News Feature – Page 23 – Shipping World News Magazine

Aug232024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

One Year In Office: An Open Letter To His Excellency, Adegboyega Oyetola*

News Feature

Your Excellency, Adegboyega Oyetola CON, Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, I trust that this letter meets you well. First, let me use this opportunity to thank President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The creation of this Ministry was a dream come true for maritime stakeholders who over the years had yearned for specialized Ministry for the maritime sector. Your Excellency, sir, please convey our best wishes and warm appreciation to His Excellency, the President. Tell him we will not take this gesture for granted. As pioneer Minister of this Ministry, the burden on you to deliver Mr. President's vision in the Marine and Blue Economy is better imagined. This has been made worse, Mr Minister,due to the fact that you have little or no background in this sector prior to your appointment. An...

Aug232024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Supreme Court Judgement Triumph Of Truth, Says Diri

Law, News Feature

Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has described Friday’s judgement of the Supreme Court, which affirmed his victory in the November 11, 2023 governorship election, as the triumph of truth over falsehood and evil. Speaking in Abuja after the apex court gave its verdict, Governor Diri said the victory was not for him or his deputy alone but also for people of the state whose choice was validated by the courts. A statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as saying that his victories at the courts have renewed his hope in the judiciary and in democracy. He said no matter the level of hardship in the country, the forthrightness of the judiciary has given him assurance that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and called on Nigerians to...

Aug212024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

BRIBE SCANDAL ROCKS NIMASA….Executive Director Fingered * 296 Cadets risk deportation. * NIMASA may face court action in UK, Nigerian .

Maritime, News Feature

These are certainly not the best of times for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency , NIMASA and its Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, Mr Jibril ABBA, considering the damning allegations made against him by an NSDP Vendor, , Messrs SPRINGDALE ACADEMY OF MARITIME EDUCATION & TRAINING TRUST(SAMET), India. Should NIMASA fail to act promptly, indications are rife that two legal actions ; one in UK and another in Nigeria for breach of contract might be filed against the Agency in a matter of days. Already , letters from two law chambers in UK and Nigeria have served a notice of a possible legal action for a breach of contract. In one of such letters of "Compaint and Demand" from Kunle Adegoke & co, a Lagos based firm of Legal Practioners , dated...

Aug182024 by Asu Beks1 Comment

BREAKING: President Tinubu slashes,NPA, NIMASA, Shippers Council, others IGR deductions to 20 per cent.

News Feature

Indications are rife that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may have ordered that the deductions of IGRs from Federal Government Parastatals be reduced from 50 to 20 per cent. Shipping World Magazine learned from usually dependable sources that Mr President may have to bowed to pressure from his economic team that the 50 per cent deduction not only counter productive but was likely to cripple the affected MDAs. Sources at the Presidency informed our magazine that the move was aimed at easing the burden of the MDAs and encourage financial autonomy.

Aug162024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

The ‘Orphan’ Called Nigerian Ship Owner By Asu Beks

Maritime, News Feature

If the famed founder of the Synagogue Church of all Nations, Pastor T. B. Joshua, were alive, I would have mobilized the rank and file of Nigerian indigenous ship owners to his Church for a seven-day dry fasting to break this 18 years jinx that has made the disbursement of the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) a mission impossible. Or maybe I should consider Rev. Fr. Mbaka or the maverick pastor Indaboski for this divine intervention which seems to be the only option left. If there is any indigenous group that has never benefited from any direct government bail out in the last two decades, it is the Nigeria ship owner. From the Obasanjo administration to late Yar'Adua, Jonathan and Buhari, various sectors of Nigeria's economy, including aviation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas...

Aug132024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

PROF. WOLE SOYINKA AT 90: A GALA OF HIGH COMMENDATIONS AND DISSECTIONS

News Feature

On Friday July 13, 1934, contrasting events unfolded around the world. Far away in Europe, Adolf Hitler launched the “Night of Long Knives” in Germany, causing great global unease and rapple. But in British West Africa, a bouncing baby boy, later named Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka, was born in Abeokuta, in the hear of Yorubaland, , amidst jubilation. Today, that infant boy, Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka has acquired several sobriquets and nom-de-guerre, depending on the circumstance. On his 90th birthday, he has severally been given such by-names as “Kongi”, the “Lion of African Literature”, the “Bard of Ogun” and the “Sage of Abeokuta” (right from his hometown). Others refer to him as the “Literary Giant of Africa”, “Poet Laurette of the Black World”, The “Champion of Justice...

Aug132024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

MOBEREOLA DASHES HOPE ON EARLY DISBURSEMENT OF CABOTAGE FUND…says floating dock would not be deployed to Okerenkoko.

Maritime, News Feature

Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola, on Monday dashed the hopes of Nigerian Ship Owners who had wished for an early disbursement of the controversial Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund, when he hinted of a possible review of the entire process. Mobereola who spoke at an interactive Session with Nigeria's mainstream Maritime Media said Government was very conscious of the mistakes made during the moribund Ship Acquisition and Building Fund and was therefore not prepared repeat the same mistakes. The regime of Dr Bashir Jamoh was in the process of making disbursement of the CVFF and had even appointed five Primary Lending Institutions, PLIs before he ran out his tenure . The bone of contention during discussions between Jamoh a...

Aug122024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov Diri Sad Over Boat Mishap

News Feature

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed sadness over Wednesday’s cargo boat accident around Ezetu 1 community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident reportedly claimed an unconfirmed number of casualty while rescue operations are ongoing. Governor Diri, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, expressed the condolences of the state government to families of victims of the mishap. He also directed the relevant ministries to immediately join the rescue efforts. The governor said investigation will be conducted into the cause of the accident and urged boat operators to always observe safety procedures on the state’s waterways. “The news of another tragic boat accident in our state was shocking and sad. On b...

Aug112024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

AILES GROUP MAKES A BRAVE ENTRY INTO UK MARKET…Opens London Office.

News Feature

AILES GROUP , a global player in the Oil and Gas Sector, last week launched its presence in the UK market establishing the AILES RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LTD ,UK. Chairman/CEO of the AILES GROUP, High Chief Michael Onuoha, told Shipping World Magazine exclusively that the intention of the Conglomerate is to use the UK office to launch into Commodity trade, Investment Promotion , Energy and other potential trade opportunities in the UK. "In Nigeria, we are into Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Hospitality among others. AILES RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LTD UK will serve as the window for African business men who wish to tap into the vast opportunities in the UK but lack the enabling start ups. We are here to serve as that bridge "he declared

Aug112024 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Abubakar Dantsoho: Task before new helmsman at NPA

Maritime, News Feature

After months of speculation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on July 12, 2024 unveiled Taraba-born Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, thus ending the two-year tenure of Mohammed Bello Koko. Bello Koko was drafted to replace Hadiza Bala Usman two years ago after she fell out of favour with her boss and former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Expectedly, Dantsoho's appointment was greeted with jubilation by industry stakeholders who have been worried that for nearly two decades, 'outsiders' who had little or no knowledge about port operations were appointed to oversee such a critical national asset. The appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, who was an Assistant General Manager at the Servicom Unit of NPA and a core profess...