{
  "id": 15535987,
  "title": "Oyetola, Agbakoba, Omatseye, Others for SCAN Summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/oyetola-agbakoba-omatseye-others-for-scan-summit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T01:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/10/19/oyetola-agbakoba-omatseye-others-for-scan-summit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, will serve as the Special Guest of Honour at the 2026 Summit of the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) on October 29, 2026. The summit will take place at Rockview Hotels in Apapa, Lagos, and will focus on finding solutions to the financial and regulatory challenges faced by indigenous shipowners. The event, led by Distinguished Chairperson Barr. Temisan Omatseye and Keynote Speaker Dr. Olisa Agbakoba(SAN), aims to explore practical strategies for increasing access to low-risk capital and promoting indigenous participation in Nigeria's shipping industry. The gathering will bring together government officials, maritime regulators, financial institutions, industry experts, and shipowners to address the critical issue of limited local participation in Nigeria's shipping sector, where foreign operators currently control over 95% of the market.",
  "summary": "The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, will attend the 2026 Summit of the Shipping Correspondents Association of Nigeria (SCAN) as Special Guest of Honour, with stakeholders expected",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}