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Norwegian govt offers Nigeria capacity in fishery sector
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By Godwin Oritse
THE Norwegian Seafood Council, NSC, has offered to assist Nigerian fishery sector with a view to building capacity in the sector.
Speaking at the just concluded Seafood Seminar organised by the Council in Lagos, Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Knut Lein, said that Norway has made the offer to Nigeria but the country has not come forward to open discussion with the host government.
Ambassador Lein also said that it was only Nigeria that can tell what area they need to build capacity adding that whenever Nigeria comes forward to say what they need, Norway will keep its doors opened.
THE Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, has given approval to 39 companies out of 200 that applied for licences for fish importation.
Speaking to Vanguard Maritime Report on the sideline of the just concluded Seafood Seminar organized by the Norwegian Seafood Council in Lagos, a Director in the Department, Dr. Ime Umoh, said that most of the applications were turned down because they could not meet the requirement for licences to import fish.
He explained that apart from the documentation that must be perfected, the applicant must also have a proper storage capacity as part of the requirement.
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