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The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) have announced plans to collaborate in advancing Nigeria’s marine and blue economy sectors, with a focus on expanding the country’s export operations. During a courtesy visit to the NPA headquarters in Lagos, Aliko Dangote, President of Dangote Industries Limited, emphasised the importance of sustained engagement between DIL and the NPA.

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“We are here to thank the NPA for doing a great job. As we speak, we are the biggest or largest customer of NPA,” Dangote stated. “This kind of interaction is crucial for the growth of the industry. We discussed several key issues, including how to deepen Nigeria’s marine and blue economy. We have agreed to work together for the benefit of the country.”

Dangote highlighted the scale of the company’s operations, particularly at the Lekki facility, where over 240 crude oil vessels are expected to operate annually. He also noted that the group’s refined products will require more than 600 vessel movements per year.

“Our operations will sink if NPA doesn’t give us the services we will need for our operations. So, the NPA will need a lot of support from the Federal Government because they won’t be able to do these things on their own,” Dangote added

In the area of export, Dangote explained that efforts are underway to expand export products outside Nigeria. “With our export program, our company will be the major supplier of foreign exchange earnings in Nigeria. So the operations of Nigerian ports will double in the next one or two years.”

NPA Managing Director, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, stated that Aliko Dangote’s visit was to show appreciation for the dividends of the Naira for crude sale policy of the Federal Government. “We will soon be massively expanding our export operations… We will start exporting coal out of Nigeria. Our fertiliser export will be almost like eight cargoes. The refinery operations will not export less than 25 million tonnes of various products.”

Dantsoho also highlighted the NPA’s plans for port modernisation and development, including the approval for the port modernisation of both Tin-Can and Apapa ports and the development of new ports such as Ibom Port, Bakasi, Olokola, Ondo Port, and Badagry.

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“We’re happy that the government has approved the National Single Window. We’re also happy that as of today, we are 95 percent ready for the Port Community System,” Dantsoho declared

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