The Minister of State for Transportation, Prince Ademola Adegoroye, has given a clear indication that plans are underway to upgrade the Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Akwa Ibom to a degree-awarding university.
In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Ebenezer Adeniyan on Friday said this while speaking at the 2022 Cadets Graduation ceremony of the school on Thursday.
He said that Nigeria was seeking technical cooperation with the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for the upgrade of the institution, which he described as a pride of the country.
“It is heart-warming to note that Nigeria has enjoyed IMO Technical Assistance in the area of capacity training.
“There is the need to seek greater technical cooperation between the IMO and Nigeria to enhance our capacity to meet the significantly increasing demands for maritime education and training in Nigeria.
“These needs include but are not limited to support from the IMO in further training of the academy’s instructors and lecturers and other personnel.
“Technical assistance from the IMO in converting the academy from diploma to degree-awarding institution and using the academy as a sales point for IMO books and publications in high demand by trainees
