Why NIMASA and NSIB’s New Pact Could Be Nigeria’s Tipping Point for Maritime Safety
_Institutional Collaboration, Not Just Regulation, Saves Lives at Sea_ By Lod Onyeji LAGOS — In maritime safety, the difference between tragedy and prevention is rarely a new law. It is usually a new conversation between two agencies that previously worked in silos. That conversation began in earnest this week at NIMASA headquarters in Lagos, where Dr. Dayo Mobereola, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, and Capt. Alex Sabundu Badeh Jr., DG of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, agreed to build a formal framework for cooperation on casualty investigation, data sharing, and safety recommendations. On paper it is a courtesy visit. In practice, it is Nigeria testing a model that has already cut fatalities, insurance costs, and port detentions in other maritime economies. The problem is the fragmented mandates,l and shared consequences NIMASA regulates, inspects, and enforces. NSIB investigates, finds cause, and recommend...
