NIMASA VISITS UNIZIK IN ANTICIPATION OF COMMENCEMENT OF MARITIME INSTITUTE
By Ikenna Nwokedi, Ph.D
Officers of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) on Thursday, 7th April 2022, visited Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka in view of the plans by the institution to set up a Maritime Centre/Institute.
The visit by the team from the NIMASA was to review the plans of the University management for the Maritime Centre, proposed academic programme, feasibility plans, marketing strategies, plans for financial autonomy and other relevant aspects of the program as well as the elements of the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University and the agency.
Welcoming the Delegation from NIMASA, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration), Prof. Joseph Ikechebelu stated that the management of the institution were delighted to have the team from NIMASA in Anambra to access the readiness of the institution towards setting up a Maritime Institute.
Prof. Ikechebelu opined that UNIZIK is ready for a collaborative arrangement with NIMASA geared towards enhancing Maritime education, capacity building for stakeholders and other persons in the Maritime sector as well as putting the institution on the Maritime industry light.
In his reaction, the leader of the Delegation and the Assistant Director Legal Services, NIMASA (Lagos Branch), Mr. Peter Agbaminoja said that the team were sent by NIMASA DG/CEO pursuant to NIMASA mandate for indigenous shipping capacity and expansion in Nigeria. Agbaminoja disclosed that one of the main instrument NIMASA utilize for this purpose is to go into a collaborative arrangement with institutions with capacity for maritime education, to assist them build and develop capacity in order to make maritime expertise more proliferating and common place in Nigeria. He stated that the visit to UNIZIK is the first step in the journey towards the institution’s quest in establishing a Maritime Institute while expressing his optimism that UNIZIK has what it takes to kick start an academic programme in the Maritime sector.
Highpoints of the occasion was the visit to the designated site at Onitsha and review of the environmental impact potentials. Also present during the occasion was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Prof. Frederick Odibo; University Bursar, Dr. Joy Ojukwu; Prof. Solomon Nwigbo; Director, Physical Planning; Deputy Registrar (Exams) and other key officers of the institution.
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