AMAECHI URGES 200 CADETS TO BE GOOD AMBASSADORS OF NIGERIA
…As Jamoh pledges to sign Bilateral Agreements on CoC Recognition BY GODWIN OBI Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has advised 200 beneficiaries of the third phase of the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) not to disappoint Nigeria, but to be good Ambassadors of our country. The MinisterContinue Reading
NIMASA gets encomiums on capacity building, As it sends 3rd Set of NSDP for training overseas
BY GODWIN OBI The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon Rotimi Amaechi has commended to he management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for synthesizing greater efforts in capacity building, even as he also asked the Dr. Bashir Jamoh leadership to consider the country’s maritime training institutes whenContinue Reading
NIMASA trains over 2000 seafarers, sends 200 Cadets to India, As Amaechi admonishes them to be good Ambassadors
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has selected 200 young Nigerians from across the six geo-political zones of the country for Seafaring courses in Maritime Academies/Universities in India, Greece and the Philippines under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme, NSDP Dr. Bashir Jamoh, Director General, NIMASAContinue Reading
Buhari: eNaira Will Increase Nigeria’s GDP By $29bn
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria’s new digital currency, eNaira, will increase the country’s Gross Domestic Product by $29 billion over the next 10 years. The President said this on Monday at the unveiling of eNaira at the State House. According to the President, the launch ofContinue Reading
Buhari: eNaira Will Increase Nigeria’s GDP By $29bn
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria’s new digital currency, eNaira, will increase the country’s Gross Domestic Product by $29 billion over the next 10 years. The President said this on Monday at the unveiling of eNaira at the State House. According to the President, the launch ofContinue Reading
WorldBank blacklists 18 Nigerian firms, Individuals over Fraud
BY GODWIN OBI The World Bank has blacklisted 18 Nigerians firms and individuals over corruption and Fraud It was gathered that the sanctions were issued by the World Bank Sanctions Board, World Bank Chief Suspension and Debarment Officer and the African Development Bank. The debarments made by AfDB were recognisedContinue Reading
Otunba Folarin advocates for National Single Window at Nigeria’s ports
…….Pledges support for Shippers’ Council BY GODWIN OBI The Chairman, Nigerian Ports Consultative Council, Otunba Kunle Folarin has called for the institution of the National Single Window at the nation’s seaports. Otunba Folarin made the call when he led the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) on a courtesy visit toContinue Reading
Strike looms in the Ports, As aggrieved freight Agents boil over shipping companies continue extortion
BY GODWIN OBI Aggrieved freight forwarders, who are plying their trade at the Lagos ports, have served a notice of withdrawal of their services to protest what they described as unbridled and barefaced extortions and high handedness by the shipping companies. In the notice of service withdrawal signed by AlhajiContinue Reading
ARMED BANDITS INTERCEPT GUO LUXURIOUS BUS, KIDNAP OVER 90 PASSENGERS IN EDO
BY GODWIN OBI A fully loaded luxurious (Volvo marcopolo) bus with an inscription “GUO OKEKE MOTORS” was early on Wednesday intercepted by armed bandits with about 90 passengers kidnapped.A source who witnessed the incident told our reporter that, “the bus which was travelling from Owerri in Imo state and headingContinue Reading
NIMASA:Jamoh Rallies Support for Nigeria’s IMO Category C Reinstatement at Atlantic Conference in Portugal
BY GODWIN OBI Ahead of the December International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council Election, Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has called on the international maritime community to support Nigeria’s bid for reinstatement into Category C. Speaking at the third Seminar of the AtlanticContinue Reading