By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The foremost fisheries and maritime training institution in Nigeria, the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT), recently took delivery of a Class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator acquired by the management of the school. In this exclusive Interview with PLATFORM REPORTERS, the Provost of the College, Dr Chuks Onuoha…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos March 28, 2024 is a remarkable day in the life and times of students, staff and stakeholders of the foremost marine school, the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT) as the college took delivery of a class A Full Mission Bridge Simulator acquired for practical training of the students….
Ahead of the forth-coming 8th Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference (AMSAY), the Continental Vice President, Women In Maritime Africa (WIMA) Chief Carolyn Akum Ufere has offered to gift the sum of Fifty Thousand Naira (#50,000:00) as Cash Prize to the Winner of Best Graduating Maritime Students Award (BEGMASA) for “Maritime Security and Safety Management”…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In my previous four articles about Mmaku Catholic Centre, I highlighted with nostalgia, the boom days of MCC and the circumstances that led to its fall. I also made a clarion call for its revival, and my conviction for a persistent call of MCC revival is obviously fueled by the following…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In the concluding part of this Exclusive interview with Fr Innocent Udeafor, the Catholic clergy assures there is hope for revival of MCC, but charges Mmaku people to move fast in saving the project in their community before it becomes too late to do so. He also touches on the impasse…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In continuation of our expository series on Mmaku Catholic Centre, the Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of PlatformReporters.com, Sylvanus Offorka Obasi engaged the builder of MCC, Rev Fr Innocent Udeafor in a no-hold-barred exclusive interview where he grilled the clergyman on critical issues bothering on conception, construction, completion and eventual handover of MCC…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos In his best selling book, “The 48 Laws of Power”, the author, Robert Greene postulated the 19th Law of Power as follows: “Know Who You Are Dealing With – Do Not Offend the Wrong Person”. And in his summary point on that 19th Law, Greene warned thus: ” There are many…
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos Ask any young Mmaku person, ‘who is the richest person in Mmaku’? He or she will be quick to mention names like Igwe Ogilishi Igbo, Emmanuel Okeke, Bob Andeh and the likes based on their current financial activities and displays in Mmaku. You don’t blame them. Afterall, the definition of the…
Foremost women group in Nigerian maritime sector, the Women’s International Shipping And Trading Association (WISTA Nigeria) has offered to sponsor a Hundred Thousand Naira (#100,000) Cash Prize for the winner of Best Graduating Female Maritime Student in Nigeria at the forth-coming 8th Annual Maritime Students And Youth Conference (AMSAY) scheduled for May 27 this year….
By Sylvanus OBASI, Lagos The Management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, on Wednesday handed over the ultra-modern complex housing the Institute of Marine and Transport Technology to the Management of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to Jamoh, the building which is a donation from NIMASA to the University,…
