Front Row, From 4th right: Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, Chudi Offodile; Director General, NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola; Executive Director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services, NIMASA, Jibril Abba; Executive Director Operations, NIMASA, Engr Fatai Taiye Adeyemi and Director Personnel and Human Resources, NIMASA, Dr. Isichei Osamgbi (third from right) with other Departmental and Unit Heads of the Agency during the Management Retreat in Lagos.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA has concluded a strategic management retreat aimed at harmonising and cascading the Presidential and Ministerial priorities for the maritime and blue economy sector across all levels of the Agency.

The retreat ensured that staff deliverables are directly aligned with the vision of the Federal Government and the supervising Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.

A high point of the retreat was the signing of performance bonds by departmental and unit heads with the executive management, which signalled a strong commitment to accountability and measurable outcomes.

Addressing members of staff at the event, the Director General/CEO of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola, emphasised that the current administration is focused on a performance-driven civil service.

“The signing of this bond is not symbolic; it is binding,” Dr. Mobereola stressed. “Every Head of Department and Unit must cascade the outcomes and expectations from this retreat to their subordinates without delay. Anyone found creating bottlenecks or underperforming will be held accountable.”

The Performance Bonds, he noted, represent a formal pledge to deliver measurable results in line with the Agency’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and the broader mandate of repositioning the maritime sector for growth.

The retreat also featured robust discussions, peer reviews, and strategy sessions designed to unlock the full potential of Nigeria’s maritime sector, ensuring that NIMASA continues to play a pivotal role in advancing the nation’s blue economy agenda.