SEA TIME: NIMASA signs MOU with Indian maritime academy vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
At the signing ceremony between the two bodies in Lagos, Director General of NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, restated its commitment to partnerships with international institutions for sea time training of graduates of the programme.
A statement by Head, Corporate Communication at NIMASA, Isichei Osamgbi, noted that the NIMASA boss congratulated the 20 trainees under the first batch of the scheme and tasked them to be dedicated, disciplined, and committed to making the best use of the opportunity to develop themselves and aid national development.
He expressed NIMASA’s determination to explore and use appropriate avenues to ensure that Nigerian seafarers got the right exposure and training to excel in the global maritime space, saying in near future Nigeria would be a supplier of qualified seafarers to the rest of the world.Peterside said the Agency was in negotiation with other academics with access to ocean-going training vessels in countries, like Turkey and the United Kingdom, among others, to secure sea time for Nigerians.
In his remarks, Kumar appreciated NIMASA’s effort to develop the seafarers and commended the NSDP initiative.TMC is India’s leading maritime education, training and recruitment company.
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