Nigeria: Advancing the Next Phase of Port Integrity Reforms

MACN conducted a series of engagements in Abuja and Lagos with government agencies, regulators, industry stakeholders and private sector representatives to discuss the future of port integrity reforms in Nigeria.

Building on more than 15 years of Collective Action, discussions focused on sustaining progress achieved through initiatives such as the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and the Nigerian Port Process Manual (NPPM), while identifying priorities for the next phase of reform.

Meetings covered regulatory developments, implementation and enforcement, institutional coordination, data sharing, capacity building and the continued importance of public-private collaboration in strengthening transparency, accountability and efficiency across Nigeria’s ports. Stakeholders also explored how lessons from Nigeria’s reform experience could inform similar efforts in other countries.

The visit included engagements with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms (TUGAR), the Nigeria Ports Economic Regulatory Agency (NPERA), the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN), and other partners working to support integrity and trade facilitation across the maritime sector.