It is an immense honour to write about a distinguished gentleman whom I consider both…
Author: Dr. Bolaji Akinola
Nigeria’s IMO Council bid as a wild goose chase
Past management teams at the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have woefully failed…
Bashir Jamoh: A breath of fresh air at NIMASA
Maritime industry operators, especially Nigerian ship owners, seafarers, cadets and other workers in the maritime…
Reflections on Marvin Abe’s Journey and the Unveiling of ‘The Voyage of Saints’
I have never been one to succumb to emotion. In fact, for as long as…
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…