· Announces Scholarships for Best Students
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) continued its Corporate Social Responsibility activities, but this time targeted the younger generation, with its drive for maritime capacity building.
Maximizing this year’s Children’s Day celebration, the Agency visited Premier Academy School, Lugbe, in Abuja, where they donated educational materials to the school, and encouraged the students to cultivate skills beneficial as careers in the maritime industry.
Director General of NIMASA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, reiterated NIMASA’s commitment to capacity building in the maritime industry, saying secondary schools in the country are a good place to begin the awareness, while the current Cabotage regime had opened up many opportunities in maritime for indigenous investors and professionals.
The Director General, who said the Children’s Day celebrations presented a good opportunity to talk to students on the opportunities in the maritime industry, also announced the setting up of an endowment seat and scholarships for best students from the school willing to study maritime related courses in tertiary institutions, as the Agency was willing to train such students in Nigeria and abroad.
