ON THE SPOT MANAGER

By Oyeniyi Iwakun “Accidents happen. Our bones shatter, our skin splits, our hearts break. We burn, we drown, we stay alive” –Moïra Fowley-Doyle. Only those hit by the tragedy of an accident can understand the pains Moïra Fowley-Doyle illustrates in the …

 “Men at some time are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.”—Cassius in Julius Caesar The complexities of life have consistently been altered by men either by …

“You take my life when you take the means whereby I live” – Williams Shakespeare Shakespeare may likely have experienced joblessness or encountered a wandering African before asserting the above statement similar to the popular saying “a hungry man is an …

 “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 …

“The life of man (in a state of nature) is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short” – Thomas Hobbes Thomas Hobbes the great philosopher, seems to be referring to Nigeria when he listed the basic attributes of the ‘’state of nature’’.  …

“When the hunted has truly learnt to hunt his hunter, then the hunting game is over” Chinua Achebe Nigerians have always been the hunted by the government’s (hunter) in the hunting game of politics and governance characterized with fake and …

By Oyeniyi Iwakun “The is no wrong time to do the right thing”- Charles M. Blow As Charles Blow’s apt saying puts it, there is no wrong time for the Nigeria Customs Service to correct the multifarious challenges at the …

“A policy is a temporary creed liable to be changed, but while it holds good it has got to be pursued with apostolic zeal”- Mahatma Gandhi Nigerian seaports are very significant as they play crucial roles to the development of …

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman identified the attitude of government agencies operating at the nation’s seaports as a major drawback to the implementation of an Executive Order signed recently by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. “There …

“You don’t need a foreign policy expert to tell you empty threats and hollow promises don’t work. Ask any parent of a rebellious teenager. If you don’t make good on the threats, you’re asking for worse behavior next time.”- Kathleen …

As the Federal Government explores the opportunities in developing Inland Container Depots (ICDs), the need for transformation of the rail transport has become paramount. The success of the ICDs would demand on the functionality of the nation’s rail system. However, …

 When the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) joined forces with the Association of Nigeria Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) as they threatened to withdraw their services from the ports, they stated that the major problem was the massive …

Military and Para-military personnel in other parts of the world are doing their possible best to save the lives and properties of their host citizens. There are many instances where certain army and security officers sacrifice their lives to save …

“As we celebrate Labor Day, we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers’ rights, which are so critical to our strong and successful labor force.” – Elizabeth Esty Labour unions are considered an important actor in the process …

A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week- George S. Patton George Saton’s apt saying makes a mockery of the access roads to Nigerian seaports considering the nation’s plans to become the port hub …

As a result of Nigeria’s extensive coastline and tropical climate, the nation has the potential to develop a diversified ecology for a range of commercially viable varieties of fish. The economic appeal behind fishing is tremendous, considering the secondary and …

“Unity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved”-Mattie Stepanek The multiplicity of associations sharing the same trade skills and purposes has become a major impediment to the growth of several industries. This has seen …

The start-up world isn’t exactly hurting for funding. According to a MoneyTree report, nearly $60bn was invested in new businesses this past year. With so much money available, it’s no wonder we’re seeing more and more new ventures coming from …

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.– Ralph W. Sockman The …

“Leadership is not about the next election, it’s about the next generation” – Simon Sinek Developing economies are perennially laden with the negative consequences of failed policies, policy summersault, lack of political will to implement and political manipulations leading to truncation …