Mobereola Becomes New NIMASA DG

Mobereola Becomes New NIMASA DG

New DG, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola 

By: Bisi Akingbade

President Bola Tinubu has  appointed Dr. Dayo Mobereola as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,  NIMASA with an initial term of four years, subject to renewal, and  following the exipration of Mr. Bashir Jamoh’s tenure as the head of the agency, according to a statement on the Presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 

The statement read in parts

"President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr Dayo Mobereola to serve as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for a renewable term of four years.  

“The appointment follows the exit of Mr Bashir Jamoh, whose tenure recently expired,” 

 President Tinubu’s also expects from Dr. Mobereola to leverage his extensive experience in his new position to fulfil NIMASA’s objectives, which includesu, upholding world-class standards in maritime safety administration, recognizing maritime labour, preventing and controlling maritime pollution, conducting search and rescue operations, 

Others are: Enforcing Cabotage, Fostering Shipping Development, and Managing Ship Registration.