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60 migrants drown in Mediterranean Sea

  As many as 60 people are feared to have drowned on a vessel carrying migrants across the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy or Malta, the operators of a charity…

VIDEO: NSDP cadets protest at NIMASA headquarters

  Some cadets being trained under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP) have staged a protest at the head office of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) at…

Nigerian Shippers’ Council unveils registration portal for service providers

  The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has launched a registration portal for providers and users of port services operating at Onne Port, Rivers State. NSC Executive Secretary, Barr. Akutah Pius…

Nigeria reopens borders with Niger Republic

  President Bola Tinubu has directed the opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate…

APC Kano guber candidate Nasir Gawuna eyes NPA top job

  Supporters of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 Kano State gubernatorial election, Nasir Yusuf Gawuna, have expressed optimism that their man will be…

Tinubu appoints ex-Lagos commissioner NIMASA DG

  President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Mobereola replaces Dr. Bashir Jamoh,…

COWA distributes food items to its members in Abuja

  The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA) on Tuesday flagged off the distribution of food items to its members in Karu Customs Barracks, Abuja. COWA National President, Mrs. Kikelomo Adeniyi,…

Pirates board cargo ship off Somalia

  No fewer than 20 suspected pirates boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and took control of the ship, a maritime security firm, Ambrey, has said. The…

EXCLUSIVE: The letter that ended Jamoh’s tenure at NIMASA

  An exclusive story published by SHIPS & PORTS last Wednesday 5th March 2024 succeeded in ending surreptitious moves to illegally prolong the tenure of the former Director General of…

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Hadiza Bala Usman’s book of 99 errors

  I finally found the time last week to read Hadiza Bala Usman’s polemic titled “STEPPING ON TOES: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority”. It is a small book…

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Merging NIMASA with Customs, FIRS dangerous

  By Dr. Ade Dosunmu  My attention has been drawn to speculation purported to have emanated from the Presidential Policy Advisory group erroneously classifying the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety…