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  • NIMASA, World Maritime Varsity sign MoU to develop maritime industry

    The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency ( NIMASA ), and World Maritime University ( WMU ), Malmo, Sweden  on Monday in Lagos signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) to develop human capacity for the industry.

    NIMASA Head of Corporate Communications, Mr Isichei Osamgbi said Dr Dakuku Peterside, director-general of NIMASA signed on behalf of his organisation, while the President WMU, Mr Cleopatra Doumbia-Henry signed for the university.

    Peterside in his speech after the signing of the MoU, said that he led a delegation from Nigeria to Malmo for the purpose of maritime development.

    He expressed optimism that the MoU would help NIMASA realise its strategic plans to re-position the country’s maritime sector.

    “WMU is an important element of the strategic reforms and repositioning of NIMASA to be the leading maritime administration in Africa.

    “This is also part of ongoing reforms of the maritime sector in Nigeria which the President of Nigeria and Minister of Transportation are championing. The partnership with WMU is in line with the four pillar of NIMASA’s medium term growth plan.

    “Which addresses capacity building, particularly raising a new generation of forward looking Maritime policy makers and regulators,’’ Peterside said.

    Peterside expressed gratitude to the President and Management of WMU for their cooperation, giving a firm commitment that NIMASA would actively implement the provisions of the MoU.

    In his remarks, the President of the WMU, Doumbia-Henry expressed optimism that it would help to support Nigeria’s economic growth.

    “We are delighted with the engagement with NIMASA in the framework of this MoU which will set the stage for a new partnership with Nigeria.

    “We will also help support Nigeria’s economic growth and the competitiveness of its maritime industry as well as advance the maritime interest of the country. This MoU also supports WMU’s commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ).

    “Especially Goal four which focuses on ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all, and Goal 14 which covers ocean issues, including maritime,’’ the president said.

    The MoU covered academic, collaborative and reciprocal activities in the fields of training and research to be provided by WMU geared toward building capacity to grow the Nigerian maritime industry.

    Arrangements relating to fellowship funding for the WMU M.Sc programme are included as well as the M. Phil programme offered in cooperation with the IMO International Maritime Law Institute ( IMLI ) in Malta.

    The MoU provides for NIMASA officers to take advantage of WMU’s distance learning portfolio as well as Executive Professional Development Courses to reinforce the capacity of its staff.

    NAN

  • NIMASA debunks advert on employment

    NIMASA debunks advert on employment

    The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) says it has not launched a recruitment campaign of any kind now.

    The Head, Corporate Communication Team of NIMASA, Mr Isichei Osamgbi, disclosed this to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday.

    Osamgbi said, “The attention of NIMASA has been drawn to the misinformation making the round in media, particularly online platforms, that there is an ongoing recruitment exercise in the agency’’.

    He said the agency was not associated with any of the adverts being peddled on various social media platforms to defraud unsuspecting citizens seeking legitimate employment in the organization in a statement.

    “This clarification is necessitated by the recruitment advert supposedly floated by the agency and circulated on various social media platforms with the intention of misleading and defrauding Nigerians.

    “The agency’s management under the leadership of Dr Dakuku Peterside will continue to operate within the tenets of its core values of commitment, accountability, discipline and transparency,’’ he said.

    Osamgbi said that NIMASA would keep to its core values in dealing with its stakeholders, including Nigerians, who might wish to contribute to the development of the country through employment in NIMASA.

    “The most common tactics of the scam involved: twitter and text messages, e-mails, as well as letters inviting desperate job seekers for fake job interviews at different locations across the country claiming to be consultants to NIMASA.

    “The agency has informed appropriate authorities about the activities of these unscrupulous elements who are going about peddling false information to defraud unsuspecting Nigerians.

    “We appeal to members of the public, particularly job seekers, to treat any of such adverts as fake, as the agency is currently not in the process of employing.

