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The collaboration aims to improve coordination in marine border governance and migration management across the nation\u2019s territorial waters.<br>NIS Comptroller-General, KN Nandap, received a delegation from the National Hydrography Agency, led by Hydrographer Rear Admiral Ayo Olugbode, in Abuja. The meeting focused on advancing navigation support, technical collaboration, and conducting comprehensive hydrographic surveys.<br>Both agencies stressed the importance of inter-agency synergy to curb irregular migration, human trafficking, and other transnational crimes affecting Nigeria\u2019s maritime borders. 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