Category: Periscope
NPA and the fallacy of port congestion
Nigerian ports, contrary to widely held notion, are not congested. The ports in Lagos are certainly not congested. What we have at hand in Apapa, Lagos is severe road...
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 hooliganism. Prior to the 2006 port reform...
The Nigerian bookstore as a dinosaur
It has been a busy year and my promise this holiday season was to spend as much time as possible with the family. The adorable young man of the house, I suppose like...
INTELS and drama of cannibalistic politics
By Peter Ibie Keyhole views of the mass hysteria generated by the termination of the pilotage contract between Integrated Logistics Services (INTELS) Nigeria Limited,...
Blue economy legal and institutional frameworks: The Nigerian challenge
By Capt (NN) Sunday Daniel Atakpa Three countries considered as being in the forefront of blue economy implementation – Republics of Ireland, Seychelles and South...
Anambra solution to CRFFN crisis
By Bolaji Akinola Regular readers of this column will certainly require little or no education about the controversy that has dogged the Council for the Regulation of...
From Turkey with guns
By Bolaji Akinola While Benin Republic and China are systematically undermining Nigeria economically, Turkey seems interested in the destruction of the precious lives of...
Why media war will not serve NPA’s best interest
By Bolaji Akinola Perhaps there are people behind the scene advising the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms. Hadiza Bala Usman to make certain...
Audu Ogbeh and the illusion of yam export
By Bolaji Akinola A chanced meeting with a clearing agent on Creek Road, Apapa on Tuesday last week was a stark reminder of our leaders’ erroneous perception of...
Why progress eludes maritime sector
By Bolaji Akinola We’ve been here before. We’ve gone through this motion over and over again – it is motion without progress; activity devoid of...
Tariff on imported vehicles: Osinbajo should fulfill APC’s campaign promise
By Bolaji Akinola While addressing a town hall meeting of political stakeholders in Ondo State shortly before the 2015 general election, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, then...
The avoidable mess at our airports
By Bolaji Akinola The motor park mentality, which is a recipe for chaos, has found its way into our airports. It has always been there but current trends reveal it is...