    “Anyone who entertains such invitation does so at his or her own risk.

    “For the umpteenth time, NIMASA as a responsible corporate citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has not commissioned or contracted any individual or group to engage in recruitment of anybody on its behalf.

    “At the appropriate time, NIMASA will advertise its available vacancies for qualified Nigerians to apply,’’ he said.

  • Rotary club of Ikoyi partners Police to improve medical facilities

    Rotary club of Ikoyi partners Police to improve medical facilities

    The Rotary Club of Ikoyi, District 9110,  has completed the refurbishment of the Nigeria Police Hospital, Falomo in Lagos, as a support to the Police to help them continue to deliver their best to Nigerians.

    This, according to the Club in a statement, is in a bid to improve the quality of healthcare in Nigeria, especially among men and women of the Nigeria Police Force.

    The club President, Rotarian Isichei Osamgbi while speaking at the official commissioning of the project held at the premises of the Police Hospital Falomo in Lagos noted that this gesture was in line with the values of Rotary which he said is to serve humanity.

    According to him, “It gives us  great joy to be able to embark on such a project at a time like this. We at Rotary club of Ikoyi are determined to make immediate impact around us and this is just a start of many of such impactful projects we will be embarking on this year.

    He thanked the management of the Hospital led by the Commissioner of Police, Medical, CP Emeka Nwakor-Osaji, who represented the Force Medical Officer, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Medical- AIG Ahmadu Kaunmi for their partnership and excellent professionalism in the hospital.

    He noted that the conducive medical environment maintained by the Hospital and its management was a big attraction to the club to provide the needed support.

    Also speaking while commissioning the project, the District 9110 Governor, Rotarian Dr. Wale Ogunbadejo expressed his delight with the club’s decision to refurbish the hospital.

    Ogunbadejo, who oversees all Rotary clubs in Lagos and Ogun States, noted that “Rotary club of Ikoyi was one to emulate, with a long standing history of delivering meaningful and impactful projects to the community which is what Rotary stands for.”

    According to the District Governor, the impact of the refurbishment will be felt even by patients who use the facility as the atmosphere would enhance a very quick recovery.

    Expressing the gratitude of the management, the Commissioner of Police, Medial, Nigeria Police Hospital, Falomo, Nwakor-Osaji expressed his profound gratitude to the Rotary Club of Ikoyi and Rotary International at large. CP Nwakor stated that the good works of Rotary towards humanity should be emulated by members of the community. He went on to thank the club for the job well done while promising that the facilities upgraded would be judiciously used to ensure longevity.

    The refurbishment included repainting, remodelling, and donation of mattresses, beddings and and medical equipments.

  • ‘Nigeria fully compliant with ports facility code’

    The United States on Friday confirmed that 13 more port facilities in Nigeria were now fully compliant with the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code.

    This is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Director and Head of Public Relations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Isichei Osamgbi, in Lagos.

    According the statement, the total number of compliant port facilities in Nigeria is now 22.

    The number of compliance was nine after the last visit of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on May 21, 2013, it said.

    The statement said the U.S government acknowledged the effort of the agency in raising the security levels of ships and port facilities.

    It said that Nigeria should be assured of its commitment to continue to partner with the U.S to improve on security measures.

    “The U.S Government has imposed Conditions of Entry (COE) on vessels calling from some Nigerian port terminals which are yet to comply with the International Ships and Ports Facility Security (ISPS) Code.”

    The statement said the COE would require affected vessels to meet certain security measures, prior to entering U.S ports.

    “According to the Diplomatic Note, the COE are not trade sanctions and do not ban Nigerian ships from entering U.S ports.

    “It does require ships, however, to take certain additional security related measures and the COE has no impact on shipping traffic entering Nigerian waters, as well as berthing at its ports.

    “It deals only with shipping traffic departing Nigerian ports that is destined for the U.S,” the News Agency of Nigeria quoted the agency as saying in the statement.