Nigeria Signs $2.7m Deal With Japan To Boost Deep Blue Project

The Federal Government has signed a $2.78m exchange of note agreement with the Japanese government for an economic and social development programme. <br />The Assistant Director, Public Relations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Osagie Edward, explained that the agreement involved the acquisition of high-speed boats to reinforce services for coastal security in Nigeria, with NIMASA as the implementing partner. <br />The Director-General of NIMASA Dr Bashir Jamoh assured the Japanese government that the agency, working with relevant stakeholders, would ensure the sustainability of the recent success in the war against piracy in Nigerian waters and the Gulf of Guinea.