The Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy have launched its digital platform the “Enterprise Content Management System” (ECMS) to ensure transparency, accountability and efficient service delivery.
The Platform will enable the Ministry store documents safely, find documents quickly without searching through paper folders, share information easily between departments, track activities to know who created, edited, or approved a document, reduce paperwork and make processes faster.
Speaking at the launch, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Dr, Adegboyega Oyetola said through the ECMS the Ministry is streamlining its workflow to properly meet up with investors demand,
“A digitally enabled ministry is a more responsive ministry. Through the ECMS, we are streamlining workflows, strengthening records, management, improved decision making, and enhancing our capacity to support investors, operators, and partners with speech, clarity, and Integrity”
He described the platform as a strategic investment that goes beyond internal administration to drive efficiency, transparency, accountability, and improved service delivery.
The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs. Didi Walson-Jack commended the digitization move by the Ministry saying that the Ministry is strategically placed in Nigeria’s economic trajectory.
“The Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy occupy a uniquely strategic space in our national architecture. From ports and shipping to maritime safety, ocean resources, and coastal development. This ministry sits at the intersection of trade, security, sustainability, and economic growth.
“It is therefore both symbolic and strategic that a ministry overseeing our waters has chosen to sail decisively into digital governance rather than remain anchored in a paper-based process”
She said the ECMS will ensure that the Ministry is supported by reliable records and timely access to information
“This launch is about speed, accountability, institutional memory, and better decision-making. It is about ensuring that maritime governance, policy coordination, and economic planning are supported by reliable records, timely access to information, and systems that work as efficiently as the people who operate them”
The digital migration of the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy is in line with the Presidential directive on digitalisation of administrative operations for Ministry, Departments and Agency by the end of December 2025.
Olusola Akintonde