Nigeria secures special mission vessel for marine safety
20 December 2019 |
3:59 am
Poised to fully combat insecurity in Nigeria’s waterways up to the Gulf of Guinea, the country has taken delivery of its first special mission vessel under the deep blue project.
Poised to fully combat insecurity in Nigeria’s waterways up to the Gulf of Guinea, the country has taken delivery of its first special mission vessel under the deep blue project.
Monitoring Team, also known as Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure, Mrs. Olu Mustapha, disclosed this in Lagos, at a graduation ceremony organised by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), for a new set of C4i System operators.
The Command, Control, Computer Communication and intelligence (C4i) centre located at the NIMASA-owned, Nigerian Maritime Resource Development Centre (NMRDC), Kirikiri, acts as the nerve centre for operations and workflow management for all platforms under the Deep Blue Project. The graduation of the C4i operators marks another milestone towards the total commencement of the project.
Mustapha, who is also the Director, Project Services, at the Ministry of Defence, said the essence of the training for the intelligence officers was to ensure adequate capacity to man the assets under the Deep Blue Project, especially with commencement of the receipt of the special assets.
She said, “The assets of the Deep Blue Project must be manned by competent personnel and that is what we are committed to through various training programmes for different components of the project. This graduation of C4i System operators will produce additional personnel for the optimisation of the system.”
Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, had decried the negative effects of insecurity in the Nigeria’s maritime domain and the Gulf of Guinea.
Dakuku said President Mohammadu Buhari’s administration is committed to diversifying the economy, and sees maritime as an economic game changer in this direction, adding that security of the maritime environment is a top priority.
He said: “The Nigerian maritime domain and the Gulf of Guinea are known globally as major maritime security flashpoints. In addressing the challenges, a bi-ministerial collaboration of the Federal Ministries of Defence and Transportation, as well the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) developed a maritime security architecture comprising all military and security services as well as NIMASA to ensure a conducive environment for maritime to thrive.”
Dakuku, who was represented by the Agency’s Executive Director, Operations, Rotimi Fashakin, added that the Federal Government had invested ample resources in infrastructure, including the critical manpower component required to run the deep blue project effectively and efficiently.
He asked the graduates to bring the skills and experience they acquired during their training to bear on the national security assignment.
Related
8 hours ago
The Managing Director of Nigeria Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, said the fact that the naira has shown some appreciation against the dollar in recent weeks has had little or no impact on input cost.
8 hours ago
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, said the recently-launched Tingo Cola and Tingo Electric energy drink would not only deepen local content principles and compete locally with other exportable brands but would also provide employment to hundreds of youths in the country.
8 hours ago
Despite the abundance of raw materials needed for self-sufficiency and the production of pulp and paper in the country, Nigeria is still missing out on the massive income to be made on the production, sale and export valued at $360 billion.
8 hours ago
The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has warned political leaders against abuse of taxpayers' money, stating that collecting tax revenue from taxpayers without using it judiciously weakens the country's taxation system.
8 hours ago
To halt the fresh panic building over the fate of the naira, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is set to disburse another tranche of liquidity intervention to 1,583 Bureau de Change operators.
8 hours ago
Oil-producing communities in Niger Delta have called for transparency and accountability in the ongoing divestment of oil and gas assets in the region.
8 hours ago
With a headline inflation rate of 33.2 per cent and food inflation of 40.01 per cent, chiefly blamed on the high cost of transportation, which has continued to rise, it might take a while for respite to come.
8 hours ago
Following the recent appointment of new management and board for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), shareholders have stressed the need for the members to accelerate the development of the capital market by improving the response time to complaints and monitoring listed firms' compliance with extant rules.
1 day ago
The price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, has continued its upward swing rising by 7.1 per cent in the last month, thus making life more difficult for Nigerians who are struggling with food inflation.
1 day ago
Various fibre cuts may have cost affected telecoms operators, especially MTN and Airtel, about N27 billion ($23 million) in repairs last year. To reduce the cost of the operations of the firms, the Federal Government through the Ministry of Works
×
Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox every day of the week. Stay informed with the Guardian’s leading coverage of Nigerian and world news, business, technology and sports.
0 Comments
We will review and take appropriate action.