Rivers NUJ Energy, Maritime Reporters Hold Seminar, Award Night

Edith CHUKU

A one-day training has been organised by the Energy and Maritime Reporters EMR, of the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists NUJ.

The seminar which would hold on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at the NUJ Press Center, Moscow Road Port Harcourt, is targeted at training maritime sector reporters in the state.

This was stated in a release made available to TNN on Tuesday, by EMR chairman, Mr. Martins Giadom and the organizing committee chairman, Mr Ignatius Chukwu.

It revealed that the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, would be the special guest of honour while the Commissioner for Environment, Mr. Sydney Gbara, would flag off the seminar.

It also noted that Gbara would be supported by the Commissioner for Energy and Natural Resources, Mr. Uchechukwu Nwafor.

Further, it noted that the National Chairman, Nigeria Institute of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects NIMENA, Dr Daniel Tamunodukobipi, who is also the HOD, Marine Engineering Dept, Rivers State University, would be the chairman of the occasion.

The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, shall make special intervention while industry experts would make further interventions to help maritime reporters in the coastal areas be at par with their counterparts in the Lagos axis and help the Niger Delta take its leading role in the coverage of the industry.

The theme of the seminar, “Understanding the Maritime Subsector and Issues in the Coastal States” and the sub-theme, “Maritime Safety Concerns and Approaches” would be examined by the Managing Director of Charkin Maritime and Offshore Safety Centre, Port Harcourt, Dr Charles Wami.

The event would also feature the crowing of the Best Maritime Reporters Awards, sponsored by the ‘Dr Emi Membere-Otaji Foundation’.

The statement added that the winners would be unveiled at the event at the NUJ House, while Elshcon Nigeria Limited would be crowned as the Maritime Company of the Year 2024.