Tincan, Apapa Ports top World Bank list of 20 improved ports

The World Bank, in its Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) for 2025, released in June 2026 has listed Tincan Island Ports Complex and Apapa Port Complexes in the Top 20 Port Improvement category.

According to a statement by the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), the latest ranking is credited to the continuous improvement paradigm of the Dantsoho-led Management.

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.

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).

Responding to the reports, Dr. Dantsoho said “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 & Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, we have all it takes to advance the fortunes of trade and boost the national economy”.