FG Moves to Reduce Cargo Clearance at Nigerian Ports From 21 to Seven Days

– Dismantles illegal checkpoints along Apapa and Tin Can Island ports corridor

Deji Elumoye in Abuja

The federal government has hinted of plans to reduce cargo clearance at all Nigerian ports from 21 to seven days.

Already, the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has intensified efforts to reduce the average cargo dwell time at Nigerian ports to seven days as part of measures to ensure trade efficiency, lower logistics costs and strengthen the country’s competitiveness.

Director-General of PEBEC, Princess Zahra Audu, who made this known to newsmen on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja, said the council has identified prolonged clearance of cargo as a major constraint to imports and exports, particularly when compared with neighbouring countries like Benin Republic and Ghana.