By Ambrose Obioma Okehi (News Emperor)
The management of Ports and Terminal Management Academy of Nigeria, (POTMAN) has concluded arrangements for a two-day intensive capacity building workshop.
The workshop, themed “Export Documentation, Procedures and Compliance Workshop”.
According to the organisers, export trade is a critical driver of economic growth, foreign exchange earnings and global competitiveness.
Prof. Samuel Babatunde also noted “that success in export trade depends largely on accurate documentation, strict procedural compliance and adherence to local and international trade regulations”.
He however added that “the two-day intensive training is designed to equip participants with practical, up-to-date knowledge of export documentations”.
The workshop is scheduled to hold on March 17 to 18, 2026 by 9 am to 4pm daily.
The Rector of the Academy, Prof Babatunde outlined the objectives of the workshop, noting that at the end of the highly intensive worship, the participants will understand end-to-end export process, from order to shipment; prepare and process standard and regulatory export documents correctly: that one of the objectives is to ensure that exporters comply with Nigerian export regulations and international trade regulations; that the workshop will help the participants to identify and avoid common export documentation and compliance errors; and equally help the Nigerian exporters to apply best practices in export procedures for operational efficiency.
The key highlights of the event, according Babatunde, is the overview of export trade and global market access; step-by-step; mandatory export regulations explained;roles of regulatory agencies in export operations; export compliance, risk management and penalties as well as others issues.
The management of the academy also said that there will be a practical case studies and real-life scenarios, interactive questions and answers and knowledge sharing sessions.
Regarding participation, professor Babatunde said the workshop is open to exporters, aspiring exporters, freight forwarders, logistics practitioners, supply chain and trade officers.
Others are SME owners and business development managers as well as Customs officers, shipping and trade compliance officers. Students and professionals in international trade and logistics.
Speaking about the benefits, prof. Babatunde told News Emperor that participants will gain practical knowledge of compliance with export regulations and standards.
The organisers said there will be practical skills applicable to real-world export operations and that those participating will gain increased confidence in handling export transactions.