Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research

FG urged to provide training vessels to give cadets seatime experience

The Federal Government has been charged to provide training vessels to accommodate the large number of cadets produced by maritime institutions in the country for seatime opportunities. This comes as stakeholders in the shipping industry decried the large number of cadets that have remained unemployed due to lack of sea time training experience, especially as […]

NIOMR to empower 50 graduates in fish production

The Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research has announced plans to train and empower 50 unemployed graduates in fish production. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the training of unemployed graduates, youths and women in aquaculture production, fish processing and value addition, in Lagos, the Executive Director, NIOMR, Dr. Gbolahan Akande, said starter packs […]

DELSU partners agencies to develop aquafeed

Delta State University, Abraka, has announced a partnership with the National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelong and the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos “to use innovative and transformative aquaculture to bridge the huge gap between fish demand and domestic production as well as non-readily availability of tilapia feed in the country”. To this […]

NIOMR moves to achieve self-sufficiency in fish production

The Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research has conducted a workshop  for entrepreneurs on aquaculture production  and fish processing. Speaking during the workshop which was held in Lagos on Tuesday, the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer  NIOMR, Dr Gbola Akande, said that the workshop was targeted at  young unemployed graduates and women adding […]

NIOMR, GIZ Train 300 Women on Catfish Production

As part of efforts to empower vulnerable women in the country, the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) in partnership with German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) has concluded the training of 300 women beneficiaries and six train-of-trainers (TOTs) on Catfish production. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the training programme held at […]