Esther Komolafe

  The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr Bashir Jamoh OFR has emerged as the best obedient servant from the Federal Government of Nigeria to the public in the year 2022. This award was given by Champion Newspaper Nigeria Limited. Dr Jamoh amongst Others prominent Nigerians who alongside were rewarded for their good stewardship were , Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, Babajide Sanwo Olu of Lagos State, and Audu Abdullah’s Sule of Nasarawa State were awarded in different categories. The award ceremony was presented on behalf of the organizers in Lagos by the…

Contrary to hallucinations of the stakeholders in Maritime sector that Lekki Freeport Terminal is in competition with other ports , LFT has set the notion straight that they  are focusing on their focus which is to shape the maritime economy of the country by making it attractive and irresistible to the whole World. The information was passed across through LFT Chief Commercial Officer Mr Kehinde Olubi-Neye during a media parley organized by the company at their  port complex conference room at  Ibeji Lekki inside Lagos state recently . The Chief Commercial Officer said that  the port is aiming towards improving…

  The long controversial election process that has being going on for a while now among the members of Maritime Reporters Association Nigeria MARAN came to an end recently as the chairman of Nigeria Union of Journalist NUJ Lagos state chapter Mr Adeleye Ajayi sworn in the unopposed executives from election which he described rare and fair to stir the affairs of the Association till 2026. According to Mr Ajayi the NUJ chairman who was once a president and still a member of the Association , emphasized that the situation of the unopposed team is unusual and as not being…

  ..........Inaugurates New Executives The Nigeria Shipowners Association NISA has called on Federal Government of Nigeria to harness the huge potential of the Maritime sector by setting it up as an industry with full capacity to operate. The message was passed across during the inauguration of Newly elected executives of the Association that took place in Lagos recently. The newly elected president of the Association Otunba Sola Adewumi in his remark admonished the Federal Government to embrace the idea by making it a reality in order to access the full opportunities that abound in the sector. The President assured the…

  ........seeks more patronage The Nigeria Customs Service Kirikiri Lighter Terminal (KLT) command has collected the total sum of NIO,572,518,271 between the period of January to March being the first quarter of the year, 2023 into the Federal Government coffers. Meanwhile, according to the report , the command is under utilized as it’s operating below capacity, the Command, at the moment, functions at less than 10% of its installed capacity therefore admonishes for meaningful patronage. The information was made available to the media through a press release from the Command’s Public Relations Officer superintendent J . Tunde Ayagbalo. The Customs…

  Amidst cashless policy that affects economy so badly in Nigeria and is still lingering even till now , the Nigeria Customs Service, Port Terminal Multiservices Limited (PTML) has generated a total revenue of Forty Three Billion, Seven Hundred and Twenty One Million, Two Hundred and Fifteen Thousand, Seven Hundred and Seventy Six Naira, Seventy-Five kobo.N43,721,215,776.75 for the first quarter of 2023. In addition the Command has also recorded an increase in the compliance level of importers, exporters and licensed customs agents being the result sustained through sensitization embarked on by the Customs Area Controller (CAC) in charge Comptroller Alli…

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA in his plight to sustain, maintain and overhaul the Blue Economy policy amongst the stakeholders in the sector for continuation of peace and as a part of commitment has donated vehicles to Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN). Director General of NIMASA Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, and the President General of MWUN Comrade Adewale Adeyanju made the assertion in Lagos at a ceremony by NIMASA to hand over the vehicles to the Union also as part of the agency’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The vehicles are a 16-seater bus and one…

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), are in synergy to work closely with relevant stakeholders so as to develop a regulatory framework to provide operational guidelines for Submarine Cable and Pipeline Operators in Nigeria. This information was released to the media through a press statement from the Assistant Director, Public Relations, NIMASA, Mr Edward Osagie. According to the statement, the agreement was reached at a pre-audit meeting on submarine cable regulation that took place recently in Lagos. The Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, chaired the occasion that also…