Chiemelie Ezeobi reports that An Admiral’s Compass: Reflections on Leadership, Military Strategy and Maritime Security’ authored by Rear Admiral Francis Akpan, retired, was targeted at impacting generations of naval officers, military officers and heads of maritime agencies
In a bid to impact generations of naval officers, military officers and other heads of maritime agencies, Rear Admiral Francis D. Akpan (Rtd) recently wrote a book titled “An Admiral’s Compass: Reflections on Leadership, Military Strategy And Maritime Security”.
Last Thursday, the book launch held at the Admiralty Conference/Event Centre, Naval Dockyard, Lagos.
According to the author, the book is meant to set the course for those who will be responsible for leadership nationally and those who will manage the various maritime organisations, adding that
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When Admiral Francis Akpan asked me to review his book â AN ADMIRALâs COMPASS – I did not feel suited for the task. But he persisted. Now, having read the book, I thank him for this honour. It is a peep into the fertile mind of a professional soldier; a leader, scholar, patriot, strategic and stimulating thinker. His thoughts surge like restless waves across a sea of topics, even as he sails a steady course to articulate the imperatives of Nigeriaâs maritime strategy and maritime security; and their concomitants.
Though it is not wise to judge a book by its cover, one can safely judge this book by its title. An Admiralâs Compass: Reflections on Leadership, Military Strategy and Maritime Security is informative and authoritative. It distils Admiral Akpanâs rich experience: at sea and ashore, at home and abroad, in and outside naval service, which he shared with generations of naval and military officers in lectures delivered over a period
LAGOS – The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has planned to take delivery of Special Mission Aircraft against the backdrop of tackling sea robbers in the Nigerian Maritime space.
A Press statement from the Agency, states that ahead of the launch and full-scale implementation of the Deep Blue Project, Nigeria has received the last batch of the “Special Mission Aircraft” in the final phase of the delivery and installation of assets, which are designed to secure the nation’s waters up to the Gulf of Guinea (GoG).
During a brief ceremony to mark the arrival of the aircraft, the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh said that the assets would further improve security in Nigerian waters and zero out piracy.
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