Nigeria: Maritime Industry to Increase Contribution to GDP Soon - Peterside

20 March 2018

The director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has given reassurance that the agency will not rest on its oars until it realises its dream of building a robust maritime sector that will substantially contribute to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the nation's economy.

The director-general of the agency also stated that the nation's maritime sector has the capacity to catalyze economic growth. He gave the assurance in Lagos when the City People Media Group bestowed on him, the "Award of Excellent Leadership in Public Service", at its 21st award ceremony, noting that the award is an indication that the efforts of the Agency in actualizing its mandates of repositioning the sector has not gone unnoticed.

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