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Jun252021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Buhari appoints Jime as Executive Secretary Nigerian Shippers Council

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Emmanuel-Lyambee Jime as the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers Council. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to the statement, Jime, who holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law, brings his wealth of experience to the new role having distinguished himself in several public offices. He was at a time Managing Director at the Nigeria Export Processing Zone Authority (NEPZA) and a two-term member of the House of Representatives representing Makurdi/Guma Federal constituency between 2007 and 2015. He was also Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly from 1992 to 1993. “The appointment is for a renewable...

Jun42021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

President Buhari Launches Deep Blue Project in Lagos. • Simulation Exercises Ongoing

Maritime, Port News

President Muhammadu Buhari GCFR will on Thursday June 10, 2021 in Lagos perform the official launch of the assets under the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure also known as the Deep Blue Project. Preparatory to the launch, the Maritime Security Unit (MSU) of the Deep Blue Project comprising personnel from the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air Force, Nigeria Police and Department of State Services are conducting simulation exercises for the event on the land, air and sea assets of the Project to confirm their readiness for full deployment. It is worthy of note that the various military formations in the region are aware of the exercise. While this exercise is ongoing, members of the public especially those living in coastal communities are ad...

Jun22021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BLAME TANK FARMS FOR APAPA GRIDLOCK__ Shittu

Maritime, Port News

Former President of the Association of Nigeria Customs Licensed Agents(ANLCA), Prince Olayiwola Shittu has linked the perennial gridlock on the Apapa access roads to the presence of too many petroleum products tank farms close to the main roads. Speaking at the inaugural Round Table conference of the League of Maritime Editors, Prince Shittu stated that those who built the tank farms have done a lot of disservice to Nigeria. 'In a country where nobody pays for the consequences of their actions, the people who approved the citing of the tank farms should be prosecuted. The congestion on the Apapa roads is less than 20 years. Before then , there was no traffic jam. Right now, the seaports should be expanding to built up areas by demolishing buildings to expand the ports and government will...

May312021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

WHEN MARITIME EDITORS HOSTED TRAIL BLAZING PRINCE OLAYIWOLA SHITTU

Maritime

Prince Olayiwola Shittu, immediate past President of the National Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents, ANLCA, is a reporters' delight any day. A respected stakeholder in Nigeria's Maritime Industry, Shittu who is reputed as a mobile encyclopedia of the Maritime Industry , led the most successful tenure as President of ANLCA before bowing out honourably on April 14th, 2018. Last week, Shittu stormed the Secretariat of the elite Maritime Editors in Festac where he fielded questions on a wide range of issues . On the electronic call up system for trucks introduced by the Nigerian Ports Authority, Shittu posited that the system was founded on a faulty foundation. Shittu reasoned that there wasn't sufficient consultation between the NPA and stakeholders before its implementation....

May232021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Attairu Bala Usman, Hadiza Bala Usman’s brother was defacto NPA Chairman

Maritime, Port News

Daniel Kanu writes Amaechi, NPA Probe Panel, demands payment of US$4,229,434.07, others Renowned arrowhead of the One-Million-Man-March in the regime of late General Sani Abacha and businessman, Mr Daniel Kanu, is in the news again. According to a leaked document sighted by Newsdiaryonline, Kanu is this time around seeking justice over alleged infractions against his company, Cleanall Environmental Services Limited by Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA under suspended MD, Hadiza Bala Usman. A copy of the petition signed the company’s chairman, Daniel Kannu, was endorsed as received by the Ministry of Transportation on 21 May 2021. The petition to the Minister was further addressed: “Attention: The Chairman Administrative Panel of Inquiry on Nigerian Ports Authority Management”.In i...

May202021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

SWAIMS PARTNERS NPA ON MARITIME SECURITY AND SAFETY

Maritime, Press Release

Maritime security experts under the aegis of the ‘’Support for West African Maritime Security’’ (SWAIMS), has pledged to partner the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to address maritime security and safety within the country's waters. The group, affiliated to the European Union, provides support to ECOWAS Countries and Mauritania in the drive to fight against piracy and related crimes in the sub-region offered its technical assistance on the anti-piracy and nautical security services, among others. The SWAIMS team on a working visit to the Authority's head office in Marina Lagos, identified electronic management control, deepening of International Ships and Ports Facility Security ISPS Code compliance and sustenance, security surveillance and deterrence as critical areas of concern. Th...

May192021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Blue Economy: Wike Applauds Jamoh’s Giant Strides

Maritime, News Feature

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike ,has commended the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for designing and pursuing a Blue Economy strategy purposed to replace the current oil economy in about 10 years. Wike stated this in Port Harcourt, when he received the Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, who was on a courtesy visit. The governor said NIMASA’s plan for sustainable use of Nigeria’s abundant maritime resources was in line with the country’s economic diversification drive. Jamoh earlier appealed for greater involvement of the littoral states in the implementation of the Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure – also called the Deep Blue Project. The security scheme, which is domiciled in NIMASA and being executed in co...

May142021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Nigeria Receives Last Batch of Assets Under Deep Blue Project

Maritime, Port News

A Special Mission Aircraft was received in Lagos on Wednesday, in the final phase of the delivery and installation of assets under the Deep Blue Project designed to secure Nigerian waters up to the Gulf of Guinea. Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, received the aircraft, in company with Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and NIMASA’s Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Mr. Chudi Offodile. Jamoh had earlier inspected three Special Mission Helicopters at the Naval Base, Apapa, under the project billed for launch on May 21. Addressing journalists at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, during a brief ceremony to mark the arrival of the aircr...

Apr102021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NPA Board dares Amaechi, plan inaugural meeting April 15…..

Maritime, Port News

A seeming Corporate War is brewing in Nigeria's Maritime Industry as the Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi is at daggers drawn with the newly appointed Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority. Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari on January 21, appointed a new Board for the NPA under the headship of Mr Emmanuel Abisoye. The announcement came via a statement by Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina . But almost three months after the announcement, it was learnt that Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi has declined to inaugurate the new Board. Our investigations revealed that the Transportation Minister is unhappy about the way a memo on the reappointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of the NPA and the constitution of a new Board was "smuggled" to Mr P...

Apr82021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Shipping World to honour late Tony Momoh, Late Sam Ndah Isaiah, Daily Trust others at 25 th anniversary

Maritime

The Editorial Board of Maritime Media Ltd, Publishers of Nigeria's flagship maritime journal, Shipping World magazine have lined up a series of activities to mark its 25 years anniversary. Highlight of the event Scheduled for The Podium Event Centre Ikeja, Lagos is a Celebration of some Iconic Media Personalities and official launch of a Seaferers development program targetted at the girl child .Tagged from the CREEKS TO THE OCEAN, a catch them young program, it would focus on Nigeria's Coastal states of Lagos, Ondo, Delta , Bayelsa, Rivers, Edo, Akwa Ibom and Cross Rivers. A statement by Elder Asu Beks, CEO of Maritime Media Ltd and Publisher of Shipping World named the Media Icons and Organizations as follows; Awardees. 1. POSTHUMOUS Iconic Media Award : Late Prince Tony Mom...