The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has decried the alarming rate at which the seas and oceans in Nigeria are currently being littered with wastes, calling for immediate action to stop the trend.
Speaking at the launch of the Maritime Action Plan on Marine Litter and Plastic Management in Nigeria, NIMASA's Director General, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, said that Nigeria was currently leading the continent in the volume of marine waste generated and mismanaged.
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