... We will adjust curricula---Unilag Vice Chancellor
Harboursandport.com: Lagos - The Director General of the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, says the
academia has a major role to play in the development and harnessing of the potentials of the Blue Economy in
Nigeria.
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l-r: Director, Internal Audit, NIMASA, Mrs. Olamide Odusanya; Deputy Vice-Chancellor Management Services, UNILAG, Professor Lucian Chukwu; Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR; and Vice-Chancellor, University
of Lagos, UNILAG, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, during a courtesy visit by the UNILAG Vice-Chancellor to
the NIMASA headquarters in Lagos.
Dr Jamoh, who stated this during a
courtesy visit by the Management team from the University of Lagos led by the
institution's Vice Chancellor, Professor Folasade Ogunsola, noted that the
Agency is committed to the development of the Institute of Maritime Studies
(IMS) located in UNILAG. Dr. Jamoh urged the UNILAG management to
develop and implement a five year action plan to make the Institute of Maritime
Studies in the University the epicenter of research for the repositioning of
the Blue Economy as the leading contributory sector of the nation’s economy.
This he said is due to the vast maritime potentials Nigeria is blessed with.
According to Dr. Jamoh, "In the next
four to five years, both NIMASA and UNILAG should be able to boast of important
research milestones achieved by the Institute of Maritime Studies leading to
recommendations and action plans geared towards the development of Nigeria's
Blue Economy. Considering the fact that maritime is global by nature, the
Institute should also have an international focus with students from other
African countries welcomed, in order to broaden the scope of learning and
thereby positioning Nigeria as a hub for maritime education as well".
The NIMASA boss also called for the
harmonization of all sixteen (16) Memoranda of Understanding which the Agency
has signed with universities in Nigeria, to serve as a guide for the IMS in
UNILAG.
On her part, the UNILAG Vice Chancellor,
Prof. Ogunsola, assured the NIMASA Management of the University’s commitment
towards sustaining standards by intentionally changing the narrative of maritime
education in Nigeria. While appealing for the Agency to complete the UNILAG-IMS
building project, the UNILAG VC said they will embrace partnership with local
and international parties to ensure UNILAG becomes a formidable force in the
Maritime space through developing and grooming the right capacities, driving
relevant research, ensuring proper certification, securing industry engagement
and facilitating exchange opportunities for students, for global relevance”.
The UNILAG-NIMASA Institute of Maritime
Studies (IMS) building is one of six (6) projects sited across each
geopolitical zone of the country by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and
Safety Agency (NIMASA) to provide suitable manpower requirements for the
contemporary maritime industry, through comprehensive theoretical and practical
maritime training.
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