The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has urged traders and investors to leverage new export channels to reposition Nigeria globally.
Speaking during the “NPA Special Day” at the Kaduna International Trade Fair 2026 in Kaduna on Saturday, Dantsoho said the NPA has rolled out tailor-made processes aimed at dismantling long-standing bureaucratic bottlenecks that previously discouraged participation in the export value chain.
He explained the reforms aimed to boost non-oil exports, improve Nigeria’s trade balance and integrate hinterland producers into global supply chains.
“Let me seize the occasion of this ‘NPA Special Day’ to invite the entire trading and investing public to explore the tailor-made simplified export processes and other vistas of opportunity present at the Nigerian Ports Authority,” he said.
He explained that the reforms were designed to boost non-oil exports, improve Nigeria’s balance of trade and integrate producers from the hinterland into global supply chains.
Dantsoho identified Export Process Terminals (EPT) as a key reform, describing them as one-stop hubs for consolidation, stuffing, packaging, documentation, certification and electronic scheduling.
“The terminals were conceptualised to simplify what used to be a burdensome export process.
“We invite the trading and investing public to explore the tailor-made simplified export processes and other opportunities available at the NPA.
“The EPTs are electronically integrated with port operations through the call-up system to ensure faster cargo evacuation and improved turnaround time.
“The Export Process Terminals were conceptualised to simplify what used to be a burdensome export process. Today, exporters can complete documentation, packaging and shipment coordination in a seamless and efficient manner,” Dantsoho stated.
“Exporters can now complete documentation, packaging and shipment coordination seamlessly and efficiently,” Dantsoho stated.
He said the NPA was collaborating with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) to deepen port-hinterland connectivity.
According to him, the partnership will link EPTs with Domestic Export Warehouses to create structured pathways for SMEs in international trade.
Dantsoho maintained that trade remained Nigeria’s most viable instrument for achieving its economic aspirations amid efforts to diversify from oil dependence.
He further highlighted ongoing efforts toward full automation of port operations through the implementation of the National Single Window (NSW), which he described as a global best practice in trade facilitation.
“The National Single Window will deliver the greatest value with the greatest ease by enabling stakeholders to interact at the push of a button,” he explained.
The initiative, he added, aligns with the Federal Government’s renewed export orientation and local content development agenda.
