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JUST IN: Tinubu Appoints Dr. Dayo Mobeola As NIMASA DG


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).

In a statement frim the presidency earlier today signed by the Special Adviser to the President, Media & Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said that the appointment follows the exit of the former DG, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure expired on the 10th of March 2024.

According to the statement, Dr. Dayo Mobereola holds a Ph.D, and an M.Sc in Transport Economics from the University of Wales, United Kingdom. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport in England, and a fellow of the same institute in Nigeria.

The new DG of NIMASA was a Deputy Managing Director and Project Development Director at AFM Consulting Plc, London. He was also Senior Economist at British Petroleum Shipping Limited, London.

In the public sector, Dr Dayo was the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) from 2003 to 2015 and was also the Commissioner for Transportation in Lagos State from 2015 to 2016.

The statement added that President Tinubu expects the new Director-General to bring his vast experience to bear in his new role and to achieve the mandate of NIMASA in providing world-leading standards of maritime safety administration, maritime labour regulation, marine pollution prevention and control, search and rescue, cabotage enforcement, shipping development and ship registration, in accordance with the policies and programmes of the Renewed Hope Agenda for the sector as guided by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Chief Adegboyega Oyetola


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