18 January 2017, Sweetcrude, Lagos – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has in a new management reshuffle, named Mr. Isichei Osamgbi as its new spokesman.
The journalist who joined NIMASA from the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria, was named NIMASA’s spokesman in new postings in the agency expected to reposition it towards meeting its statutory mandate as enshrined in the NIMASA Act and other enabling instruments.
The redeployment exercise has Mr. Ibrahim Jibril as Director, Strategic Management in the Office of the Director General; Hajia Lami Tumaka, who was the former Head, Corporate Communications as Director, Special Duties, also in the Director General’s office; Mr. Abiodun Akinyosoye as Director of Administration and Human Resources while Mrs. Aishatu Jumai Musa is Director, Planning Research & Data Management Services Department, and Mr. Audu Abdulsalam is now the Director, Legal Services.
Also appointed are Mr. Hassan El-Yakub as Director, NIMASA Eastern Zone; Mr. Olayemi Abass, Director, Western Zone; Mr. Anthony Ogadi, Head, Shipping Development; Engr. Abel Femowei, Coordinator, Central Zone, Warri; and Captain Sunday Umoren, who is now Head, Maritime Safety and Seafarers Standards Department.
The redeployment exercise came on the heels of recent promotions, which saw the elevation of eight deputy directors as directors, 15 assistant directors to deputy directors while 56 grade level 14 officers were promoted to their next grade of assistant directors.
