Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)

As announced by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, the approved ports are Badagry (Lagos), Olokola (Ondo), Ibom (Akwa Ibom), Bakassi (Cross River), and Bonny (Rivers). The Agge Deep Sea Port in Bayelsa State is not approved yet under this specific batch because it is at a different stage of regulatory and administrative readiness. Below is an analytical commentary detailing the location of the Agge port and why it was excluded from the latest approvals. ─── Where is the Agge Deep Sea Port? The proposed Agge Deep Sea Port is located in the Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, sitting along Nigeria's Atlantic coastline in the Gulf of Guinea. • The Site: It spans an estimated 70 million square meters. • The Stra...

Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s non-oil export sector through streamlined port operations and improved port–hinterland connectivity. Speaking during the NPA Special Day at the Kano International Trade Fair, Dantsoho praised the Kano Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KACCIMA) for sustaining the fair’s reputation as a global business hub. He said Kano’s strategic position as a major commercial centre linking Nigeria to the northern hinterland and neighbouring landlocked countries presents enormous economic opportunities. According to him, Kano’s rich agro-allied potential aligns with the NPA’s drive to connect local producers to international markets, partic...