The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has warned parents from sending their children to illegal nautical institutions in Nigeria.
The President of the association, Capt. Ade Olopenia, told journalists in Lagos that good nautical schools were those recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Olopenia said that a good maritime institution would help students to contribute to the development of the industry and the nation.
The Nigerian Association of Master Mariners (NAMM) has warned parents from sending their children to illegal nautical institutions in Nigeria.
The President of the association, Capt. Ade Olopenia, told journalists in Lagos that good nautical schools were those recognised by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
Olopenia said that a good maritime institution would help students to contribute to the development of the industry and the nation.
He spoke against the background of maritime schools that sprang up without the approval and accreditation by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA).
“We need media enlightenment on colleges that have been approved by NIMASA so that parents will know where to send their children,’’ he said.
The master marina said that academies were profiting from the desires of uninformed Nigerians to gain academic qualification by cheating unsuspecting students and parents.
“There are many illegal institutions and unsuspecting students in their quest to further their academic pursuits go to any school that they see.
“What will be the usefulness of students to the nation and maritime industry if such schools are not approved,’’ he said.
The NAMM president said that it would be a waste of resources and manpower if students were allowed to continue in those illegal institutions.
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