Press Release – Page 8 – Shipping World News Magazine

Oct202021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

LEAGUE OF MARITIME EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS CONDEMNS INVASION OF SHIPPING COMPANIES

Press Release

The League of MARITIME Editors and Publishers has unequivocally condemned the invasion of some shipping companies by officials of the Federal Committee on Compition and Consumer Protection. The officials aided by heavily armed police and army personnel, invaded the premises of shipping companies via COSCO , HULLBLYTH, OMA/CGM, LANSAL and HAPOD LYOD and unleashed mayhem on the company and its staff. Reports have it that personal effects of the staff such as phones were seized by the government officials while the staff were held hostage for hours. The harsh action must be roundly condemned by all well meaning Nigerians. Though we are not against government officials exercising their statutory responsibilities but such acts must be done responsibly. We believe that lai...

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 wo...

Oct62021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

NIMASA BOARD ELEVATES 3 DEPUTY DIRECTORS, APPROVES PROMOTION OF 295 OTHERS

Press Release

The Governing Board of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has approved the appointment of three new Directors, Mr. Eric OJI, Mr. Dimowo Heaky, and a former spokesman of the Agency, Mr. Isichei Osamgbi. Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Mr. Dirisu Abdulmumuni, was promoted to Deputy Director, alongside 61 others. Two hundred and thirty-three other staff were elevated to their next grade levels. The promotions were ratified at a meeting of the Governing Board of the Agency held in Lagos under the chairmanship of Honourable Asita O. Asita. Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, congratulated the promoted members of staff and charged them to remain committed to the Agency’s vision of maki...

Oct12021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa At 25: We’ve Made Good Progress, Says Gov. Diri

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has urged Bayelsans to appreciate God for creation of the state as it has witnessed remarkable development in 25 years of its existence. Governor Diri stated this on Friday in a statewide broadcast to mark Nigeria's 61st and Bayelsa State 25th anniversary aired on all the major stations in Yenagoa. The governor noted that although the state had not developed to the level it desired to be, it had witnessed appreciable growth in terms of human and infrastructure development compared to when it was part of the old Rivers State. While calling on all sons and daughters of the state to close ranks and support his administration to move the state forward, Diri stressed that there was no other state they can call theirs, urging them to avoid act...

Sep292021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Fashola Commends Diri On Infrastructure, Partnership With FG

News Feature, Press Release

*Bayelsa Gov Decries Lack Of Federal Presence The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has praised Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, for his administration's infrastructure development strides. Mr. Fashola gave the commendation on Tuesday during his courtesy visit to Government House, Yenagoa, after inspecting federal projects in the state. A press release by Governor Diri’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the Minister as having applauded the Bayelsa governor for his state's collaborative efforts with the federal government on projects sited in the state. His words: "Bayelsa has clearly shown it is an example for other states to emulate in fast-tracking partnership between the federal and state government on issues of de...

Sep272021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa at 25: Late Abacha Remains Our Hero, Says Gov Diri

News Feature, Press Release

*Restates Call For True Federalism, Equity In Nigeria Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has expressed appreciation to former Head of State, late General Sani Abacha, over the creation of the state 25 years ago on October 1, 1996. Governor Diri said the people of his homogeneous Ijaw state remain grateful to the late Nigerian leader for that singular decision regardless of factors that could have hindered the state's creation. He stated this on Sunday during a thanksgiving service on Nigeria's 61st independence and Bayelsa State's 25th anniversary at the King of Glory Chapel in Government House, Yenagoa. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, quoted the governor as eulogising Abacha, noting that the late Head of State remains a hero to people of the state a...

Sep262021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Gov Diri Directs Investigation, Autopsy Into Bayelsa Youth’s Death

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye DirI, has directed immediate investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a Bayelsa youth, Goodluck Oviekeme. Governor Diri also directed that an autopsy be conducted on Monday with representatives of the late youth's family, the police and the state government present. The late Goodluck was said to have been arrested by the police special squad "Operation Puff Adder" last Wednesday over an alleged robbery incident in his Biogbolo community. Miffed by his reported death in police custody, the community staged a protest on Saturday that grounded vehicular movement for hours in the state capital, Yenagoa. On Sunday, while speaking at a thanksgiving service to mark Nigeria's 61st independence and the 25th anniversary of Ba...

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...

Jul142021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Atala Oil Field Remains Bayelsa’s Prized Asset, Says Gov. Diri *Asks FG To Cancel Revocation

Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on Wednesday, made emphatic clarifications on the state's position about its Atala oil marginal field (OML 46), which licence was revoked by the federal government through the Department of Petroleum Resources in April 2020. Governor Diri, who was commenting on the issue publicly for the first time amid the controversy it had generated in recent times, expressed shock over the revocation. He said the marginal oil field remained a prized asset of the state to which it is sentimentally attached and called on the federal government to reconsider its decision on the matter. The governor stated this position before commencement of the weekly state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa. A statement by his Chief Press Se...

Jun232021 by Asu BeksNo Comments

Bayelsa Solicits South Korea Partnership On Agric, Infrastructure Development

News Feature, Press Release

Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has sought the partnership and support of South Korea in areas of agricultural, maritime and infrastructure development of the state. At a meeting with the South Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Kim Young-Chae, in Abuja on Friday, Governor Diri said given its maritime similarity with Bayelsa, the state also needed the South Korean expertise and partnership in developing deep-sea fishing, aquaculture and rice cultivation. His Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, in a statement, quoted the governor as saying that the state was equally interested in partnership in education, science and technology as well as in oil and gas. He said his administration pays serious attention to the issue of security as top priority and has conscientiously ...