The League of Maritime Editors (LOME) is to hold a maritime industry seminar which theme centres on the recent election of Nigeria as the Chairman of the World Customs Organisation Council.
Part of the seminar is also an award to be conferred on some industry chieftains for their glaring contributions to the industry.
In a press statement signed by the President of the League, Mrs Remi Itie and Public Relations Officer, Mr. Francis Ugwoke, the theme for the seminar is Nigeria’s Chairmanship of WCO Council: The Expected Benefits for the Nation’s Economy.
Adeniyi was elected on June 28, 2025, as the first Nigerian to hold the prestigious position since the WCO was founded in 1952.
Specifically, the seminar which is scheduled for September 11 at Rockview Hotel, Apapa, Lagos, will discuss the expected economic gains of the position to Nigeria and indeed the West African sub-region.
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, who is also the Chairman of the WCO Council is scheduled to give a keynote address as the Guest Speaker on the occasion.
The Customs Service is also expected to deliver a paper on its experience in goods being stemmed to bonded terminals leading to the ban on clearing of pharmaceuticals in the terminals. The paper shall be delivered by the Customs Controller, Tin Can Ports, Lagos, Compt. Frank Onyeka.
As part of the programme, the League will also be conferring award on some industry stakeholders for their contributions in the sector.
Among those to be honoured on the occasion to be chaired by the former Assistant Comptroller General of the Customs, Deacon Charles Dike, are the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Pius Akutah.
Expected at the event are industry stakeholders, including chief executives of the agencies in the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, providers and consumers of shipping services and others.
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