ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT

About the Book

Arrested Development takes a hard look at the state of Nigeria’s shipping sector and concludes that the sector has failed to live up to expectation. Inconsistent government policies, mediocrity, poor planning, and a general lack of understanding of the role of shipping in national development have all contributed to the sorry state of the shipping sector. The author traced the history of Nigeria’s shipping sector from the precolonial era to the present time and concludes that a lot more needs to be done if meaningful development of the sector is to be attained.

About the Author

Bolaji Akinola is the CEO of Nigeria’s leading maritime media firm, Ships and Ports Communication Company. He holds an MBA from Lagos Business School (LBS). He is a member of the governing council of the LBS Alumni Association and president of Executive MBA 15 Alumni Class of the school. Akinola is also the president of Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) and the executive secretary of the Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) 2012 Planning Committee. A graduate of the University of Agriculture Abeokuta (UNAAB), Akinola also holds a master’s degree in transport management (MTM) from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) and a PGD (journalism) of Times Journalism Institute, Lagos. He is a fellow of five maritime training institutions, namely the Nigerian Institute of Shipping, the Certified Institute of Shipping, Port and Terminal Academy of Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Air Travel and Maritime Studies, and International Logistics and Administration. Akinola, who has pioneered several innovations in reportage of the Nigerian maritime industry, including creating the first and only daily radio program on shipping, has reported the maritime industry for over a decade and has won several awards, including Best Maritime Journalist of the Year for four consecutive years. He is married with children.