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Umbrella body of journalists covering the energy and maritime sectors, the Energy and Maritime Reporters (EMR), is set to hold its 2024 Seminar for the training of members.
EMR is an offshoot of the Rivers State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
A release signed by chairman of the EMR, Mr Martins Giadom, and event committee chairman, Elder Ignatius Chukwu, said “The theme of the seminar; ‘Understanding the Maritime Subsector and Issues in the Coastal States’; with subtheme, ‘Maritime Safety Concerns and Approaches’, shall be examined by Sir/Dr Charles Wami, MD/CEO, Charkin Maritime & Offshore Safety Centre, Port Harcourt.”
The event which holds on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at the NUJ House on Moscow Road will also feature the crowning of the ‘Best Maritime Reporter.’
The award is sponsored by the Dr Emi Membere-Otaji Foundation. The winner will be unveiled at the event at the NUJ House, while Elshcon Nigeria Limited would be crowned as the ‘Maritime Company of the Year 2024.’
The governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, is expected to be the Special Guest of Honour while the Commissioner for Environment, Hon Sidney Gbara, is expected to flag off the seminar as Special Guest of Honour.
The chairman of the occasion will be Dr Daniel Tamunodukobipi, National chairman, Nigeria Institute of Marine Engineers and Naval Architects (NIMENA), who is also the HOD, Marine Engineering Dept, Rivers State University.
The Mayor of Housing, My-ACE China, shall make special intervention. 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.
