The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says that the Federal Government has approved a new maritime security infrastructure initiative to tackle piracy and sea robbery on Nigerian waterways.
Amaechi disclosed this at the opening ceremony of the 3rd Conference of Association of African Maritime Administrations, AAMA, held yesterday in Abuja.
He said that government had taken further steps to facilitate shipping activities to encourage indigenous ship owners to participate in domestic and international shipping trade.
He also said that government was also willing to implement Marine Pollution Convention to address environmental challenges and to raise the standard of Nigerian seafarers to be competitive internationally.
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