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Dr. David Agbaje's
Education & Qualifications

1998 - 2009
Attended the University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt.
Obtained Ph.D. in English
1985 - 1990
University of Benin, Benin City.
M. A. in English
Dr. Agbaje's
Customs Professional Courses & Seminars Attended
1992 - 1993

  Customs Basic Course, Customs Training College, Ikeja, Lagos (1992 - 1993).

  Paramilitary Orientation Course 7/94, Infantry Centre & School, Jaji, Kaduna.

1995

  World Customs Organization’s Combined Training Courses on Basic Classification and Instructional Techniques sponsored by The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) in Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (13th November - 1st December, 1995).

2000

  Regional Seminar on Harmonized System sponsored by World Customs Organization held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (15th - 19th May, 2000).

2005

  38th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights, Banjul, The Gambia (21st November - 5th December, 2005)

2006

  2nd Ordinary Session of the AU Sub-Committee of Directors-General of Customs, Harare, Zimbabwe (3rd - 7th April, 2006).

  Inaugural Session of the Nigeria-Ethiopia Joint Commission, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia (26th - 29th April, 2006)

  39th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ Rights, Banjul, The Gambia (10th - 25th May, 2006).

  World Free Zones Convention, Geneva, Switzerland (25th - 26th July, 2006).

  Meeting of Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service with the Beninese Economic Operators, Cotonou, Benin Republic (15th September, 2006).

  40th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human & Peoples’ rights, Banjul, The Gambia (15th - 29th November, 2006).

2007

  2nd Meeting of the Commonwealth Business Council Intra-African Trade Working Group, Abuja (31st January, 2007).

  Chairman, Organizing Committee, 3rd Ordinary Meeting of th African Union Sub-Committee of Directors-General of Customs, Abuja, Nigeria (7th - 11th may, 2007).

  World Free Zones Convention 2nd International Briefing & Forum with World Customs Organization, Brussels, Belgium (5th - 6th June, 2007).

  1st ECOWAS Business Forum, Accra, Ghana (29th - 31st October, 2007).

2008

  1st International Business Conference (IBC), NEPAD Group, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire (3rd - 5th March, 2008).

  National Seminar on Tariff Classification organized by Nigeria Customs Service and Tariff Classification Experts from the United Kingdom held in Lagos, Nigeria (5th - 7th November, 2008).

Management Courses Attended
1
Organizational Leadership for the 21st Century, India Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India (16th - 19th November, 2009)
2
Leading and Managing Change, Meirc Training and Consulting, Dubai, UAE (19th - 23rd June, 2011).
Dr. Agbaje's
Work Experience
2024 till date
University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State.
Senior Lecturer in English and Coordinator for French
2010 - 2017
Nigeria Customs Service
Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs
Customs Commands Served
2012 - 2013
Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘C’ Headquarters, Port Harcourt.
2010 - 2012
Zonal Coordinator, Nigeria Customs Service, Zone ‘D’ Headquarters, Bauchi.
2010
Customs Staff College, Gwagwalada, Abuja.
2009 - 2010
Excise and Industrial Incentives, Customs Headquarters, Abuja.
2008 - 2009
Area Controller, Tin Can Island Port, Lagos.
2005 - 2008
Nigeria Customs Service (ERRP&P) Headquarters, Wuse, Abuja.
2004 - 2005
Nigeria Customs Service Zone ‘C’ Headquarters, Port Harcourt.
2000 - 2004
Nigeria Customs Service Zone ‘E’ Headquarters, Owerri.
1999 - 2000
Customs Training College, Kano.
1996 - 1999
Nigeria Customs Service, Area III, Onne, Port Harcourt.
1993 - 1996
Nigeria Customs Service, Bauchi.
2005 - 2008
Nigeria Customs Service (ERRP&P) Headquarters, Wuse, Abuja.
Dr. Agbaje's
Membership of Professional Bodies
1
Poetry Society of America, New York, U.S.A.
2
ResearchGate
3
Royal African Society, SOAS, University of London, UK.
Membership of Boards
2020 till date
International Trade Compliance, Allen Forensics, Inc, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Advisory Board Member
2006 - 2008
Representing Nigeria Customs Service on the Board of Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Abuja
Member