NPA MD gives credit to President Tinubu on World Bank’s ranking of Tincan and Apapa Ports
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, has responded positively to the listing of two seaports – Tincan Island Port and Apapa Port – by the World Bank on the Global Top 20 Improved Ports.
The World Bank, in its Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) for 2025, released in June 2026, listed Tincan Island Ports Complex and Apapa Port Complexes in the Top 20 Port Improvement category.
Responding to the report, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho attributed the ranking to the huge investments which the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has committed to the development and modernisation of the ports.
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According to the NPA boss, “With the investor-friendliness of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu providing the gravitas needed for increased investment to implement our port infrastructure and equipment modernization drive coupled with the unflinching support from the Honorable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, we have all it takes to advance the fortunes of trade and boost the national economy.”
The continuous improvement paradigm of the Dantsoho-led Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has received global recognition.
This development is coming on the heels of the NPA’s frontline contribution to the sustenance of the National Trade Surplus through its provision of the platform for Nigeria’s successive attainment of trade surplus year-on-year since 2024, and most recently N7.54 trillion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2026, as reported by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) provides a consistent, data-driven measure of global port efficiency by focusing on vessel time in port. It enables comparisons across ports and over time, helping identify where performance is improving and where challenges remain.
