Nigeria, April 1 -- The House of Representatives Committee on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration has strengthened its oversight of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), insisting on stricter performance benchmarks and transparency in the agency's 2026 budget proposals.

At a budget defence session on Tuesday, the committee cautioned that vague projections and weak outcomes would no longer be accepted, extending the warning to both NIMASA and the Maritime Academy of Nigeria.

Chairperson of the committee, Khadija Abba-Ibrahim (APC, Yobe), said chief executives of maritime agencies must take full responsibility for their projections, implementation plans and results.

She described the exercise as more ...