Harboursandport.com: Lagos, Nigeria - August 21, 2026: The Executive Director, Operations and Technical, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Warredi Enisuoh, has encouraged Nigerian youths to move beyond seeking employment by developing innovative solutions that can create businesses, jobs and economic value.
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| Warredi Enusuoh and the Coordinator of the Maritime Writes Project, Ezinne Azunna. |
Enisuoh made the call during a live interview with the Coordinator of the Maritime Writes Project, Ezinne Azunna, following his session at the 2026 Creative Writing Bootcamp of the Maritime Writes Project, where participants watched the conversation.
The maritime security expert also shared his journey from a childhood fascination with James Bond to becoming a ship captain, aviation professional and senior maritime security executive.
Enisuoh said James Bond films sparked his early fascination with flying and travelling by road and water.
“As a young boy, I used to watch James Bond movies, and I was fascinated by the things he could do,” he recalled.
Although he initially wanted to become a pilot, financial constraints led him to pursue maritime studies at what was then the Nautical College of Nigeria, now the Maritime Academy of Nigeria.
“I didn’t even understand the meaning of nautical. I only knew aeronautical,” he said.
After discovering that both marine engineers and deck officers worked aboard ships, he chose navigation because he wanted to become a ship captain.
His ambition to fly remained strong. While pursuing maritime education and planning postgraduate studies in Australia, Enisuoh lost money he had lent to a friend who subsequently died, putting his education plans under pressure.
A chance discovery in a telephone directory led him to a flight school, where he paid $50 for his first flying lesson.
“They asked me, ‘Do you like it?’ I said, ‘I love it. So, what next?’ But I had no money,” he recalled.
Determined to pursue the opportunity, he wrote letters around the world seeking financial assistance. An individual eventually provided him with $2,500, enabling him to undertake aviation training while continuing his maritime studies.
He moved his residence to a location between both schools, attending maritime classes in the morning and flight training in the evenings.
Drawing from his experience, Enisuoh urged young Nigerians to prioritise collaboration, innovation and problem-solving rather than competition.
He argued that Africa has no shortage of intelligent individuals but needs to become more effective at combining their abilities to achieve collective results.
“Individually, the African is more intelligent. But collectively, we are less.
“You must think of not competing amongst yourselves. Think of how to complement yourselves.”
According to him, young Nigerians should identify problems in their communities and develop solutions that can become businesses and create employment, rather than waiting for government or employers to provide jobs.
He cited educational and innovation models in countries such as New Zealand and Singapore, where young people are encouraged to develop skills and collaborate around emerging opportunities.
Enisuoh also stressed the importance of digital literacy, describing computer knowledge as fundamental to virtually every modern profession.
He linked his call for innovation to developments in Nigeria’s maritime security sector.
Earlier during his bootcamp session, he disclosed that Tantita’s new Command and Control platform enables the company to monitor pipeline assets and Nigeria’s entire maritime domain.
He said technology-driven surveillance demonstrates how innovation can transform traditional approaches to complex national challenges.
Enisuoh challenged the young participants to apply similar thinking to agriculture, security and other sectors facing persistent problems.
Using agriculture as an example, he explained that technology can enable farmers to remotely monitor and control irrigation systems without being physically present on their farms.
“Think of a problem you know best, and find a solution to that problem,” he told the participants.
His personal journey from aspiring pilot and maritime student to ship captain, aviation professional and maritime security executive provided a practical illustration of his message that persistence, collaboration and innovation can turn challenges into opportunities.
For the Maritime Writes Project participants, the conversation explained how knowledge and creativity can generate economic value when directed towards solving real-world problems.
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