MASPAN hosts Strategic Discourse on Maritime Security at 2021 AGM
BY GODWIN OBI Maritime experts are set to converge from the public and private sectors in a bid to proffer a holistic approach via partnership to address the security constraints in the sector as the Maritime Security Providers Association of Nigeria (MASPAN) organizes its 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM). TheContinue Reading
Photo News: Jamoh Parleys With IMO’s Rep
BY GODWIN OBI DG NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh in a tete-a-tete with Nigeria’s Alternate Permanent Representative at the IMO Mr. Dirisu Abdulmumuni during the celebration of the 2021 World Maritime Day in Lagos.Continue Reading
NIMASA, Customs Premise Method For Seamless Delivery Of Deep Blue Assets
BY GODWIN OBI As part of efforts to expedite the clearance of the Deep Blue Project assets still at the ports, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) have agreed on modalities for seamless and timely delivery of the assets for onward deployment.TheContinue Reading
SERAP urges Buhari to cut N26bn budget to improve on health facilities across states
BY GODWIN OBI The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to cut the N26 billion presidency budget for the construction of the presidential wing at the State House Medical Centre, local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, ‘sitting allowance’, and ‘welfare package’, and to useContinue Reading
Bonny Way Tasks FG To Fix Nigerian Roads, Ban Smaller Commercial Buses On Inter- State Routes
By Godwin Obi The Chairman and Chief Executive of Bonny Way Motors Ltd, Chief Boniface Nwachukwu, has appealed to the Federal Government to fix Nigerian Roads to reduce armed robbery and kidnapping of motorists and their passengers on the roads, even as he also urged the government to ban movementContinue Reading
SARAKI, AKPABIO AFRICA ON BLUE ECONOMY DEVELOPMENT
…….As Maritime Stakeholders Call For Proper Harnessing of Ocean Resources The Minister of Niger Delta affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Minister of State for Transportation senator Gbemi Saraki have jointly called on African countries to take advantage of the blue economy for sustainable development of their countries. This was as Stakeholders in theContinue Reading
South-east Governor’s: Ebube Agu will take route in South East before December, 2021
BY GODWIN OBI The South-East Governors Forum has said that the ‘Ebube Agu’ security outfit will be established in all southeast states before the end of the year. The governors said this as part of their eight-point agenda during a meeting that took place at the Enugu State Government HouseContinue Reading
FG to pay students studying education N75,000 per semester
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has proposed to pay the sum of N75,000 per semester for undergraduates studying education courses in public institutions and N50,000 for those who enroll for a National Certificate In Education (N.C.E.) programme. The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, disclosed this on Tuesday during theContinue Reading
There Are Over 30 Separatist Groups in South east- Senator Abaribe
BY GODWIN OBI Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, says there are dozens of separatist groups in the south-east region of the country. He stated this on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm where he lamented that the focus has always been on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). “One of the biggest problems theContinue Reading
NIMASA BOARD APPOINTS 3 NEW DIRECTORS, APPROVES PROMOTION OF 295 OTHERS
· – Jamoh pledges to Reward Professionalism BY GODWIN OBI 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 atContinue Reading