Yemisi Izuora
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) would be demonstrating the potentials of the Nigerian Maritime Sector at the Norway Shipping week that would hold later in the year.
This is part of measures to attract foreign investors to tap into opportunities that abound in the Nigerian maritime industry,
The Director General of the Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside made this known when the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, Mr. Ronny Berg and the Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria Mr. Jens-Peter Kjemprud paid a courtesy visit to the NIMASA Headquarters in Lagos.
Peterside who noted that Nigeria has a very rich maritime heritage said that the Honourable Minister of Transportation Rt. Honourable Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi would be leading a delegation from Nigeria to grace the event and meet relevant maritime stakeholders at the side lines of the occasion in Norway.
According to him, The delegation, to be led by the Honourable Minister of Transportation will be holding series of meetings with maritime stakeholders during the Norway shipping week to discuss available opportunities in the Nigerian maritime industry.
In his response, the Norwegian Deputy Minister of Trade said that Nigeria is Norway’s biggest trade partner on the continent of Africa hence the need to strengthen the ties through cooperation and collaboration.
Norway, he said has had trade ties with Nigeria since the 1890s when stock fish from Norway was shipped into Nigeria.
Norwegians have interest in investing in Nigeria especially the maritime sector and we are willing to support NIMASA in delivering a safe maritime economy “, he said.