1. NIGERIA AND THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF LONDON CONVENTION (1972) AND
LONDON PROTOCOL (1996)
A PRESENTATION
BY
Dr.Felicia Mogo
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AT IMO EXPERT SCIENTIFIC GROUP MEETING, NEW
ORLEANS,U.S.A
FROM 26th to 31st May, 2014 1

2. NIGERIA
Country Profile

3. Map of Nigeria
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4. NIGERIA (COUNTRY
PROFILE)
POPULATION
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the eighth most
populous country in the world, and the most populous African country
in the world. The United Nations estimates that the population in 2009
was at 154,729,000, distributed as 51.7% rural and 48.3% urban, and
with a population density of 167.5 people per square kilometer.

5. NIGERIA (COUNTRY
PROFILE)
ECONOMY
Nigeria is classified as an emerging market, and is rapidly approaching
middle income status, with its abundant supply of resources, well-
developed financial, legal, communications, transport sectors and stock
exchange (the Nigerian Stock Exchange), which is the second largest
in Africa. Nigeria is ranked 37th in the world in terms of GDP as of
2007.
The economy of Nigeria is one of the fastest growing in the world, with
the International Monetary Fund projecting a growth of 9% in 2008 and
8.3% in 2009. It is the second largest economy in Africa, and is a
regional power that is also the hegemony in West Africa.

6. NIGERIA (COUNTRY
PROFILE)
KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS
 Nigeria is the 12th largest producer of petroleum in the world and
the 8th largest exporter, and has the 10th largest proven
reserves. Nigeria is reported to have more gas reserves than oil.
 Nigeria has one of the fastest growing telecommunications markets
in the world, major emerging market operators (like MTN, Etisalat,
Zain and Globacom) basing their largest and most profitable centres
in the country. The government has recently begun expanding this
infrastructure to space based communications. Nigeria has a space
satellite which is monitored at the Nigerian National Space
Research and Development Agency headquarters in Abuja.
 The country has a highly developed financial services sector, with a
mix of local and international banks, asset management companies,
brokerage houses, insurance companies and brokers, private equity
funds and investment banks.

7. NIGERIA (COUNTRY
PROFILE)
KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS
 Nigeria also has a wide array of underexploited mineral resources
which include natural gas, coal, bauxite, tantalite, gold, tin, iron ore,
limestone, niobium, lead and zinc. Despite huge deposits of these
natural resources, the mining industry in Nigeria is still in it infancy.
 Agriculture used to be the principal foreign exchange earner of
Nigeria. At one time, Nigeria was the world's largest exporter of
groundnuts, cocoa, and palm oil and a significant producer of
coconuts, citrus fruits, maize, pearl millet, cassava, yams and sugar
cane. About 60% of Nigerians work in the agricultural sector, and
Nigeria has vast areas of underutilized arable land.
 It also has a manufacturing industry which includes leather and
textiles , car manufacturing , plastics and processed food.

8. NIGERIA (COUNTRY
PROFILE)
KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS
 The country has recently made considerable amount of revenue
from her movie industry tagged Nollywood. It is rated as the third
biggest movie industry in the world after Hollywood (USA) and
Bollywood (India). Nigerian movies are popular in other African
countries and among African immigrants in Europe.

10. Map of Nigeria
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11. NIGERIA is a coastal State with about 853
kilometers coastline. The country's Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) covers a total area of
approximately 315,950 nautical square
kilometers. With a vast environment subtending
enormous resources, the Nigerian maritime
sector has remained largely untapped, yet it
has a variety of investment potentials cutting
across shipbuilding/repairs, freight forwarding,
training and maritime service industries etc.
There is a vast network of navigable and
potentially navigable rivers, lakes and creeks,
transverse more than 3,000 kilometers of inland
waters. Nigeria remains the economic hub of
West Africa and shares in its coastline including
the rich Gulf of Guinea. She is a key destination
of the world's major shipping lines and logistics
service providers.
MARITIME NIGERIA

12. The Maritime Industry in Nigeria is under the supervision of the Federal
Ministry of Transport, headed by a Cabinet Minister. The maritime related
agencies (parastatals) under the Ministry include:
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and safety Agency(NIMASA)
 The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)
The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and
The Maritime Academy of Nigeria.
Prior to the oil boom of the 1970s, water transportation played a
significant role in the movement of goods and persons in Nigeria. The
country's inland water network handles an average of 500,000 tonnes of
cargo each year. The network comprised of two major rivers, River Niger
and River Benue, along with smaller rivers across 27 out of the 36 States of
the Federation.
Nigeria’s total land and water area is 923,768 sq km, with the area of the
land being 910,768 sq km while that of water is 13,000 sq km. Nigeria
exercise sovereignty over its territorial sea which has its breadth up to a
limit of 12 nautical miles.
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13. NIMASA AT A
GLANCE
The Agency Mandate is derived from the
following:
 Merchant Shipping Act as amended
 National Shipping Policy Act
 Merchant Shipping
(Delegation of Powers) Notice
 Nigerian Maritime Labour Act
 Coastal and Inland Shipping Act

