Captain Ebubeogu to chair League of Editors’ Seminar

Retired Nigerian Ports Authority General Manager and Master Mariner, Captain Iheanacho Ebubeogu, will be the Chairman of the 2026 Annual General Meeting and Seminar themed ” Lagos/ Eastern Ports: How to Reverse Existing imbalance ln Disproportionate Cargo Vessel Calls”.

The event comes up on Thursday August 20 at BWC Hotel, Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria lsland Lagos.

As the theme implies, guests would rigorously examine, dissect and proffer recipes to the palpable and disturbing disuse or underutilization of Eastern ports of Warri, Calabar and Port Harcourt while the ports in Lagos district are block stacked.

Eminent guests have been billed to attend the event including technocrats from the Marine and Blue Economy Ministry.

According to a League statement signed by its President, Pastor Mrs Remi ltie, among the papers to be delivered at the occasion include ‘ Port Modernization: lts Impact in the Maritime lndustry, by the Managing Director of NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho; The Essential of Port Security and Challenges – Director General of NIMASA, Dr. Dayo Mobereola.

Other papers are ‘The Imperative of Paperless Documentation Under NSW Regime’, ‘ The Role of Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) in Ensuring Cargo Distribution Across Nigeria Ports’ to be delivered by the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service, Dr. Adewale Adeniyi and Dr. Pius Akutah respectively.

President of League, Itie, said the planned seminar is part of the efforts of the Association to contribute its own quota in maritime development.

She said that during the seminar, a communique that will be useful in national economic development shall be issued and made available to government.

According to her, the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the association shall follow after the seminar.