The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of the President -General, Comrade (Prince) Adewale AdeyMWUN aMWUN nju, fnli, HFCPSP, has disassociated the foremost maritime labour Union in the country,(MWUN), that it’s executives and officils are in no way connected to the individuals responsible for the planned nationwide protest scheduled for A ugust 1, 2024.

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria is a responsible Union with it’s vast membership as workers in the Maritime sector, providing essential services at all times and round the clock and also came into proper reckoning with commitment and patriotism during the COVID-19 lockdown when our member were required to render essential services in spite of the stay at home order by National Council For Disease Control (NCDC).

The Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Prince Adeyanju, who doubles as Vice President Global, International Transport Workers Federation ( ITF) said that Maritime Workers Union is an affiliate of the Congress and the Union will always heed calls of the NLC to participate in any industrial strike or in a coordinated, lawful or orderly industrial action, which in this case is a reversed one.

Having said so, the Union will not take part in any protest not not directed by the Nigerian Labour Congress; however, the Union does not begrudge any Nigerian citizen to a peaceful protest.

Dr. Adeyanju also admonished members of the Union desist from any protest in the terminal jetties or oil & gas platforms and stay clear from hoodlums who may want to take advantage of the protests, to destroy properties, and towards maiming and loss of lives of innocent citizens as the scars of EndSars is still fresh in our memories.

The Union as always is committed to industrial peace and harmony within the sector; therefore, our members must be at alert and be vigilantly sensitive towards miscreants, who may want to invade our sector to commit havock on the day in the name of protests.

SIFAX Group Board of Directors has approved the appointment of Mrs. Wunmi Eniola-Jegede as the Group Coordinating Director.

Eniola-Jegede was the former Executive Director, Human Resources,Business Development, and Strategic Planning before the new appointment.

In her new role, she will provide strategic leadership support to all the subsidiaries under the SIFAX Group to drive business growth, achieve peak performance, fulfill business objectives, and deliver exceptional customer service to clients’ satisfaction across the Group.

Before joining SIFAX Group three years ago, Eniola-Jegede, with about 25 years of experience in human resources and strategic planning, was the Director, HR, Admin, and Strategic Planning at the Ondo State Development and Investment Promotion Agency (ONDIPA). She has also worked as an HR Consultant to the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service; Revenue Manager, the Lagos State Internal Revenue Service; and HR & Admin Manager at Surveillant Fire Limited.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Ado-Ekiti; a Certificate in Business Management from the Houston Community College Systems, Houston, Texas, and an MBA in Human Resources (Distinction) from the Devry University, Keller Graduate School of Management, Houston, Texas. Eniola-Jegede is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management.

According to Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, SIFAX Group, Eniola-Jegede has proven herself as an exceptional business leader in the last three years of working at SIFAX Group, adding that her commendable performance has prompted the Board to elevate her to the new role.

He said: “Eniola-Jegede is an accomplished leader who has brought so much enthusiasm, dedication, and commitment to her duties in the last three years as an Executive Directorrector. Her ability to navigate through knotty issues and terrains in a bid to achieve set goals as well as the capacity to build connections both internally and externally have attracted the attention of the Board.

“This elevation is not only a validation of her hard work and competence but also a demonstration of the confidence the Board has reposed in her. The Board expects that she will deploy all her skills to drive growth in all the Group’s businesses.”

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the aegis of Comrade (Prince) Dr. Adewale Adeyanju, fnli HFCPSP, congratulates Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, who was recently appointed the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

In a statement signed by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, head of Media MWUN, it reads that Comrade, Dr. Adeyanju described Dantsoho as an astute administrator who has gone through all strategic departments of the Authority; hence, his appointment did not come as surprise but as a result of absolute merit.

It reads further that his dedication, commitment, determination, discipline, and steadfastness brought him thus far having held the position of Assistant General Manager (Servicom), Principal Manager (Tariff & Billing), and Port Manager, Onne Port.

Dr. Dantsoho also held the position of Chief of Staff to Alhaji Mua’zu Sambo, the former Minister of Transportation; giving him all the edge for the designation.

