NIMASA warns of urgent threats to Nigeria’s offshore environment
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has warned that Nigeria’s offshore environment is facing urgent ecological threats that endanger marine ecosystems, public health, and navigational safety. Speaking in Port Harcourt at a stakeholders’ sensitisation programme on Offshore Waste Reception Facilities, NIMASA’s Executive Director of Operations, Fatai Adeyemi, said the offshore space is critical to powering industries and creating livelihoods but requires immediate and sustained protection. “The objective of this programme is to increase awareness and strengthen collaboration among operators, regulators, service providers, and communities to ensure waste reception and disposal practices meet the highest environmental standards,” Adeyemi said.“By doing so, we protect our oceans while aligning with global best practices and international maritime regulations.” He added that the agency remains committed to advancing Nigeria’s Blue Economy agenda by ensuring compliance with international conventions such as MARPOL. Also speaking, […]
