The Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC) is at the verge of joining forces with the London Ports Consultative Council to enhance efficiency at Nigerian seaports.
NPCC Chairman, Mr. Bolaji Sunmola disclosed this at the quarterly meeting of the council in Lagos which also featured the inauguration of the first ever NPCC Board of Trustees (BOT).
To ensure that the strategic partnership is implemented smoothly, a delegation of NPCC will travel to London, United Kingdom to explore and exchange ideas to reform and reposition Nigeria’s maritime sector.
The NPCC pioneer BOT which will perform what it called strategic oversight comprises eminent personalities with experience.
Sunmola in his remarks said: “Every inefficiency at the port gate ripples across our national productivity. Every delay in customs processing translates to lost revenue. Every misalignment in our regulatory framework weakens investor confidence.
Reeling out the achievements of NPCC, Sunmola said NPCC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for their re-engineering process.
According to him, it has also partnered with the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) to improve port efficiency and trainings.
In order to expand its global network, he also disclosed that NPCC is expanding its network globally.
To this end, he revealed that it has secured a stand for the forthcoming Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2025 in Houston, Texas, United States of America (USA).
In her remarks, Mrs. Jean Chiazor Anishere, SAN said the new NPCC has been registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC).
With its formal registration, she said the council has beefed up its legitimacy and operational integrity.
