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NSC boss, Biu, raises alarm, says: 'Nigerian maritime industry is dying'

 

The "Nigerian maritime industry is dying," according to the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Capt. Adamu Biu.

The foremost master mariner delivered this sad news on the sidelines of the passing-out ceremony of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) first batch of western zonal enforcement officers in Lagos on Monday, said that the industry is dying due to lack of training.

Biu warned that if the trend continues, the industry will die with the already aged practitioners.

He lamented that the industry has since jettisoned the training of young professionals to take over from those currently piloting affairs.  

The NSC boss urged government and stakeholders to evolve a sustainable training system that will enhance the continuous availability of manpower.

“The Nigerian maritime industry is dying due to lack of training and we must check this trend. One way of checking this trend is what we have done today with the training of these enforcement officers. I appeal on behalf of all stakeholders, please let us try to train so that we can see people that will take the baton from our hands because this will bring the past glory of the industry,” Biu said.