December 2024
SECURING DOCKWORKERS’ LIVES: MWUN DECLARESSTATE OF EMERGENCY IN SAFETY STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS IN SEAPORTS, TERMINALS, JETTIES AND OIL PLATFORMS OPERATIONS
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has observed with deep concern the alarming neglect of safety standards and protocols by Stevedoring Contractors, Terminal Operators, and other port users across seaports, terminals, jetties, and oil platforms in Nigeria. A statement signed by Comrade Oniha Erazua, anli Deputy Secretary General stressed that this negligence has resulted […]
NIMASA CELEBRATES NIGERIAN DOCKWORKERS’ Their safety is a fundamental right’ – Mobereola.…..as Agency launches document on Reviewed Minimum Standards for Dock Labour.
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) declared that the safety of dockworkers in their workplace is a right and not a privilege, and urged employers of Labour to renew their commitment to improve workplace safety for the Nigerian dockworkers. The Agency’s Director General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, who made the declaration in Lagos during […]
PUBLIC HEARING : MARITIME STAKEHOLDERS VOICE SUPPORT FOR NIGERIA COAST GUARD BILL
Stakeholders and experts in the nation’s maritime sector have expressed support for the Coast Guard Bill before the National Assembly, with many describing the proposed legislation as a boost to the federal government’s efforts in securing the maritime space. Speaking at a public hearing convened by the Senate Committee on Marine Transport to discuss the […]
AFRICA’S MARITIME SECTOR REQUIRES INNOVATIVE FINANCING- NIMASA DG
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA), Dr. Dayo Mobereola, has declared that innovative financing models will serve as a catalyst for achieving sustainable development in the African Maritime industry. Mobereola, who stated this while speaking at the 7th Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) conference in Dar es Salaam, […]
OIL SPILL AT SPDC BONNY TERMINAL
On Saturday, December 14, 2024, an oil spill occurred at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) loading terminal, SMI, in Bonny, Rivers State. The incident resulted from a ruptured pipeline. SPDC has promptly shut down the affected pipeline and deployed containment booms to protect the neighboring communities. Although the spill has reached the shoreline, the […]