As part of measures to turn Nigeria’s maritime potentials into actualities, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has identified increased automation, reconstruction of aged port infrastructure, renewal of equipment, increased collaboration with the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and other agencies to eradicate duplicity of functions amongst other factors constraining optimal performance of Nigerian Ports.
Speaking on Monday during the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) discourse themed “Pathways to Sustainable Economic Transformation and Inclusion: the role of Nigerian Ports Authority in Eliminating Constraints to Port Operations”, Managing Director/CEO of the NPA, Mohammed Bello-Koko stated that, “The deployment of the Port Community System (PCS) as precursor to the implementation of a National Single Window, remains the most veritable path to sustainable economic transformation, which are set to spearhead Nigeria’s foremost trade facilitation.
