Piracy: Changing a Wrong Perception of Nigeria
(WorldNews Business)

BY Vincent Obia When in December last year Dr. Dakuku Peterside appealed to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) to, `Please, report Nigeria appropriately,` he was making a passionate comment on a country determined to change, and challenging the misrepresentation of its situation by a world information system often lost in the ambiguities of perception. The call by the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), made during a visit by the International Maritime Security Operations Team (IMSOT) from the United Kingdom, was against the backdrop of exaggerated reports on incidents on the country´s waterways. IMB, a specialised department of the...