Stakeholders to X-ray Risks Facing Nigeria’s National Single Window at Anti-Corruption Seminar

In a bid to safeguard the Federal Government’s flagship trade facilitation project, the National Single Window (NSW), the Media Anti-Corruption Initiatives (MACI) in collaboration with Hynek Media will host a one-day seminar on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Rockview Hotel, Apapa GRA, Lagos.  

Themed “National Single Window: Strategies to Avert Failure,” the seminar will provide a platform for stakeholders to openly discuss concerns and chart strategies for the effective implementation of the NSW.  

 Dr. Segun Musa, Lead Consultant, Global Transport Policy, will give keynote presentation while many maritime eggheads have been lined up as panel of discussants.

Aare Hakeem Olanrewaju, Chairman, Customs Consultative Committee will chair the occasion while Hon. Kingsley Igwe, Registrar, CRFFN will be the Co-Chairman.  

Other high-profile participants expected are Dr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (Chief Guest of Honour), Mr. Tola Fakolade, Director, National Single Window (Special Guest of Honour), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, MD, Nigerian Ports Authority, and Dr. Dayo Mobereola, DG, NIMASA. Others are Dr. Pius Akutah MON, ES, Nigerian Shippers Council, Alhaji Umar Yusuf Girei, Acting MD, NIWA, and Mrs. Adesuwa Ladoja, MD, Lagos Free Trade Zone  

Sub-themes of the seminar are Transparency in Single Window Project – A Key to Sustainability, and Inter-Agency Rival-Free Collaboration for NSW Success.  

The seminar will feature insights from customs controllers, freight forwarders’ associations, indigenous terminal operators, and regulators. Organizers emphasize that the event offers a rare opportunity to align government agencies, private operators, and civil society around a shared vision for a seamless trade ecosystem.  

Officials project that the NSW could reduce transaction costs by up to 25% and increase government revenue by 20%. However, experts caution that Nigeria’s history of reform setbacks underscores the need for robust safeguards to ensure success.