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…

INTELS and drama of cannibalistic politics

By Peter Ibie Keyhole views of the mass hysteria generated by the termination of the pilotage…

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…

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…

Audu Ogbeh and the illusion of yam export

By Bolaji Akinola A chanced meeting with a clearing agent on Creek Road, Apapa on Tuesday…

Why progress eludes maritime sector 

By Bolaji Akinola We’ve been here before. We’ve gone through this motion over and over again…

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…

The avoidable mess at our airports 

By Bolaji Akinola The motor park mentality, which is a recipe for chaos, has found its…