The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sternula of Denmark towards enhancing safe navigation of ships on Nigerian waters.

The MoU is expected to see Sternula providing full-scale Very High Frequency (VHF) Data Exchange System space capabilities to the Agency.

The MoU was signed by Jacob Weibrent of Sternula and witnessed by Jette Bjerrum, consul general of Demark to Nigeria.… Read the rest

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced a $1 billion reconstruction plan for Tincan Island, Apapa, Rivers, Onne, Warri, and Calabar port complexes.

The NPA also allocated funds for similar reconstruction as part of the new port development plan for the Badagry deep seaport, Snake Island, Burutu, and Ondo deep seaports.

The plans were disclosed on Wednesday, in a document titled ‘Consolidation of Superior Performance at the Nigerian Ports Authority 2023 — A Synopsis of the Authority’s Performance Improvement 2022-2023’.… Read the rest

The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration, says it will probe contractors who abandoned projects at the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron, Akwa Ibom.

The chairman, Khadijah Ibrahim, stated this in Oron on Thursday when the committee visited the academy as part of its oversight functions.

Ms Ibrahim said that the committee would investigate all cases of project abandonment from the inception of the institution.… Read the rest