As part of efforts to improve access into and service delivery at the Lagos Ports Complex and the Tin Can Island Port, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has announced a 14-day (two weeks) suspension of export receipts at both ports and all satellite truck parks with effect from Monday March 22, 2021.
Ibrahim Nasiru, Assistant General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, NPA, in a statement in Lagos on Monday stated that the development was necessitated by the need for consultations with export cargo stakeholders and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on the harmonisation of procedures required of owners of this category of cargo.
Nasiru however informed that this suspension did not affect export refrigerated cargo and trucks whose operators had secured call up tickets as at Friday March 19, 2021.
He noted that all other segments of port users were enjoined to continue carrying on their businesses by using the designated truck parks and booking for access into the ports on the Eto platform.
“The Authority thanks all stakeholders for their support towards the success of Eto since its introduction three weeks ago and seeks continued support in the determination to end truck congestion on access roads into the ports and improve service delivery”, he stated.
Photo: Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Ms Hadiza Bala Usman.
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