With the promise to support him in every possible way, the statement reads “The Maritime Workers Union will give the new MD of NPA all necessary support and partner him as he resumes duty in the foremost Maritime parastatementtal in the country.

‘The Union is wishing Dr. Dantsoho well as he navigates the ship of the Authority in the Maritime Sector”, it reads.

Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Maiduguri, Nigeria where he bagged a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) degree in Public Administration in 1992.

He proceeded to the University of Wales based in Cardiff, United Kingdom where he bagged a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in International Transport in 1999.

As an avid researcher, he proceeded further to John Moores University in Liverpool, United Kingdom where he earned a Doctorate degree (Ph. D Hons) in Maritime Technology in 2015.

Abubakar Dantsoho’s career trajectory in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) dates back to the year 1992 where he started as National Youth Service Corps trainee and subsequently as a Marketing Officer in the Headquarters.

Dantsoho’s managerial acumen was spotted very early and his career has since 1995 been characterized by distinguishing appointments as Special Assistant to various levels of Middle and Executive Management culminating in his appointment as Technical Assistant to the Managing Director from 2016 to 2017, after which he functioned as Principal Manager in the Tariff and Billing Division.

In the year 2020, he was appointed as Port Manager for Onne Port Complex where he pioneered the investor-friendly initiatives responsible for the year-on-year growth being recorded at Onne Port Complex.

His sterling performance as Port Manager led to his redeployment to the Headquarters as Special Assistant Result Delivery to the Managing Director and subsequent promotion as Assistant General Manager.

To validate the truism that excellence cannot be hidden, Abubakar Dantsoho was named as the Chief of Staff to the Honourable Minister of Transportation from 2022 to 2023.

He has chaired several external and in-house Technical Committees such as the Committee for the Establishment of Cargo Tracking Notes in Nigeria, the Establishment of Port Community System (PCS), Debt Recovery amongst others and was a frontline member of the Management Committee on the Berthing of the Largest Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (Egina FPSO) as well as member of the 2023 Ministerial Committee on Presidential Transition.

Abubakar Dantsoho who is recipient of the NPA 25 Years Long Service & Merit Award, has completed several Consultancy Studies and Projects for the Nigerian Ports Authority such as the Consultancy Study by Crown Agents UK on NPA Concessions and Joint Venture Agreements, Single Window and on 25-Year Ports Development Masterplan, The World Bank Study on Private Sector Participation in Integrated Transport Systems and the Boston Consulting Group Study on Western & Eastern Ports Comparative Studies.

He attended the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA 77 in New York USA in October, 2022 and has been a part of several National Delegations to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH).

Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho who is happily married with children, is an avid reader and loves to travel

The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the aegis of Comrade (Prince) Dr. Adewale Adeyanju, fnli HFCPSP, congratulates Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho Dantsoho, who was recently appointed the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

In a statement signed by Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, head of Media MWUN, it reads that Comrade, Dr. Adeyanju described Dantsoho as an astute administrator who has gone through all strategic departments of the Authority; hence, his appointment did not come as surprise but as a result of absolute merit.

It reads further that his dedication, commitment, determination, discipline, and steadfastness brought him thus far having held the position of Assistant General Manager (Servicom), Principal Manager (Tariff & Billing), and Port Manager, Onne Port.

Dr. Dantsoho also held the position of Chief of Staff to Alhaji Mua’zu Sambo, the former Minister of Transportation; giving him all the edge for the designation.

With the promise to support him in every possible way, the statement reads “The Maritime Workers Union will give the new MD of NPA all necessary support and partner him as he resumes duty in the foremost Maritime parastatementtal in the country.

‘The Union is wishing Dr. Dantsoho well as he navigates the ship of the Authority in the Maritime Sector”, it reads.

Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Maiduguri, Nigeria where he bagged a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) degree in Public Administration in 1992.

He proceeded to the University of Wales based in Cardiff, United Kingdom where he bagged a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in International Transport in 1999.

As an avid researcher, he proceeded further to John Moores University in Liverpool, United Kingdom where he earned a Doctorate degree (Ph. D Hons) in Maritime Technology in 2015.

