Nigeria Ports Authority Targets Export Growth

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has renewed its commitment to enhancing port efficiency and sustainability as part of efforts to sustain Nigeria’s growing export performance in 2025.

This report, according to Vanguard, highlights that the Managing Director of NPA, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, made this known during the recently concluded NPA Management Retreat in Onne, Rivers State.

Dantsoho stated: “We are proud of the excellent work being undertaken by the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) as evident in the increased export numbers passing through our platforms, but we cannot rest on our laurels, we must commit to a continuous improvement paradigm of Port operations and service delivery that places high premium on issues of sustainability.”

He further stressed the importance of sustainability in port operations, noting: “Minimizing environmental impact through eco-friendliness, promotion of social responsibility, and ensuring long-term economic viability are the drivers of global progress, and we cannot afford to be left behind. We owe posterity a duty to infuse sustainability paradigms into the way we do things.”

The retreat, themed “Repositioning the Nigerian Ports System for Sustainability”, focused on reviewing and optimizing operational processes to enhance service delivery.

As part of the sessions, the NPA management team undertook a Business Process Re-engineering exercise to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies, ensuring a more customer-centric approach to port operations.