Because of the lack of locally owned vessels that operate in global waters, the sea time training for Nigerian seafarers has been negatively affected. Therefore, Vanguard reports that the Nigerian Federal Government has been charged by maritime experts to put forward policies in order to increase Nigeria’s ship owning capacity.
Specifically, Mfon Ekong Usoro, Secretary General, of the Abuja Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on Port State Control for West and Central African Region, stated that...