ON THE SPOT MANAGER Archives

Arms Proliferation: Over 6 Million Ammunition in Circulation - Abdulsalami

mms plusSeptember 17, 2017

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Arms Smuggling: Issues Beyond The Seizures

“I am concerned for the security of our great Nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but…

mms plusSeptember 10, 2017

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The Journey On A Train

It was a bright Tuesday morning at exactly 8:00 am, on 30th, August 2017. The streets of Lagos were busy…

NPA and Apapa Gridlock: Taking The Bulls By The Horn

mms plusSeptember 3, 2017

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Oshodi-Apapa Road Conundrum

“Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art…

Adhering To Safety Measures On Nigerian Waterways

mms plusAugust 27, 2017

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Adhering To Safety Measures On Nigerian Waterways

By Oyeniyi Iwakun Last week Sunday was another black day for Nigeria as some residents of Lagos were thrown into…

Revitalizing The Nigerian Railway Industry

mms plusAugust 20, 2017

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Revitalizing The Nigerian Railway Industry

By Oyeniyi Iwakun States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back at work and, most…

Exploring The Benefits Of Railway Concession

mms plusAugust 13, 2017

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Exploring The Benefits Of Railway Concession

By Oyeniyi Iwakun Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to…

mms plusAugust 5, 2017

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Managing The Brand ‘NIMASA’: It Needs Your Help! Somebody Help!

Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do it beautifully- Anonymous Integrity is everything. Any organization operated…

mms plusJuly 30, 2017

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Reducing Accidents On Nigerian Roads

By Oyeniyi Iwakun “Accidents happen. Our bones shatter, our skin splits, our hearts break. We burn, we drown, we stay…

Curbing Infernos In Nigeria's Oil And Gas Industries

mms plusJuly 23, 2017

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Curbing Infernos In Nigeria’s Oil And Gas Industries

“Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in…

Port Concession And The Challenge Of Healthy Port Environment

mms plusJuly 16, 2017

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Recognizing The Welfare of Maritime Workers

“You take my life when you take the means whereby I live” – Williams Shakespeare Shakespeare may likely have experienced joblessness…

“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates This apt saying by Socrates seems to explain our national life in Nigeria where we often engage in activities without reviewing or possibly examining the consequences ahead. For a man to achieve the goals defining a meaningful life which is the basic essence of living, our lives must be subjected to regular examination. The alarming rate of joblessness in the Nigerian state has become an issue of public discuss. First is the perpetual pressure on state and consequent destabilization of state activities. Nigeria on daily basis experiences the influx of wandering jobless youths on the streets which has exposed them to vulnerability in various illicit and illegal deals for survival sake. Morality which ought to be at the nexus of national life has been found wanting due to this pervasive malaise that has bred ruthlessly into every facets of life and has rendered the entire political and administrative systems dangerously precarious, shaky and wobbly. Overtime, the Nigerian society has been programmed in such a manner that citizens are constrained to rely on government for every basic necessity for survival via an educational system that lacks feasible practicability and necessary skills acquisition for productivity. Overrating of education, ethnicity, religion among others have been identified as the causative agents of institutional breakdown and disfunctionality of the political and administrative structures of the country thereby paving way for division and laziness among potential engineers of development. Ordinarily, one would have believed that when a child is educated, job opportunities and an enabling environment for talent display awaits him after graduation from school but reverse is the in our plity where education has become a crime and mediocrity placed over meritocracy and intellectual uprightness. A glimpse at the aviation sector shockingly reveals the untold hardship and trivializes ones aspiration of becoming an Aeronautic Expert including, engineering and designing, piloting and other aviation professional fields of endeavor with the proliferating rate of joblessness among graduates and certified expatriates in this sector. Not quite long, it was reported that ‘’Over five hundred (500) unemployed pilots and aviation engineers have taken to menial jobs and taxi driving in Nigerian’’ according to an online media report. It is also said that if you have three unemployed pilots in a place, you may be having five or more Aero Engineers meaning there may be more unemployed Aero Engineers than Pilots. Should we blame it on the country for not providing a national career? The parents? The industries? Should we scrap the course from Nigerian universities? Although experts have claimed that unemployment is an international phenomenon as report has it that there are over ten thousand (10,000) unemployed pilots in India. It is a global issue that needs urgent attention. Howbeit, the deteriorating rate of Nigerian aviation industry really calls for expedient rehabilitation especially when one realizes that employment into few vacant positions is based on tribalism, nepotism, and religious sentiments resulting to recruitment of unprofessional and unqualified persons of unrelated academic field of endeavor. Of course, you cannot put something on nothing and expect something good, it will rather crumble. The end point will surely be low output and decay of the system. In curbing these challenges, unfavourable policies should also be withdrawn while investor-friendly ones should be made to open a favourable atmosphere for investors to operate. Privatization with strategic partnership of some sub-sectors will also be of advantage while government should also encourage a national career and innovations. Nigeria must also stop overrating education, religion and ethnicity.

mms plusJuly 9, 2017

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Unemployment: The Sad Reality Facing Nigerian Pilots

“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates This apt saying by Socrates seems to explain our national…

mms plusJuly 2, 2017

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Festac Police Yahoos IGP

“The life of man (in a state of nature) is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” – Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes…

APAPA ROAD CLOSURE: Beyond Reconstruction

mms plusJune 24, 2017

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APAPA ROAD CLOSURE: Beyond Reconstruction

“When the hunted has truly learnt to hunt his hunter, then the hunting game is over” Chinua Achebe Nigerians have…

SCANNERS: Bane Of Physical Examination At The Nigeria Ports

mms plusJune 19, 2017

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SCANNERS: Bane Of Physical Examination At The Nigeria Ports

By Oyeniyi Iwakun “The is no wrong time to do the right thing”- Charles M. Blow As Charles Blow’s apt…

mms plusJune 9, 2017

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INDIGENIZATION: Managing Fiscal And Security Benefits Of Ports

“A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be…

mms plusJune 3, 2017

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Managing Port Workforce For 24 Hours Operations

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman identified the attitude of government agencies operating at the nation’s…

mms plusMay 28, 2017

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National Security Vs Foreign Relations

“You don’t need a foreign policy expert to tell you empty threats and hollow promises don’t work. Ask any parent…

mms plusMay 23, 2017

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Managing ICDs With Functional Railways

As the Federal Government explores the opportunities in developing Inland Container Depots (ICDs), the need for transformation of the rail…

mms plusMay 15, 2017

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CRFFN: The Dilemma Of ANLCA, NAGAFF

When the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) joined forces with the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents…

Managing Overzealous Military And Paramilitary Officers

mms plusMay 7, 2017

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Managing Overzealous Military And Paramilitary Officers

Military and Para-military personnel in other parts of the world are doing their possible best to save the lives and…