Abubakar Dantsoho’s career trajectory in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) dates back to the year 1992 where he started as National Youth Service Corps trainee and subsequently as a Marketing Officer in the Headquarters.

Dantsoho’s managerial acumen was spotted very early and his career has since 1995 been characterized by distinguishing appointments as Special Assistant to various levels of Middle and Executive Management culminating in his appointment as Technical Assistant to the Managing Director from 2016 to 2017, after which he functioned as Principal Manager in the Tariff and Billing Division.

In the year 2020, he was appointed as Port Manager for Onne Port Complex where he pioneered the investor-friendly initiatives responsible for the year-on-year growth being recorded at Onne Port Complex.

His sterling performance as Port Manager led to his redeployment to the Headquarters as Special Assistant Result Delivery to the Managing Director and subsequent promotion as Assistant General Manager.

To validate the truism that excellence cannot be hidden, Abubakar Dantsoho was named as the Chief of Staff to the Honourable Minister of Transportation from 2022 to 2023.

He has chaired several external and in-house Technical Committees such as the Committee for the Establishment of Cargo Tracking Notes in Nigeria, the Establishment of Port Community System (PCS), Debt Recovery amongst others and was a frontline member of the Management Committee on the Berthing of the Largest Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (Egina FPSO) as well as member of the 2023 Ministerial Committee on Presidential Transition.

Abubakar Dantsoho who is recipient of the NPA 25 Years Long Service & Merit Award, has completed several Consultancy Studies and Projects for the Nigerian Ports Authority such as the Consultancy Study by Crown Agents UK on NPA Concessions and Joint Venture Agreements, Single Window and on 25-Year Ports Development Masterplan, The World Bank Study on Private Sector Participation in Integrated Transport Systems and the Boston Consulting Group Study on Western & Eastern Ports Comparative Studies.

He attended the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA 77 in New York USA in October, 2022 and has been a part of several National Delegations to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH).

Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho who is happily married with children, is an avid reader and loves to travel

The Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation ( NBC) has issued broadcasting license to School of Eloquence, a West Africa’s first certified Public Speaking School to establish Nigeria’s first Motivational Television Station.

The station which is a new concept in the country’s television space, is being promoted by Ubong Essien, West Africa’s first certified public speaking professional. The station is expected to hit the airwaves after an official launch.

Ubong Essien, who announced the breakthrough on his Facebook page, described the license as product of an eighteen years journey which he described as years of perseverance.

Presently the Dean of Lagos based School of Eloquence with branches in Abuja and alumni groups spread across the country, Essien promotes ethical standards, guide and capacity building in public speaking.

Celebrating the feat, he wrote on his Facebook page “It’s been a journey of 18 long years since that fateful day in June 2006 when I first purchased the license application forms from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) office in Abuja then as a young publisher of the Achievers Manual. I simply wanted to start a TV channel focused exclusively on positivity – THE ACHIEVEMENT CHANNEL.

“Through all the odds, challenges, and vicissitudes, the dream refused to die. Today, we stand as a testament to the power of persistence and unwavering vision.

“We’re excited to announce that The Achievement Channel is officially LICENSED by the National Broadcasting Commission! Today marks not just a historic moment but a massive milestone for us and all of Nigeria as we unveil the nation’s FIRST-EVER 100% motivational TV channel!

“Now, with our official broadcasting license in hand, The Achievement Channel is ready to inspire and empower. This isn’t just a victory for us—it’s a victory for everyone who believes that dreams are worth chasing, no matter how long it takes.

“This license is our ticket to broadcast a wave of inspiration, motivation, and empowerment across the country. We’re here to ignite the can-do spirit in every Nigerian, transforming dreams into reality, one story, one show, one moment at a time, especially in these most challenging of times.

“Stay tuned as we bring this vision to life, sharing motivation, inspiration, and empowerment across Nigeria. Get ready for transformative stories, expert advice, and a community of like-minded achievers. We can’t wait to share our exciting new programs and content”, he disclosed.