Author: Saint Augustine

National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) has hailed the decision of the Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (rtd.) to rename the Lillypond/Ijora Terminal as Tincan Island Port 2 Area Command. In a letter addressed to the Comptroller-General by the Legal Adviser of the association, Barr. Fred Akokhia and made available to Primetime Reporters Friday, NAGAFF described the action as a salutary move that would bring succor to both the men and officers of the Service who for quite a while have been underutilized and collaterally made the stakeholders comprising of freight forwarders and other operatives at the…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that collaboration with various stakeholders across the globe is fundamental to unlocking the maritime opportunities in Nigeria. The DG made this known when the Acting Chinese Consul General, Mr. Li Yong paid a courtesy visit to the agency. Dr. Peterside said that cooperation among the Global South countries was the way to drive emerging economies to the height of development and commended the Chinese government for its willingness to strengthen the Nigerian-China relationship as evident in the major developmental projects across the country.…

In continuation of the drive to reposition the agency and establish partnerships for the sustainable growth and development of the Nigerian maritime industry, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), has called on the United States Government to partner the agency in the area of capacity building. The Director General of the agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside made this request when he received the Consul General of the United States in Lagos, Mr. John Bray at the agency’s Head Office. Dr. Peterside, who acknowledged the long standing relationship between the two countries and other existing bilateral agreements, said that the…

The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has identified the lack of adequate security infrastructure as the major challenge to the implementation of the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code in Nigeria. Peterside who disclosed this at the ongoing inaugural meeting of the National Port Facility Security Officers (NPFSOs) Forum holding in Lagos also listed volatility of Nigeria’s security in general occasioned by militant activities in the Niger-Delta region and the Boko Haram actions in the North East as well as lack of maintenance of some port facility security infrastructure as other challenges.…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has rolled out the agency’s Medium Term Strategic Growth Plan for the maritime industry. The Director General who disclosed the strategy during an engagement with the maritime media in Lagos noted that the Medium Term Strategic Growth Plan covering three years was built around his core mission at NIMASA which was to reform, restructure and reposition the agency for sustainable growth and development of the maritime industry. According to Peterside, the strategy document was built on five pillars including Survey, Inspection and Certification Transformation programme; Environment, Security…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has called on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to remain committed to its ideals of professionalism in the discharge of its mandate. Receiving a delegation of the Management of the foremost News Agency in Nigeria led by its Managing Director, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the DG also pledged the commitment of NIMASA to partner with NAN towards the sustainable development of the Nigerian maritime industry. Dr. Peterside who described NAN as Nigeria’s window to the rest of the world also urged the agency to project…

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has observed that the recurring rhetoric on the potentials of the Nigerian maritime industry is over and that it is time for stakeholders to unite to actualise these potentials for the benefit of the nation. The Director General who was speaking on Business Nigeria, a live programme on Television Continental (TVC) in Lagos noted that the time for action is now, to convert this bastion of opportunities into tangibles. Peterside who noted that the maritime industry was the second largest income earner for the country…

The militant war in the Niger Delta region is taking a new turn, as the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has declared war on some Chieftains of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The latest victim is Mr. Morris Nwachukwu Boroh, an APC Chieftain in Bayelsa State. Mr Boroh was attacked in May 2016 by the avengers and he escaped death by the whiskers. The reason for his attacked was not immediately known, until our investigation reveals that Mr. Boroh became the target of the militant group because he refused to renounced his membership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and join…

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has explained issues surrounding the rehabilitation of the Apapa-Ijora-wharf road which was stalemated due to corporate differences between Dangote Group of Companies and APM Terminals over which of the two companies, were reportedly jostling to bankroll the rehabilitation of the two kilometer road as part of their corporate social responsibility. NPA affirmed that Dangote was the first to respond to its call for help and the first to mobilize to site for commencement of the repairs work, APM Terminals Apapa Limited and Apapa Bulk Terminals Limited, operator of Flour Mills later identified with the project and…

Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has commenced moves to create an electronic platform that will serve as pool information for all port trade operators and agencies of government. The newly designed online platform is among other reasons aimed at knowing and addressing the various complaints and challenges being faced by port users and operators very timely. Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NSC, Barrister Hassan Bello who disclosedrecently said everything was being done by the present government to eradicate every form of delay and human encumbrances militating against efficient port service delivery system. Bello who was speaking with pioneer leaders…