NIWA’s manager, Braimah wants Maritime Studies in Primary, Secondary Schools
By Uzor Odigbo
Engineer Sarat Lara Braimah, Lagos Area Manager of National Inland Waterways Authority ( NIWA) on Friday, played host to a selection of primary and secondary school students, nurtured by Ocean Ambassadors foundation as future leaders in the maritime sector.
Stirred eyes, enthusiastic and confidently adventurous, the students tutored by the Ocean Ambassadors Foundation as maritime academicals listened with rapt attention as the Area Manager, explained to them the importance of choosing a career in the emerging Nigerian maritime industry.
Impressed with the greater number of female students in the group, Engineer Braimah stated that time has come for serious intervention in engendering sustainable maritime education curriculum in schools, particularly as a process of closing the professional maritime management gaps, targeting girl child education in the hugely male dominated marine resources environment
