LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has lifted the Condition of Entry (CoE) imposed on vessels arriving in the United States from Nigeria, ending a 12-year regime of enhanced security requirements on ships calling at Nigerian ports. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, announced the development, describing…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-After 19 years of initial partnership, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy have renewed their strategic partnership with the endorsement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen maritime security, enhance safety and deepen coordinated enforcement across Nigeria’s maritime domain. The MoU was signed at the…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has ended the year 2025 on an impressive note, recording far-reaching achievements that have strengthened Nigeria’s maritime sector and enhanced the country’s standing in global maritime governance. Under the leadership of its Director-General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, the Agency earned commendations from the Presidency, maritime…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced a strategic redeployment of its management staff as part of efforts to enhance operational efficiency and service delivery in line with its core mandate. Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, said the exercise aims to strengthen inter-departmental collaboration and inject new…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Maritime operators within Nigerian territorial waters are under increasing pressure to comply with international environmental standards, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) intensifies enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), particularly Annex VI, a section of the convention initiated by International Maritime Association, IMO….
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Apart from the commencement of actual works on the $1billion ports reconstruction, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority with unalloyed support of the performance-driven Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has turned the fortunes of the authority around, writes Sunday Peter A quick glance of goings on at…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, and the Tanzanian counterpart, the Tanzania Shipping Agencies Corporation, TASAC, have deepened cooperation in knowledge sharing in the areas of Flag and Port State Control, Seafarer Development and Certification, Cabotage regime implementation, Maritime Security, and digital transformation of processes among others. This was the thrust of deliberations during a working visit by the Maritime Administration of the East African nation…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has announced the appointment of 12 banks as Primary Lending Institutions (PLIs) for the disbursement of the over $360 million Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF). Daily Trust reports that the agency, had in 2023, appointed five banks as PLIs for the disbursement of the…
