Special Adviser to the President on the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), Dr Jumoke Oduwole, last weekend announced the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) as the best agency of government in exemplary teamwork, quality service delivery and consistency.

She also announced the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy as the overall best performing ministry in the country.

Oduwole announced that 33 operational activities of NIMASA were subjected to thorough scrutiny alongside those of 36 other agencies of the Federal Government.

“We want to commend NIMASA for emerging as the best agency of government in exemplary teamwork, quality service delivery and consistency. PEBEC also wishes to commend the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola for his commitment to ensuring that all the agencies under the Ministry improve their service delivery in a consistent manner “ she said.

Reacting to the award, the Director General of NIMASA, Dr Dayo Mobereola in a social media post dedicated the award to all members of Staff of NIMASA and acknowledged the support of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy in providing the right framework for the agency to create an enabling environment for local and foreign investors in the Nigerian maritime space.

“This award from PEBEC and by extension the Presidency is a call to serve more. I appreciate our Honorable Minister, Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, who not only convened a meeting between NIMASA and the PEBEC secretariat, but constantly kept us on our toes to ensure better service delivery to stakeholders. I also wish to commend members of team NIMASA and we know that this is simply a call to more service to our stakeholders,” Mobereola said.

The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), which is chaired by Vice President Kassim Shettima, was established to remove bureaucratic constraints to doing business in Nigeria and make the country a progressively easier place to start and grow a business.