Anti-Corruption Group Holds Seminar to Tackle Risks Facing National Single Window
The Media Anti-Corruption Initiatives (MACI), in collaboration with Hynek Media, has announced a landmark one-day seminar aimed at safeguarding the Federal Government’s flagship trade facilitation project, the National Single Window (NSW).
Scheduled for Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at Rockview Hotel, Apapa GRA, Lagos, the seminar is themed “National Single Window: Strategies to Avert Failure.”
It will bring together policymakers, regulators, private sector leaders, and civil society to chart tamper-proof strategies for the effective implementation of the NSW.
The NSW is designed to centralize import, export, and transit documentation, streamline processes, reduce duplication, and enhance transparency.
Officials project that the initiative could cut transaction costs by up to 25 percent and boost government revenue by as much as 20 per cent.
However, experts warn that Nigeria’s history of reform failures underscore the need for robust implementation safeguards.
According to a press statement signed by Funso Olojo, the Secretary of the NGO and Rev. John Iwori, Media/Publicity, the seminar will be chaired by Aare Hakeem Olanrewaju, Chairman of the Customs Consultative Committee, with Hon. Kingsley Igwe, Registrar of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), as Co-Chairman.
Other high-profile participants include:
– Dr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi MFR, Comptroller-General of the 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 (NPA)
– Dr. Dayo Mobereola, DG, NIMASA
– Dr. Pius Akutah MON, ES, Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)
– Alhaji Umar Yusuf Girei, Acting MD, NIWA
– Mrs. Adesuwa Ladoja, MD, Lagos Free Trade Zone
Key Sub-Themes will include:
– Transparency in Single Window Project – A Key to Sustainability
– Inter-Agency Rival-Free Collaboration for NSW Success
Event Highlights will feature insights from Customs controllers, freight forwarders’ associations, indigenous terminal operators, and regulators, alongside perspectives on the Lagos Free Zone Green Channel initiative.
Organizers say the seminar will provide a rare opportunity to align government agencies, private operators, and civil society around a shared vision for a seamless trade ecosystem.
