Is NPA Broke? Port Operations under threat on account of Poor Funding
Despite posting an impressive score sheet in Q3 2026, there are growing fears that a catatrosphic port congestion looms in the nation's seaports. Marine and Blue Economy Digest can report exclusively that Port Managers are suffocating financially and may be unable to carry out their daily obligations of efficiently carrying out port operations.
News from the Marina Road Headquaters of the NPA revealed that for three consecutive months in a row , Port Managers have had their monthly Authority to Incure Expenses ( AIE) with held, fuelling speculations that the agency might be broke. Already, essential commodities such as diesel are already running out of stock, an indication of an imminent shut down of port operations. Attempts by Marine and Blue Economy Digest to reach Dr Abubakar Dantso...