NSDP: NIMASA raises seafarers’ earnings by 150%, empowers 2,459 cadets

By Steve Agbota
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has reiterated its commitment to prioritising the welfare, safety, security and professional development of seafarers in the country.
However, the agency described the seafarers as the backbone of global trade and a critical pillar of Nigeria’s mari time future and economic development.
This is even as the agency trained over 2,459 cadets under the Nigerian Seafarers Development Programme (NSDP), with many still undergoing training in maritime institutions across the world, while the wages of seafarers have been increased by 150 per cent.
The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, who spoke a...