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Nov122021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Jamoh makes a case for Uniformity of Laws in Gulf of Guinea

Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has appealed for the standardisation of the legal frameworks of countries in the Gulf of Guinea to aid effective prosecution of maritime crimes. Jamoh made the appeal in Lagos at the Third Technical Rotating Meeting of the project on “enhancing regional research, convening of stakeholders and capacity development in the Gulf of Guinea” implemented by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, and the Government of Denmark. A communique calling for the transformation of Yaoundé Code of Conduct (YCC) into a binding convention for better coordination and optimal benefit to the member countries, was issued at the end of the meeting organised in partnership wit...

Nov92021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Dr Bashir Jamoh Dedicates Award to Nigeria’s BLUE ECONOMY

Maritime, Press Release

I DEDICATE THIS AWARD TO NIGERIA's BLUE ECONOMY....Bashir Jamoh's Acceptance Speech at the Zik Prize for Leadership. I am truly honored Honoured to be in the Class of Recipients of the Prestigious Zik Prize in Leadership for Public Policy I grew up hearing and watching the great Zik of Africa on TV. Back in those days in school, we were taught about Zik as one of our founding fathers. I could never have imagined that I will be receiving this recognition in his name. To be in this class is very humbling. So, let me thank the organizers of this award; the trustees of the PPRAC, and those who nominated me for this honour. Also, I want to especially appreciate Mr. President, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari for giving me the opportunity by appointing me as the Director-General of the N...

Nov12021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

200 CADETS SET SAIL AS AMAECHI FLAGS OFF NIMASA’s NSDP-3

Maritime, Press Release

…We will Sign Bilateral Agreements on CoC Recognition – Jamoh Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has flagged off the third phase of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP). During the flag-off ceremony organised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in Lagos, Amaechi urged the 200 NSDP-3 cadets to be of good behaviour and represent Nigeria well while commending the resilience of NIMASA in ensuring the success and expansion of the programme since its commencement in 2009. “The doggedness of NIMASA in ensuring the success of this programme is commendable, but I would like the Agency to include is more local training institutions that meet the standard required for the training,” Amaechi said. To the cadets, t...

Oct192021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PIRACY: GOV DOUYE DIRI IMPOSES DUSK TO DAWN CURFEW ON WATERWAYS

Maritime, Press Release

As part of measures to curtail sea piracy, kidnapping and other criminal activities, Bayelsa State government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on its waterways. The curfew on water transportation, which takes immediate effect, is between 7pm and 6am. The state government also imposed a ban on the use of 200- horsepower speed boats. These measures were announced on Monday evening at the end of the 12th state security council meeting presided over by Governor Douye Diri in Government House, Yenagoa. Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting, the Special Adviser on Security Matters 1, Mr. Akpoebi Agberebi, said henceforth no permit would be granted for use of 200-horsepower engines, warning that violators would face the full weight of the law. He however said there would ...

Sep292021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

IMO AUDIT QUERY: NIMASA,NiMet Collaborate to block missing gaps

Maritime

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) have initiated joint efforts to close gaps identified by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) during its last mandatory audit of the country’s maritime industry. This was disclosed in Lagos, when Director General of NiMet, Professor Mansur Bako Matazu, paid a courtesy call on Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, at the Agency’s headquarters. A statement by Mr Edward Osagie, NIMASA'S spokesman revealed that Auditors from IMO had in 2016 conducted a mandatory audit of Nigeria’s maritime industry to, among other things, ascertain compliance level with IMO’s maritime security and efficiency protocols on the country’s waters During the NiMet Director General’s visit,...

Sep232021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Jamoh wins 2020 Zik Prize in public policy

Maritime

Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has been named winner of the 2020 Zik Prize in Public Policy. Making the announcement on Thursday, September 23rd, 2021, in Lagos, the Chairman, Selection Committee Zik Prize 2020, Professor Pat Utomi said the capacity of the Director General to have extensively managed the restructuring, reformation and repositioning of NIMASA earned him the prestigious award. Prof Utomi stated that the Deep Blue Project and the Blue Economy initiatives Dr Jamoh “continues to champion have brought massive gains to the Agency and the nation’s economic diversification goals.” The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) in its second quarter 2021 report had disclosed that piracy in the Gulf of Guinea, which ...

Sep222021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nigeria Set for Ballast Water Management

Maritime, Press Release

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has said the country is taking proactive steps to address its exposure to the threat of ballast water because of the high tanker traffic in its waters. Director General of the Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, stated this in Lagos at the 10th Meeting of the National Taskforce (NTF) on Implementation of Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention, 2004. Jamoh said, being an oil producing country, Nigeria was prone to the effects of harmful aquatic organisms transported across regions by tankers. He said NIMASA, the Lead Agency for the implementation of international conventions, codes, and regulations of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), had in conjunction with other members of the NTF set up a pla...

Sep212021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Dr. Bashir Jamoh Prize for Best Maritime Reporter to be unveiled at Maiden Maritime Journalists Retreat

Maritime

The Maiden Edition of the National Retreat for Maritime Journalists is scheduled to hold from October 15-16, 2021 at the glamorous Cynergy Suites Royale in Ajah, Lagos. About 50 Maritime Journalists drawn from the five major Maritime Associations such as the League of Maritime Editors & Publishers (LOMEP), Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN), Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN), Association of Maritime Journalists of Nigeria (AMJON) and Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) are expected at the retreat. The Minister of. Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi is the Special Guest of Honour while the former National President of Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu, is the Chairman of the occa...

Jul132021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Deep Blue Project Driven by Competent Manpower…Jamoh

Maritime, News Feature

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Bashir Jamoh, has reiterated that assets deployed under the Deep Blue Project, recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari, are manned by proficient officers from the Nigerian security services. Dr. Bashir Jamoh, stated this in Lagos during the graduation ceremony of officers trained to crew the Special Mission Vessels, the main maritime component of the project also called the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure. Dr. Jamoh, who was represented by the Agency’s Executive Director, Operations, Mr. Shehu Ahmed, said the graduation of 30 officers trained in various part of the globe marked a significant addition to the team of competent personnel manning asset...

Jul42021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Jamoh Introduces a New Ship Registration Regime

Maritime, Port News

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has commenced the issuance of new certificates of ship registration while simultaneously phasing out the old permits. This is in a bid to ensure the utilisation of secured statutory certificates and prevent the entry of unseaworthy and sub-standard ships into the Nigerian flag. Director General of the Agency, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, said, "We are restructuring the Nigerian Ship Registration Office to serve you more efficiently and effectively. We are determined to grow our national fleet and tonnage to an enviable height.” According to Jamoh, “We are committed to ensuring that our Ship Registry remains of International Standard and this is why we have enhanced our certificates with more security features that would stand the t...