Standup9ja: Presidency orders opening of maritime varsity in
Niger Delta
The Presidency has directed the Ministry of Education to
resume activities towards opening the maritime university sited in the Niger
Delta before the end of the year as demanded by stakeholders in the region.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media
and Publicity, Laolu Akande, said in a statement on Friday.
According to the statement, this would be coordinated by a
five-man inter-agency committee headed by the Minister of Education, Adamu
Adamu.
Akande said the committee; comprising the Ministry of
Petroleum Resources, the National Universities Commission, the Nigerian
Maritime Administration and Safety Agency and the Office of the Deputy Governor
of Delta State; would collaborate with the principal officers and the governing
council of the institution.
He added that there were plans by the Presidency to conclude
the fact-finding tours to the Niger Delta with visits by Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo to Cross River and Ondo States.
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