The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has introduced the removing of the age restriction for participation in its National Innovation Hackathon 2026, below the NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator Programme (NIMASA-BEAP), following widespread demand from Nigerians in search of to take part within the initiative.
The company in a press release stated the NIMASA-BEAP software portal, which opened not too long ago is now out there to all Nigerians aged 18 years and above, no matter gender, ethnicity, faith or instructional background.
“NIMASA is due to this fact urging Nigerian innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, builders, engineers, artisans, graduates and college students to benefit from the chance and submit their purposes on the portal without charge. The National Innovation Hackathon, scheduled for December 2026, is designed to determine revolutionary options to challenges and alternatives throughout Nigeria’s maritime and blue economic system.
“The Hackathon features 13 innovation tracks, covering areas including maritime technology and logistics; maritime safety, surveillance and security; green shipping and vessel decarbonisation; seafarer welfare; port digitisation; marine waste management; aquaculture and sustainable fisheries; coastal and artisanal fishing; ocean data and analytics; nature-based coastal defence; marine tourism; marine biotechnology; and deep seabed mining technologies and research,” it stated.
