Nigeria

1/31/2019 Source: NIMASA - The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside, has disclosed that Nigeria has been able to ratify 40 conventions passed by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) covering Maritime Safety, Labour and Marine Environment.

Over the past decade, the Nigerian government has committed to two initiatives aimed at strengthening the nation’s maritime sector, one for its local seafarers and the other for its commercial fleet.  While some major African online media sites are reporting that its domestic seafarers’ training subsidy program is succeeding with flying colors, there seem to be dubious politics

Mauritius has ratified the Maritime Labor Convention and Nigeria is preparing to implement the convention effective June 18th.

Fairplay reports:

Nigerian shipowning companies have found themselves struggling to secure funding in recent years.

The primary reasons for this stagnation include a lack of jobs available and an inability to enforce cabotage laws designed to protect Nigerian owners.