The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigerian Navy, on Monday, inaugurated an eight-man Committee, aimed at building conducive environment for the investments in the country’s Blue Economy sector.
Inaugurating the Committee, at the NIMASA headquarters in Abuja, the Flag Officer Commanding Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Mustapha Hassan, charged the members to come up with policies to create a welcoming maritime environment for investment in the Nigerian blue economy.
Membership of the committee includes the FOC; the Commander of NNS Beecroft, Commodore K.O. Oguntuga; COO Western Naval Command, Commodore N.S. Kaman, and one Capt. A. U. Tijani.
Others are; the representatives of NIMASA on the committee include the Director of Deep Blue Project, Otonye Obom; Head Shipping Development, Kurahson Inuwa; Head, ISPS, Isa Mudi; and Deputy Director, Cabotage Services, Aisha Usman Dangote.