“Blue Economy, Bigger Paychecks”: How NIMASA’s Reform Push Could Add Billions to Nigeria’s GDP
_DG Dayo Mobereola bets on digital certification, seafarer welfare, and global standards to turn Nigeria’s coast into an economic engine_ By Lod Onyeji LAGOS — Nigeria sits on 853 kilometers of coastline and controls one of Africa’s busiest shipping lanes. Yet for decades, the country has earned less from the sea than from a single oil block. That could be changing. Dr. Dayo Mobereola, Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency [NIMASA], told the leadership of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria Alumni Association [AMANO] this week that the agency is pursuing what he called “a world-class, efficient, and transparent maritime administration.” The statement, delivered at NIMASA headquarters, was not just rhetoric. It came backed by new data, digital systems, and a policy alignment with the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy that economists say could directly lift household incomes and national output. Central to the new approach...
