Nigeria is a country with large coast line and my country Nigeria can boast of two regimented maritime academy and numerous number of university that study Marine Engineering as a course yet the Maritime Administration Agency of my country decided to send more than 3000 cadet to foreign university while the cadets produce in this country are struggling to have sea time for cadet-ship placement after spending thousands of Naira to get other certification needed to qualify them for suitable positions.. Quacks from different field of expertise now flood the industry and NIMASA has turned a blind to the plight of Cadet who has no uncle as Directors or manning agent in shipping companies.

sometimes i wonder what is the hope of this few cadets that i have found myself to be among, those who walk the street of lagos Nigeria from one shipping company to another without any hope of a call back after leaving there curriculum vitae with the receptionist of this company or most times the G.M (gate man)

i just hope for a free and fair selection process and not one where companies recruit only those know to them.. i just want a chance to start my career and with the way things are going right now am not sure if it will ever happen.