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FG Set to Inaugurate Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee

By Anne Ejuka

Managing Director / CEO Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho (Right) and Director-General Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) ) Princess Zahrah Mustapha Audu.





The Federal Government through the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) is set to inaugurate the Ports and Customs Efficiency Committee (PCEC) today Thursday 24th April, 2025.


The inauguration, which is scheduled to take place at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) headquarters in Lagos is to be chaired by the Vice-President Kashim Shettima.


It comprises of over 50 heads of government agencies and private sector captains of industries cutting across the entire  value chains space that contribute significantly to Nigeria’s economic growth.


The PCEC is a multi-stakeholder public/private sector initiative aimed at infusing greater efficiency and improved service delivery within Nigeria’s ports and customs sector and it's objective is to identify gaps and implement solutions to enhance the ease of doing business by reducing inefficiencies that impede trade facilitation and slow the pace of national economic prosperity.


The quick wins expected from the PCEC include improved efficiency and reduced cargo dwell time, enhanced transparency and accountability in port operations, better coordination among stakeholders and improved customer-centric focus.


Speaking on the readiness to host the game-changing meeting, the Managing Director/CEO Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho said, “We are greatly delighted to host this all-important collaborative process-improvement meeting, as it is very much in tandem with our efforts at eliminating bottlenecks and bursting red tapes on the path of trade facilitation”.



Comments

  1. Anonymous24 April 2025 at 18:14

    I sincerely hope CUSTOMS AGENTS /FREIGHT FORWARDERS THE MAJOR KEY PLAYERS are not leftout in the composition of this very important committee for without THE AGENT the Port remains as quiet as a grave yard.
    For emphasis it is an Agent's Bill of Lading that triggers activities in the Port chain viz Customs Duty payment until cargo exits the Port therefore his non inclusion makes the Committee stillborn.
    Comrade Ben Uche Ndee RFF
    Emeritus PG/ BOT
    ASIMPIN & NCMDLCA

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