NPA Introduces New Trade Systems to Boost Exports, Attract Investors
Samuel Mobolaji
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has called on exporters and investors to take advantage of its newly introduced trade systems, designed to remove longstanding roadblocks that discourage exports.
The managing director of the NPA, Abubakar Dantsoho, who revealed this at the 36th Enugu international trade fair, said the agency had developed simplified export platforms, including dedicated Export Processing Terminals (EPTs), to ease the movement of Nigerian goods from the hinterland to global markets.
According to him, the terminals were created as a one-stop solution for exporters, offering services such as cargo consolidation, packaging, certification, documentation, and electronic call-up to the ports, peeling layers that had discouraged trade in the past due to delays.
“To facilitate port-hinterland connectivity and create pathways for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to plug into the export value chain, the EPTs are to be linked with Domestic Export Warehouses (DEWs) in collaboration with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and other key partners,” Dantsoho said.
He explained that it was a strategy to ease the cost of doing business in line with the theme of the fair; Developing Nigeria’s industrial sector and SMEs for economic advancement and global recognition.
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Dantsoho said the NPA is prioritising digitalisation to eliminate human interference which trump transparency, and delay export operations.
Among such measures is deploying the Ports Community System (PCS) as a launchpad for the National Single Window (NSW), which seeks to unify all stakeholders in the trade ecosystem for seamless interaction.
Dantsoho encouraged participants at the fair to visit the NPA pavilion to explore available opportunities and engage with the Authority’s business development team, adding that further resources were accessible via the agency’s online portal.
He also commended the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines & Agriculture (ECCIMA) for its resilience in sustaining the trade fair tradition, stressing that Enugu’s position as a key gateway to the South-East made it a vital corridor for expanding Nigeria’s exports.
NPA introduces new trade systems to boost exports, attract investors.
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