- Director, Special Duties, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Isichei Osamgbi (right), receiving an award on behalf of the Director-General, Dr. Bashir Yusuf Jamoh, during the Global African Diaspora Symposium in Abuja
By Anthony Nwachukwu
With the era of crude oil’s dominance of the global economy fast ending, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has called on Nigerians in diaspora to invest in the country’s maritime sector – “the next big thing packed with assets to fuel the growth of the economy”.
The Director-General, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, who made the call in Abuja during the closing ceremony of the Global African Diaspora Symposium, themed, “Building Stronger Connections Between Africa and the Global Diaspora,” said maritime is “an untapped gold in the country and we see it as the future oil.”
According to Jamoh, who was represented by the Director, Special Duties, Mr. Isichie Osamgbi, “the assets in the maritime industry – we call it the ‘blue economy’ – are far greater than you can imagine.
“So, we believe it is something worth investing in now. An investment in the maritime sector in Nigeria is considered well invested funds.”
Thanking NIMASA for supporting the programme, Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Director-General, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), which organised the symposium, urged participants interested in the maritime industry to reach out to the agency for clarity.
