IMO, ILO adopt guidelines to improve welfare of seafarers

  New measures to improve conditions for seafarers, including those who have been abandoned, have been…

Nigeria Maritime University staff begin strike over poor welfare, infrastructure

  Workers at the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State,…

Koko reiterates NPA’s commitment to seafarers’ welfare 

    The Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mohammed Bello Koko, has reaffirmed…

At MtS symposium, Sanwo-Olu, Akeredolu seek better welfare for seafarers 

  The Governors of Lagos State and Ondo State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on…

NIMASA says policies in pipeline for seafarers’ training, welfare

  Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh, has disclosed…

MWUN tasks shipping line agencies on members’ welfare

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has tasked the Shipping Association of Nigeria (SAN), to…

Welfare of Nigerian seafarers

The claim that the global economy runs on shipping is incontrovertible. It is difficult to imagine…

What can be done to enhance the welfare of Nigerian seafarers?

A minimum standard must be set in terms of wages for cabotage and inland waterways. Employment…