Ports – City Business News

October 16, 2026 No Responses

FG Reaffirms Commitment To Modernising Ports Outside Lagos

By ebosele@hotmail.com The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to modernising ports outside Lagos to strengthen maritime infrastructure, improve trade efficiency and stimulate economic growth across the country.Oyetola gave the assurance on...

September 24, 2026 No Responses

Tinubu Assures Investors As Ogun, DP World Sign $7b Port Deal

By ebosele@hotmail.com President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured domestic and foreign investors of the Federal Government’s commitment to regulatory clarity, policy stability and a predictable business environment to support long-term investments in Nigeria.Th...

September 16, 2026 No Responses

NPERA DG: Port Efficiency Vital To Nigeria’s $1tri Economy Goal

The Director-General of the Nigerian Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA), Dr Pius Akutah, has identified efficient and competitive seaports as critical to Nigeria’s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy by 2030.Akutah said the agency was committed ...

August 16, 2026 No Responses

NPERA Act: Between Economic Regulation And NPA’s Statutory Mandate

The new Ports Economic Regulatory Agency could bring discipline, transparency and competition to Nigeria’s port economy.But, unless its powers are carefully separated from those of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the legislation could open a new front in...

April 8, 2026 No Responses

Customs, PEBEC Align On Strategy To Improve Port Efficiency

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), in collaboration with the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), has launched a results-driven reform agenda to improve operational efficiency and enhance Nigeria’s trade competitiveness through better-...

March 17, 2026 No Responses

Nigeria Seals £746m UK Deal To Boost Port Infrastructure

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, is to sign £746 million financing agreement with the United Kingdom for the modernisation of Nigeria’s seaport infrastructure.The historic financing arrangement, secured with the backing of UK...

December 23, 2025 No Responses

Customs Steps Up Preparations For Scanner Deployment At Apapa Port

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stepped up preparations for the operational take-off of its newly installed FS6000 scanning machine at APM Terminals, Apapa, following a working visit by the Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs in charge of ICT, DCG Oluy...

October 8, 2025 No Responses

NPA Boss In Japan For Global Discourse On Ports Sustainability

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho is in Kobe, Japan attending the World Port Conference.The Conference is themed *Reinvention and Prosperity in Turbulent Times and brings together port executives, policymakers and ind...

April 23, 2025 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Ports, Customs Efficiency Committee

As part of measures to sustainably improve efficiencies in port operations and service delivery, the Federal Government (FG) through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee ...

January 28, 2025 No Responses

FG Targets 25% Port Operations Cost Reduction with National Single Window

The Federal Government has announced plans to implement the National Single Window (NSW) in its bid to reduce the cost of doing business in Nigerian ports by at least 25 per cent.Indeed, as highlighted by the World Bank, the cost...

December 5, 2024 No Responses

NPA Boss Tours Eastern Ports, Harps On Increased Investment

In continuation of his resolve to galvanize port concessionaires and terminal operators into increasing their In-Country investments in Port infrastructure equipment, Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, on Wednesday and Th...

November 27, 2024 No Responses

Senate Committee To Facilitate Concession Agreement Renewal

As part of its oversight function of monitoring the performances of concessioned firms, the Senate Committee on Privatisation, led by Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, has expressed the committee’s readiness to facilitate a faster renewal of Ports and Carg...

November 26, 2024 No Responses

Customs Boss Unveils New Tin Can Island Administrative Building

The Tin Can Island Port Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been commissioned by the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS),Unveiling the complex on Tuesday in Lagos,Adeniyi described the new look of the facilities as capable of...

March 19, 2024 No Responses

Ministry To Grow Eastern Port Vessel Traffic

The ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, on Tuesday, said it’s poised to provide the facilitation and advocacy required to grow the vessel traffic to the Eastern port. Speaking at the commissioning of 4.8km road and Marine craft at Onne...