Formed in 1979 by General TY Danjuma (Rtd), Nigeria American Line (NAL) began business and initially leased a ship called 'Hannatu' which traded between Lagos and Santos in Brazil when Nigeria's bilateral trade agreement had opened the sea routes to economies in the South American markets.
Theophilus | Theophilus Presbyter | Theophilus Parsons | Theophilus Waldmeier | Theophilus Shepstone | Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk | Theophilus Cibber | Theophilus Cazenove | Theophilus Pinches | Theophilus Oglethorpe | Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon | Theophilus Danzy | Theophilus Adam Wylie | John Theophilus Desaguliers | William Theophilus Dortch | Theophilus Weeks | Theophilus Van Kannel | Theophilus of Adana | Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon | Theophilus (emperor) | Theophilus Eaton | Theophilus Danjuma | Theophilus Browne | Henry Theophilus Finck | Harry Theophilus Toulmin |
Interestingly 40 years after his murder Aguiyi-Ironsi's son, Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi, was to become Nigeria's Minister of Defence and ironically he took over that position from General Theophilus Danjuma, the man that had killed his father 40 years earlier.