₦1.5b Fraud: Court Sentences Ex NIMASA Boss To 49 Years In Prison

A former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Executive Director (ED), Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, has been Convicted for laundering N1,541,408,666.00(billion). The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Buba, sent Agaba to fourty nine years in prison after finding him guilty of seven counts of conversion and criminal breach of trust filed against him by the … Read more

COVID-19: 13 vessels coming from highly infected nations – NIMASA alerts

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency on Monday, cautioned stakeholders about 13 vessels bound for Nigeria from five countries heavily affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The Director-General of NIMASA, Jamoh Bashir, while calling for caution, in a statement, noted that stakeholders needs to ensure strict adherence to the COVID-19 guidelines put in place by … Read more

NIMASA Gets New Executive Director

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Rt. Hon. (Engr) Victor Ochei Esq, as the Executive Director of Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services in the Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency(NIMASA). Disclosing this, Nkem Osu, Chief Press Secretary to Rt Hon Victor Ochei, said the appointment which was sequel to the tenure expiration of … Read more

Dakuku Hails Appeal Court Judgment On NLNG/NIMASA

  Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has hailed the Appeal Court judgment in the case between the Agency and the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas, NLNG, Limited over levies payable to the maritime regulator, saying it has re-affirmed confidence in the judiciary.    The Court of Appeal … Read more