The leadership of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has revealed that Nigeria will benefit from the 350 million jobs opportunities and trade valued at $2.5trillion annually, globally, if the potential of the marine and Blue Economy were harnessed.
Director General of NIMASSA, Dr Bashir Jamoh, disclosed while declaring open a 5- day training of Maritime and Defence reporters on maritime security, organised by the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre in collaboration with NIMASA, in Lagos.
He also called on journalists to be conscious of the impact of negative reports on maritime trades within and around the GoG region and therefore urged them to change the narrative. "The Federal Government must introduce fiscal and monetary policies that will help the sector to prosper.
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