The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has extended formal greetings to stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry during the Yuletide season.
In a statement by Mr. Osagie Edward, Head of Public Relations at NIMASA, Dr. Mobereola noted that 2025 was a positive year for the industry and assured stakeholders that the Agency would intensify its efforts to ensure further improvements in 2026. Highlighting key achievements from 2025, the Director General emphasised sustained zero tolerance for piracy in Nigerian waters, the deposition of three Accession instruments to IMO Conventions signed by President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, ongoing industrial harmony within the sector, and Nigeria’s election into Category C of the IMO Council, among other accomplishments.
“The year 2025 has been a good one for our industry as once again, we have not recorded a single piracy attack in our waters in a whole calendar year, Nigeria was also able to deposit three instruments of Accession to IMO Conventions that President Bola Tinubu signed, we have been able to maintain industrial harmony in the sector all of which culminated to Nigeria’s election into the category C. Council of the International Maritime Organisation.
The DG said stakeholders can therefore be sure of an increased momentum in our resolve to sustain maritime safety, security, environmental protection and adherence to relevant conventions and protocols with renewed vigour”.
He concluded by acknowledging the support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, industry stakeholders, management, and staff of NIMASA, as well as all Nigerians and wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
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