{"id":7678,"date":"2025-04-15T18:10:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/?p=7678"},"modified":"2025-04-15T18:10:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T18:10:05","slug":"enugu-intl-trade-fair-nimasa-woos-private-investors-showcases-maritime-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/2025\/04\/15\/enugu-intl-trade-fair-nimasa-woos-private-investors-showcases-maritime-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Enugu Int&#8217;l Trade Fair: NIMASA Woos Private Investors; Showcases Maritime Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has called on private individuals and corporate investors to tap into emerging opportunities within Nigeria\u2019s Blue Economy, particularly in the maritime sector. This call was made by NIMASA\u2019s Director General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, at the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair.<\/p>\n<p>Key Initiatives:<\/p>\n<p>Integrated Development Strategy*: NIMASA is pursuing a strategy to support indigenous operators in ship acquisition, establish a National Carrier Line, and create maritime training institutions for world-class seafarers.<\/p>\n<p>Public Sector Cargo Support Programme*: The Agency is implementing a program to create a captive freight market for local carriers and reduce the dominance of foreign shipping lines in Nigeria\u2019s seaborne trade.<\/p>\n<p>Public-Private Partnerships*: NIMASA\u2019s strategic initiatives are driven through partnerships to ensure sustainability and long-term impact.<\/p>\n<p>Invitation to Investors:<\/p>\n<p>NIMASA is inviting investors and entrepreneurs to collaborate in developing a robust and competitive maritime sector that will create jobs and boost the national economy.<\/p>\n<p>The Agency\u2019s Director General expressed appreciation to the Governor of Enugu State and the leadership of the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) for hosting the trade fair, a vital platform for business networking and investment drive .<\/p>\n<p>Maritime Opportunities:<\/p>\n<p>By partnering with NIMASA, investors can tap into the vast potential of Nigeria\u2019s maritime sector, promoting inclusive economic growth and sustainable use of ocean resources.<\/p>\n<p>The Agency plays a key role in promoting the Blue Economy in Nigeria, regulating maritime activities, and ensuring sustainable use of ocean resources \u00b2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has called on private individuals and corporate investors to tap into emerging opportunities within Nigeria\u2019s Blue Economy, particularly in the maritime sector. This call was made by NIMASA\u2019s Director General, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, at the ongoing 36th Enugu International Trade Fair. Key Initiatives: Integrated Development Strategy*: NIMASA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6299,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maritime-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7678"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7679,"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7678\/revisions\/7679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peoplesforumonline.com.ng\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}