Private terminal operators have inadvertently become the whipping child of Nigerian ports. Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…
Category: Columns
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…
KILLED BY A PADDLE 6
Continued from last week The management of the company was changed as often as Transport Ministry…
KILLED BY A PADDLE 5
Continued from last week During the era of the Nigerian Produce Marketing Company, NNSL was overburdened…
KILLED BY A PADDLE 4
Continued from last week The management of the shipping line rightly decided to acquire new ships…
KILLED BY A PADDLE 3
Continued from last week In 1961, the Nigerian government acquired the 49 per cent shares held…
KILLED BY A PADDLE 2
Continued from last week On Ships Nostalgia Forum, I stumbled on an interesting post by one…