A Governor’s obsession with the Blue Economy By Asu Beks.

News Feature

As a product of the Ijaw struggle, having served as one time Organizing Secretary of the Ijaw National Congress, INC , Governor Douye Diri's love for his people is legendary. In the last couple of months, he has taken the campaign against the environmental degradation of the oil rich Niger Delta and the seeming unbalance in allocation of her resources to local and global fora, thereby carving a niche for himself as the lone voice of the oppressed peoples of the Niger Delta. And having lost a large chunk of our resources to the Government at the centre, Governor Douye Diri has began the campaign to shift attention from the depreciating oil and gas sector ,to the new found gold; the marine and Blue Economy. He has told anyone who cares to listen that " the Resource of Bayelsa lay in the beds...

Nov142024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

DANGER !500 NIGERIAN CADETS STRANDED IN EUROPE, ASIA….AS NIMASA DEFAULTS IN PAYMENT OF TUITION FEES , UPKEEP ALLOWANCES FOR 8 MONTHS AND COUNTING

Maritime, News Feature

Officials of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy are increasingly becoming apprehensive over the delay tactics being adopted by the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr Dayo Mobereola, over the suspension of payment of tuition fees and upkeep allowances to no fewer than 500 Nigeria cadets in the Philippines, Greece and India, Shipping World Magazine has confirmed. This development is coming on the heels of a marching order from the Minister, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola, to the NIMASA helmsman to handle this issue expeditiously and save the country from a possible national disgrace. While there have been pockets of protests at the NlMASA Corporate headquarters this year by some of the affected cadets from Greece and Philippines, the fate...

Nov132024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nigeria seeks a Trump like bounce back to IMO Council as President Bola Tinubu Signs six IMO Instruments

Maritime, News Feature

As fate of more than 500 Cadets Stranded in Europe and Asia may Compound Nigeria's woes. Celebrations at the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy on Presidential accession for six Conventions of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) were shortlived as news filtered in of a mass action against Nigeria's bid. Usually dependable sources, confided in Shipping World that the three Countries ; India , Greece and Philippines, were NIMASA have abandoned over 500 cadets have formed a strong lobby group to frustrate Nigeria. Shipping World investigation had revealed that the current NIMASA administration since its inauguration have refused to meet the statutory needs of cadets such as tuition and monthly allowances.It is however believed that ratification of these conventions, Nigeria...