Anti-piracy: NIMASA triumphs against 10 pirates

Anti-piracy: NIMASA triumphs against 10 pirates

[Source: Leadership, 22 May 2020] Last week Thursday, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, foiled a pirate attack on a Chinese fishing trawler and arrested 10 pirates. Yusuf Babalola reports. One of...
Gambia: legal assessment mission

Gambia: legal assessment mission

Marta Ribeiro, GoGIN legal expert, in association with Ousmane Diouf, UNODC legal expert seconded to CRESMAO, presented the preliminary report on the analysis of national legislation related to the implementation of international conventions applicable to crimes at...
Maritime safety: President Buhari assents to anti-piracy bill

Maritime safety: President Buhari assents to anti-piracy bill

(NIMASA, 3 July 2019) – President Muhammadu Buhari has given his assent to the Suppression of Piracy and other Maritime Offences Bill, 2019, in an unprecedented move billed to bring a dramatic improvement in security on the country’s territorial waters and...