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Spotlight on 5th Edition of Nollywood Week Festival – 2017

  Since 2013, the Nollywood Week Festival, an initiative of the Okada Media Association, has offered the Parisian public the opportunity to view the gems of Nollywood cinema (the world’s second largest film industry).  The Nollywood Week Festival (www.NollywoodWeek.com) returns to the cinema L’Arlequin in Paris for its 5th edition …

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Maritime safety and security our priority – NIMASA DG ….As Agency renews MOU with the Navy

  In line with its mandate to ensure safety and security in the Nigerian territorial waters, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy have renewed the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect and secure our maritime domain. At the official signing ceremony of the …

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Africa moves against dumping of nuclear, toxic waste at sea ….AAMA 2017 delegates agree on collective fight against piracy, sea robbery ….Buhari promises to strengthen defense to safeguard maritime business.

In a concerted effort to ensure that African Oceans are not overexploited and also not seen as a dumping ground for dangerous materials, participating countries at the just concluded Conference of the Association of Heads of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) have agreed on the need for Population, assets and critical …

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President Buhari congratulates NIMASA DG on election as Chairman of AAMA; Attends Friday prayer with Monguno, Daura, Magu

  President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, on his election as the new Chairman of the Association of African Maritime Administrators (AAMA) at the end of the Third Annual Conference of the continental organization in Abuja …

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President Buhari advocates synergy, collaboration to grow African maritime potentials

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for improved synergy and collaboration among African countries to effectively attain a sustainable use of Africa’s Oceans and Seas. President Buhari who made the call while declaring open the 3rd Conference of the Association of Heads of African Maritime Administration (AAMA) in Abuja admonished Maritime …

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West Africa loses 1.3 billion Dollars to illegal fishing annually- Dogara ….Maritime sector key to Nigeria’s economic revival says Dogara. ….Pledges commitment to passing suppression of Piracy and other unlawful Acts at Sea Bill

The Speaker of the House of Representatives , Hon Yakubu Dogara, has expressed dismay that  Illegal Unreported and Unregulated ( IUU ) fishing leads to an annual loss of over 1.3 billion dollars in West Africa alone. This is just as he pledged the commitment of the National Assembly to …

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Rangers CAF exit: Coach’s incompetence responsible for our crashing out- Enugu Sports Commissioner

From; Madu Ezenoha The Enugu state Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Charles Ndukwe, has attributed the exit of Rangers from the CAF competition to the Coach’s incompetence. Ndukwe contradicted the Acting chief Coach of the defending champions of the Nigeria professional football league NPFL, Rangers Inter. FC, Chukwuma  Agbo, that …

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Dangote will be largest exporter of rice in 5 years – AfDB President

  Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), says billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, may become the largest exporter of rice in the world by 2021  Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has said that billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote (www.Dangote.com), may become the largest exporter of …

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Hosting African Maritime Administrations wil boost Nigeria’s maritime hub status – Peterside …Conference to create opportunities to grow economy.

The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside, has said that the hosting of the Association of African Maritime Administrations (AAMA) will boost Nigeria’s quest of emerging a hub of maritime destination for the West and Central African region. The Director General, who …

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