According to the Director General of the nation’s maritime agency, Patrick Akpobolokemi, “ Osamgbi is expected to bring his immense wealth of experience in public and private sectors to bear on NIMASA’s operations and growth”.
 
Osamgbi joined NIMASA last year as Deputy Director/Head Abuja Zonal office.Until then,he had worked with Shell Nigeria between 2007 and 2012 Media Relations and Communication Adviser.

Before joining Shell,Osamgbi worked for 10 years at THISDAY Newspapers, between 1996 and 2006, holding various positions of responsibility, including Energy Editor, Deputy Political Editor, Deputy Group Business Editor, Business Editor (Nation’s Capital), Foreign/Diplomatic Editor, Deputy Group News Editor, Corporate/Public Relations Manager, and member of THISDAY Board of Editors.
 
He earned a Master’s in International Law and Diplomacy from the University of Lagos in 1997 and a first degree in English from the former Edo State University, Ekpoma in 1992, after his earlier education at Edo College, Benin City. He has also acquired several other certifications and attended various trainings both foreign and local in public relations and media practice, notable amongst which is a postgraduate certificate in newspaper management from the University of Mainz/International Institute of Journalism Berlin, under the scholarship award of the German Government for excellence in journalism.
 
He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) and has played leading roles as a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos chapter. He is also a member of the prestigious Ikoyi Club 1938, Lagos, and a Director at the Rotary Club of Ikoyi, where he is an honouree of the Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) of Rotary International. He is happily married with children.