Abubakar, Mustapha, Amaechi lead stakeholders to NIMASA Maritime awards, corporate dinner
... Dangote, Otedola, Sanusi, Ooni, others expected
There will be a mix of the old, the new, and the familiar at Saturday’s Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Merit Awards and Corporate Dinner, which honours industry stakeholders for their contributions to the growth of the sector and realisation of the Agency’s mandate of driving the industry in 2018. There will also be recognitions for outstanding NIMASA staff at the annual awards holding on Saturday, January 12, at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Former Head of State Abdulsalam Abubakar, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Mustapha, and Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi will be leading other stakeholders to the event.
The governors of Lagos, Ogun, Enugu, Ondo, Kaduna, Kebbi and Borno States, as well as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria are also expected at the occasion.
Others expected to attend are Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Nike Akande, as well as royal fathers, including the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, top government officials, National Assembly members and members of the diplomatic corps.
The awards, themed ‘Our Journey to Excellence’, which will be hosted by the Minister of Transportation and chaired by the SGF, will showcase an array of stakeholders in the Nigerian maritime industry.
The award categories include Shipping Company of the Year 2018 (Dry Cargo), Shipping Company of the Year 2018 (Wet Cargo), Maritime Education and Training Institute of the Year 2018, Manning Agent of the Year 2018, and Seafarers’ Employer of the Year 2018.
Some staff of NIMASA will be honoured for outstanding performance in relation to the agency’s core values of commitment, accountability, professionalism, integrity, teamwork, excellence, leadership, and discipline. An Employee of the Year will be picked from the 11 winners of the Employee of the Month awards from January to November 2018.
“We want to celebrate our internal and external stakeholders for their outstanding contributions to the development of the maritime industry and realisation of our vision and core values as we launch into the New Year and a new phase in our mission of taking the industry to great heights,” Dakuku Peterside, director-general of NIMASA, said.
Some of the corporate and industry awardees from last year’s event were Maersk Nigeria Limited, Gulf Agency Company (GAC) Nigeria, Charkins Maritime, and Offshore Safety Centre.
The NIMASA Merit Awards and Corporate Dinner promises to be a night of glamour, glitz, and glitter to mark the end-of-year activities of the Agency.