Nigeria: Govt Moves to Safeguard Nigeria's Marine Resources

Lagos — The federal government has initiated moves to safeguard the Atlantic Ocean and other marine resources in the country, saying studying and sanitising the Atlantic Ocean will result in huge benefits to the economy and humanity.

Disclosing this at the opening ceremony of the 5th high level industry, science and government dialogue on the 'Atlantic Interactions', held in Lagos yesterday, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, the minister of science and technology, said government was determined now more than ever, to understand the Atlantic Ocean and the associated benefits.

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