NIMPORT 2026 Speakers

Distinguished leaders and policymakers shaping Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy.

NIMPORT 2026 Drivers at a glance

Captains & Industry Leaders

His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola CON

HONOURABLE MINISTER

Marine and Blue Economy

Mrs. Fatima Sugra Tabi'a Mahmood

PERMANENT SECRETARY

Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy

Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho

MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

Dr. Dayo Mobereola

DIRECTOR-GENERAL

Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)

Dr. Akutah Pius Ukeyima

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY / CEO

Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC)

Vice Admiral Idi Abbas

CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF

Nigerian Navy

Dr. Kevin Okonna

CEO (RECTOR)

Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron

Alhaji Umar Yusuf Girei

ACTING MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)

Bashir Adewale Adeniyi

COMPTROLLER-GENERAL

Nigeria Customs Service

Mr. Kingsley Igwe

REGISTRAR / CEO

Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN)

Dr. Chuks Paul Onuoha

PROVOST / CHAIRMAN, IMC

Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology

Dr. Sule Abiodun

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nigerian Institute For Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR)

Join these leaders at NIMPORT 2026

NIMPORT 2026

Nigeria International Maritime Port and Terminal (NIMPORT) is the premier platform for assessing the performance of the marine and allied sector, providing stakeholder review, benchmarking, and exchange.