International Maritime Organisation – Shipping World News Magazine

All eyes will be on 4, Embankment Street, London on Friday, November 28 as Nigeria attempts to leapfrog into the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, category " C". This is a high stakes election at the IMO Secretariat in which Nigeria has committed millions of dollars towards an electioneering campaign and lobbying spanning over 20 months. And the message from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Marine and Blue Economy Minister, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola , is very clear, " failure wont be an option". And the reason behind Mr President's mandate is obvious. Since 2010, Nigeria has made no fewer than nine unsucssful attempts at this elite club but returned with failure. " Dont return home without the " trophy" , President Tinubu was said to have warned Oyetola . As the D day approaches,Niger...

Dr Bashir Jamoh,Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) has at last broken his long silence over his rumoured political ambition as Governor of Kaduna State. Dr Jamoh who was fielding questions from reporters at an interaction session with maritime journalists in Lagos said though he has a passion for the maritime industry and would want to work in it all through his life, however, said he does not foreclose joining the political bandwagon if the opportunity throws itself up. “I love the maritime industry; I have a great passion for it and I can work in it for the rest of my life, but my people want me to serve them at the state level, I will not fail them, it would be unfair to do that so I will avail them of my services at the state. ...

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EXCLUSIVE! Nigeria Set to Leapfrog into IMO Category “C” Friday. BY ASU BEKS.

I will join Kaduna Governorship race…Jamoh