University in Nigeria
Oron, Akwa Ibom
University profile
The Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, formerly the Nautical College of Nigeria, is the federal government's institution for maritime education and training. Its mandate is to train all levels of manpower for merchant navy ships, ports, maritime engineering workshops, pilotage, shipyards and other marine-related industries. It runs National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes, and professional and short courses for seafarers. Its motto is Knowledge and Service.
The Academy stands on about 100 hectares in Oron Local Government Area in the south-east of Akwa Ibom State, with a waterfront close to the approach to the Calabar Ports channel. It has three schools: the School of Nautical Studies, the School of Marine Engineering and the School of Maritime Transport (Maritime Studies). Support units include the Rectorate, Registry, Bursary, Legal Department, ICT Centre, Works and Services, Health Services and the Research and Statistics Department, alongside specialised centres and a library/resource centre.
ND and HND programmes are offered in Nautical Science, Marine Engineering and Maritime Transport and Business Studies/Management, and the ND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering. Nautical Science trains deck officers; Marine Engineering trains engineer officers on IMO model courses that combine merchant-navy training with mandatory safety training; Maritime Transport trains managers for shipping, oil and gas, marine insurance, maritime law, import/export practice and banking, and offers logistics and transport professional programmes with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria. Short courses include STCW mandatory courses, specialised seafarer training, simulator and certificate-of-competency preparatory courses.
Students are called cadets. Cadets live in en-suite hostel cabins with two occupants each, eat in a general refectory, and follow regimental training under a unit staffed by serving Nigerian Navy officers and ratings, supported by cadet executives. Campus facilities include a library with an e-library, a simulation complex, a 1,000-seat auditorium, an ICT centre, engineering workshops, laboratories, sports facilities, a medical centre, a jetty for survival craft training and onboard sea-time training.
The Academy is on the International Maritime Organization white list of countries in full compliance with the STCW 1978 Convention as amended in 2010, and holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for its integrated management system. Nigerian and foreign midshipmen and women are trained, and the Academy is a federal institution under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
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View scholarships for Maritime Academy of Nigeria, Oron →Admission is through JAMB UTME only; candidates must select the Academy as first choice, then register for the post-UTME screening on the Academy portal. Programmes last two years (four semesters). For 2026/2027, minimum admissible UTME scores were 175 for Nautical Science, Marine Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering, and 160 for Maritime Transport and Business Studies.
Applicants must be aged 16 to 21 (Nautical Science, Marine Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering) or 16 to 25 (Maritime Transport and Business Studies) as of 30 September 2026, and must be single and remain single throughout the programme. Shortlisted candidates complete a medical form (Form M) endorsed by a registered practitioner at a government hospital, and undergo screening at the Academy covering PCV, VDRL, hepatitis B, HIV 1 and 2, fasting blood sugar, urinalysis, genotype, blood group, pregnancy test (female candidates) and a drug and alcohol test, plus a physical fitness test.
Programmes last two years (four semesters): Nautical Science, Marine Engineering, and Maritime Transport and Business Management. Applicants need five SSCE credits in not more than two sittings, including the same core subjects as the ND route (Mathematics, English Language, Physics plus Geography for Nautical Science or Chemistry for Marine Engineering; Mathematics, English Language, Economics and two of Geography, Commerce, Government, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Business Management or Computer Science/ICT for Maritime Transport). They must hold the relevant ND with a CGPA of at least 2.00 from the Academy or another NBTE-accredited institution, hold a valid JAMB admission letter, and have completed one year of post-ND industrial training or cognate work experience (two years for a Pass grade). ND graduates of Boat and Ship Building Technology from the Academy with CGPA of at least 2.00 are also eligible for Marine Engineering. Applicants from other institutions send their ND transcript to [email protected] before the portal closes.
2026/2027 ND registration ran from 1 to 31 July 2026; HND registration ran from 30 March to 30 April 2026. The ND registration fee is N2,000 and the HND application form is N20,000, both paid through Remita. Steps: open the Academy website, choose Admission, then the ND (or HND) registration portal, create a profile, generate a Remita Retrieval Reference, pay by card or at a bank, return to the portal to complete the form and upload documents, and track the application status. Candidates need an active email address and mobile number and should come to the Academy only when invited. Final ND admissions are processed through JAMB CAPS.
Main campus, Oron, Akwa Ibom State (No. 4 College Road): about 100 hectares with a waterfront; all three schools, hostels, refectory, library and e-library, simulation complex, ICT centre (over 40 computer systems), the Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi multi-purpose hall (1,000 seats), engineering workshops (Marine Engineering and Electrical/Electronics), laboratories, medical centre, sports facilities (basketball, lawn tennis, volleyball, race track, football pitch with pavilion), staff and student service centres (laundry, tuck shops, barbing salon, business centres), banks and ATMs, and campus mini-buses.
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