Senator Cosmas Niagwan is dead Plateau has lost a great man today, in the person of Senator Cosmas Niagwan, a 2015 gubernatorial aspirant, former senator and an elder statesman. Report reaching us stated that he slumped and died in his Lagos house today. SENATOR (CAPT.) COSMAS NIAGWAN- A Master Mariner of international repute who has been in command of various merchant vessels in a period spanning over 35 years. Senator (Capt.) Niagwan started his career as Marine Officer Cadet with the Elder Dempster Line, Liverpool, United Kingdom in 1965. He later obtained his Masters in Marine Navigation in 1976 from the Liverpool Polytechnic, now John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. He had stints with various shipping lines including Black Star Line of Ghana and the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation of Bangladesh. He also served in various capacities on the Board of National Maritime Authority (NMA) in Nigeria and was at a time appointed the Sole Administrator/Liquidator of Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) in 1995. Senator (Capt.) Niagwan was elected as a distinguished Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and served his country between 2003-2007. He is currently on the Board of various companies including Bulkship Nigeria Ltd and OAN Nigeria Ltd. He has at various times won awards for excellence including- Best Ship of the Year as Captain MV River Ikpan (1982), Maritime Excellence Award by Nigerian Institute of Journalism (2000), 5TH City People Award for Excellence (2001) and many others.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 14:21:21 +0000
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