Former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Ade Dosunmu, has restated the urgent need for Nigeria to harness the vast opportunities in the Blue Economy as a strategic pathway to diversify the nations economy.
Dosunmu made the call, Wednesday while delivering a lecture titled Blue Economy and Economic Diversification: Opportunities and Challenges to participants of the Senior Executive Course 47, 2025, at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies NIPSS, Kuru, Jos.
In his presentation, he outlined the concept of the Blue Economy, highlighting its potential to drive economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development. He stressed the sectors capacity to reduce Nigerias over-reliance on hydrocarbons and emphasised the urgency of tackling key challenges, including regulatory gaps, environmental threats, and capacity constraints.
