The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar Dantsoho, has restated the agency’s commitment to boosting Nigeria’s non-oil exports by improving port efficiency and creating stronger links between local producers and global markets.
Speaking at the NPA Special Day during the Kano International Trade Fair, Dantsoho commended the Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) for maintaining the fair’s status as a leading international business platform.
He described Kano as a crucial commercial hub that connects Nigeria to the northern region and several landlocked countries, noting that the city’s vast agro-allied potential aligns with the NPA’s push to expand the non-oil export value chain.
Dantsoho outlined key measures the Authority has implemented to improve export competitiveness, including the creation of Export Processing Terminals (EPTs) that serve as one-stop centres for packaging, documentation, certification and movement of export goods.
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Developed with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and other partners, the EPTs aim to remove delays and eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks that have long impeded exporters.
He also revealed that the NPA is advancing efforts to fully automate port operations through the Ports Community System (PCS), which will eventually integrate into the National Single Window (NSW), a globally recognised platform that brings all trade stakeholders together on one digital system.
According to him, these reforms reflect the agency’s determination to link producers across the country, even in remote areas, to international markets with ease and efficiency.
Dantsoho encouraged traders and investors at the fair to visit the NPA pavilion and engage with its business development team to learn more about opportunities available through the Authority’s evolving digital platforms.
“To empower Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in line with the theme of this year’s fair, we are aggressively simplifying export procedures to ensure made-in-Nigeria goods move through our ports as smoothly as possible. Our doors are always open for partnerships beyond this fair,” he said.
