President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the designation of Lekki Deep Seaport as a Customs Port and Approved Wharf.
This was contained in the official Twitter handle of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Friday.
It stated that the Managing Director, Mr Mohammed Bello-Kokoin, in a letter through the Ministry of Transportation, secured the approval for the port to be gazetted in line with extant laws.
With the approval and level of preparedness, the port is set for berthing commercial vessels before year-end.
“This is why matters related to the operationalisation of Lekki Deep Seaport before the end of this year have been placed on top priority.
“This development shows that Nigeria’s renewed export orientation and the readiness of the NPA to take trade facilitation a notch higher is no fluke,” he said.
