The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the appointment of Bashir Jamoh as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency.
Jamoh replaces Dakuku Peterside who was appointed in 2016 to head the maritime agency.
Peterside’s tenure as NIMASA DG ends on March 10, 2020.
The newly appointed DG is currently the Executive Director, Administration and Finance at NIMASA.
Jamoh, who hails from Kaduna, is also the current president of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria.
The 56-year-old holds a PhD from the University of Port Harcourt, specialising in logistics and transport management.
Jamoh joined NIMASA in 2003 as an assistant chief commercial officer, eastern and central zones.