…As Customs discuss revenue generation challenges, anti-smuggling
Maritime industry stakeholders will be gathering at the Ikeja Airport Hotel, Lagos, on Friday, August 23, to x-ray the journey of the marine and blue economy in the past one year.
Among maritime issues, the Nigeria Customs Service will present a special paper titled: “Challenges of Customs Revenue Generation/Anti-Smuggling Operations”.
Industry issues such as achievements, challenges, roadmap for the development of the sector as they affect all the agencies under the Marine and Blue Economy will be featured.
Specifically, the progress being made in the areas of exploring the potentials of the sea to the growth of the national economy, ports infrastructure renewal, port economic regulation and indeed customs revenue generation and anti-smuggling war under a harsh economic environment will be discussed.
The seminar which is being organised by the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers (LOME) will be declared open by the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Hon. Adegboyega Oyetola, at 11 am.
The programme is the main focus of the association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) holding at Ikeja Airport Hotels in Lagos.
The seminar which theme is “Renewed Hope Agenda: The Place of Nigeria’s Maritime Industry” will involve paper presentations from agencies and other industry experts.
The event will be chaired by the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Barr Pius Akutah.
Guests of Honour expected at the occasion include the Special Adviser to the President on Policy/Coordination, Ms Hadiza Bala Usman, Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR and Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Abubarkar Dantsoho.
Other Guests of Honour include former Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Barr Hassan Bello and Chairman, Seaports Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN), Dr. Mrs Vicky Haastrup.
Guest Lecturers expected on the occasion are the former Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Ade Dosunmu and Senior Lecturer at the Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Dr. Charles Okorefe.
The President of the League of Maritime Editors and Publishers, Chief Timonthy Okorocha, said the seminar is part of the contributions of the association to the development of the maritime sector.
LOME is made up of veteran maritime media practitioners who have covered the industry for close to three decades.
Okorocha added that top maritime industry stakeholders and experts have been invited to be part of the discussions on different issues affecting the marine and blue economy.