14. NIMASA AT A
GLANCE
OUR VISION
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency is committed
to making Nigeria one of the leading twenty maritime nations of the
world by year 2020.
OUR MISSION
To achieve safe, secure shipping, cleaner oceans and enhanced
maritime capacity in line with global best practices towards Nigeria's
economic development.

15. NIMASA AT A
GLANCE
WHAT WE DO
Regulatory

Flag State
Administration

Port State Administration

Marine Environment
Management

Implementation of ISPS
Code

Certification of Seafarers
and Registration of
Dockworkers

Registration of Shipping
Companies
Operational

Marine Environment
Management &
Emergency Services

Hydrographic Services

Global Maritime Distress
& Safety System
(GMDSS)

Marine Safety
Information Service

Maritime Security

Cabotage Enforcement

Ships and Cargo

16.  Observations from the National Workshop of
February 2013
 - Lack of stakeholders awareness
 - Lack of technical implementation
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The implementation of the
London Protocol thus far, in
Nigeria

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GEOSPATIAL CHART OF DREDGING IN LAGOS
WATER CHANNELS

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PICTURE TALK ON EKO
ATLANTIC

19. High profile city is being built on land
reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean upto 2km
offshore .
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EKO ATLANTIC

20.  Need for a National Taskforce made up of
Ministries Departments and Agencies to derive a
proper implementation plan
 Need to establish a marine environmental
laboratory by NIMASA
 Evaluation and designation of waste dumpsites in
the ocean
 Development of a conceptual model for possible
waste plume dispersion
 Regional cooperation on implementation
strategies
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The way forward arising from
the workshop

21. OPERATIONAL ACTION
1. Sectoral Categorization of Action Plan
2. Development of WAG
1. Incorporation of Littoral State Governments into the NTF
2. Proper enforcement of the Action Plan
3. Grass root enlightenment and awareness campaign
4. Comprehensive list of all stakeholders in dredging activities
5. Creation of information desk
6. Trips to member countries for dissemination of information and knowledge
sharing
7. The need to incorporate other sectors in the economy to debate the impact
of dredging activities to the environment.
WAY FORWARD
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SCIENTIFIC ACTION
1) Scientific modalities to ensure transparent and effective implementation of LC/LP;
2) Formulation of an Action list and action documents for LC/LP;
3) Identification of works already done in Nigeria and Africa with regards to dumping in the
marine environment;
4) Quick analysis of the sediment state of the larger marine environment of Nigeria, to come
up with a map of a possible dumpsite;
5) Provide a conventional model hypothesis of the possible flow dynamics of waste plume;
and
6) Set up a marine litter/ dump watch programme
7) Issuance of dumping permit.

22.  A national taskforce has been established
comprising the necessary MDAs
 The Ministry of Aviation will be invited to the next
meeting
 A laboratory is in place in Lagos and this will be
created in all the other zones
 A scientific think tank group which is part of the
think tank has identified necessary research areas
 Involved MDAs will hold a tripartite meeting to
proffer the best approach in harnessing
information on permits . This will take into concern
the best ways to collect and report activities to 22
Journey so far

23.  Possible areas for dumping have been identified
based on the existing map on sounding of the
Atlantic made available by the maritime guard
command
 To tackle issues of awareness, NIMASA
embarked on marine litter cleanup activities aimed
at preventing dumping of municipal wastes from
upland
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Journey so far…

24.  Municipal waste /upland sources
 DREGDING :
 Operational
 Coastal infrastructure
 Sand mining amongst others
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POSSIBLE SOURCES OF
DUMPING IN NIGERIA’S
OCEAN

25. MARINE LITTER CLEAN UP OPERATION BY
NIMASA TEAM LED BY DR. MOGO
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26.  Aim- to determine the pollution load of the water
system attributable to particular sources of
pollution
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Baseline studies on pollution
prone areas within the Lagos
Marine Environment

27.  Release of marine notice on re-engineered
permitting system for
 Rolling out actions towards re-engineering the
permitting system
 Initiating actions on the formulation of of action
plan and levels and other necessary guidelines .
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NEAR FUTURE ACTION
PLAN

28. Comments!
&
Questions
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