By Comfort Olayinka
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to enhancing port efficiency as a foundation for Nigeria’s impressive export growth in 2025.
Speaking at the NPA Management Retreat in Onne, Rivers State, Dantsoho lauded the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) for its role in driving increased export volumes through NPA platforms.
He said the Authority would continue to improve operational processes with sustainability at the core of its strategy.
“Minimizing environmental impact, promoting social responsibility, and ensuring long-term economic viability are the drivers of global progress. We owe posterity a duty to infuse sustainability paradigms into the way we do things,” he stressed.
The retreat, themed “Repositioning the Nigerian Ports System for Sustainability”, focused on business process re-engineering to remove bottlenecks, boost customer service, and align with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s marine and blue economy priorities as directed by Minister Adegboyega Oyetola.
A Performance Bond was signed to seal the NPA’s pledge to operational excellence. This comes as NEPC figures show Nigeria’s non-oil exports for the first half of 2025 reached $3.225 billion, up 19.59% from the same period in 2024, with export volumes rising to 4.04 million metric tonnes.
The momentum was further bolstered by the maiden call of MV Ocean Dragon, the first wholly Nigerian-owned container vessel, at the Onne Port.
The ship will operate weekly via the Calabar channel, connecting Nigerian ports to destinations in West, Central, and Southern Africa, as well as Egypt
