Nigeria Targets Export Growth With $1bn Apapa Port Upgrade

The federal government is targeting increased export volumes and improved port efficiency with a planned $1 billion investment in the expansion and modernisation of Apapa Port, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has said.
Dantsoho disclosed this at the ongoing Annual World Ports Conference in London, organised by the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH), where he revealed that Nigeria’s exports had grown by 25 per cent in the last two years following government reforms and improved collaboration with private terminal operators.
He said the proposed investment in Apapa Port formed part of the Federal Government’s medium-...