Our dead shipping companies

Ships & Ports Daily newspaper carried a stunning report last week that no fewer than 80…

Minister Idris Umar’s habitual lateness to official functions

The 2011 World Maritime Day celebration was scheduled to hold at 10am that fateful day, Tuesday…

The folly of import prohibition

Countries ban importation of certain items mostly to protect their local industries but in Nigeria, the…

Using God to cover-up non-performance

It was Mrs. Margaret Onyema-Orakwusi, Chairman of the Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) Planning Committee that invited…

Obasanjo, a maritime hero

“History will forgive us for taking wrong decisions but will never forgive us for not taking…

Another look at the cost of doing business in Nigerian ports

Private terminal operators have inadvertently become the whipping child of Nigerian ports. Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…

The burden of Nigerian seafarers

On Tuesday 25th June, 2013, we all gathered again on the occasion of the 3rd Day…

Ship breaking: An untapped goldmine

Ship breaking or ship demolition is a type of ship disposal involving the breaking up of…

Of frequent changes at Customs Commands

Present Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Dikko Inde Abdullahi, was appointed into that…

Adieu Captain Omotayo

“The captain goes down with the ship” is the maritime concept and tradition that a sea…

The Lilypond mischief-makers

Some of the clearing agents operating at Lilypond container depot, Ijora, are either suffering from crass…

Where are the Cowardly Lions?

The Cowardly Lion is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author…