I have never been one to succumb to emotion. In fact, for as long as…
Author: Dr. Bolaji Akinola
NPA and the fallacy of port congestion
Nigerian ports, contrary to widely held notion, are not congested. The ports in Lagos are certainly…
My Maritime Man of the Year 2018
Unionism in Nigeria’s maritime industry, prior to post-port reform regime, was synonymous with thuggery, banditry and…
The Nigerian bookstore as a dinosaur
It has been a busy year and my promise this holiday season was to spend as…
Anambra solution to CRFFN crisis
Regular readers of this column will certainly require little or no education about the controversy…
From Turkey with guns
While Benin Republic and China are systematically undermining Nigeria economically, Turkey seems interested in the…
Why media war will not serve NPA’s best interest
Perhaps there are people behind the scene advising the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority…
Cotonou as Nigeria’s biggest port
“I work at Nigeria’s largest seaport.” “Really, congrats. Apapa Port is really a nice…
Wahahi if you tear my agbada, I go comot your cap
So politics change people or is it people that change politics. I was taken aback…
The real problem with Nigerian ports
Private terminal operators have inadvertently become the whipping child of Nigerian ports. Nigerian Ports Authority…
A case for shipbuilding and repair yards
The maritime sector provides very interesting and exciting prospects for economic growth. A strong and…
A wasteful $8 billion project
The Suez Canal took 10 years to build and cost thousands of workers their lives.…