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Export cargoes barred from Lagos Ports for two weeks – NPA

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, has said that export cargoes have been suspended from gaining access into the Lagos ports for two weeks.

Usman, who mentioned this in a radio interview, said the suspension is effective Monday, March 22.

According to her, the move is aimed at preventing parking on port access roads as part of efforts to end the Apapa gridlock.

She said, “All export cargoes for two weeks will not be allowed access into the port.

“We have a backlog of over 600 trucks that have approached the port coming out of their truck parks and are currently in that location within the port corridors, within the Lilypond. So we are suspending all export cargoes.”

However, the suspension does not affect refrigerated export cargo and trucks whose operators received call-up tickets as of Friday, March 19.

Usman said, “The suspension is necessary to allow time for consultations with export cargo stakeholders and the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on harmonizing the procedures required for export.

“This has been a challenge for us, the documentation, in terms of readiness of the terminal operators to receive them, some of the certifications they require from supervisory agencies based on the type of exports that they carry.

“They also have several custom certifications and CBN documents that they need to complete.

“Recognizing that as a problem, we have invited the export promotion council to join us this week to meet with the large exporters to make them understand the procedures as it relates to documentation.

“If any of your documents are not ready, you must remain within your location. Actually, you shouldn’t even start your journey to the ports.”

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