UPDATE: FG WELCOMES UN DECISION TO EXTEND NIGERIA’S MARITIME BORDER
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The United Nations’ decision to increase Nigeria’s continental shelf from 200 to 220 nautical miles has been praised by the federal government.
This is in line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s (GCFR) establishment of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, which will strengthen Nigeria’s maritime industry.
The event about Nigeria’s proposal was revealed in a statement by Adnan Rashid Nasser Al-Azri, the Chairman of the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS).
With this decision, Nigeria is now able to redefine the boundaries of its sovereignty in the Gulf of Guinea, allowing it to take advantage of the enormous marine and carbon resources that are thought to be present there.
Dr. Bashir Jamoh, OFR, the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), praised the UN’s decision to grant a request to expand Nigeria’s maritime territory beyond the customary 200 nautical miles off the coast of the nation.
In response to the development, Dr. Jamoh stated that the country may benefit economically from this expansion of its marine borders.
According to him, “To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time the United Nations has ever approved additional maritime territory for Nigeria. We welcome this development, as it would boost our economic fortunes considerably. It is a plus for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Administration and I extend my congratulations to our Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola CON.
As per the United Nations, a coastal state’s continental shelf is made up of the seabed and subsoil of the underwater areas that stretch beyond its territorial sea, naturally extending its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin.
Moreover, a 200-nautical-mile radius around the baselines used to determine the territorial sea’s breadth, beyond which the continental margin’s outer boundary does not extend
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