The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been declared as the best Federal Government Agency in Digital Transformation while its Director General, Dr Bashir Jamoh (OFR) was announced as a Trailblazer in the provision of exemplary leadership.
The Presidency through the Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR) made the pronouncement.
The Director General, BPSR who conveyed the Presidential award to NIMASA Management, said that Dr Jamoh would receive the distinguished GovTech Trailblazers award for providing exemplary leadership.
According to the BPSR, the two distinguished and prestigious presidential awards were as a result of a nationwide nomination and online voting process initiated by the Bureau, as well as a detailed analysis of performance of all government MDAs at the national level.
The award presentation is scheduled to take place in the nation’s federal capital this month of October this year.
The NIMASA boss expressed his pleasure and assured of the Agency’s commitment to full operational digitalization.
“This award is a pleasant surprise. We weren’t expecting it. We were just doing our job . This award will spur us to accelerate our quest to fully digitalize all NIMASA operations.”
Jamoh, an astute shipping manager and accomplished administrator has brought his wealth of experience in maritime administration and regulation to NIMASA.
This has positively changed the face of shipping in Nigeria.