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Determined to boost exportation in Nigeria, the Nigerian Ports Authority has inaugurated a new terminal, Diamondstar Export Processing Terminal, located in Ijora, Apapa, Lagos.
Speaking during the inauguration on Tuesday, the Managing Director, NPA, Muhammad Bello-Koko, said that the move was a demonstration of the NPA’s premium place on the speedy and prioritised handling of exports in a bid to make Nigeria export competitive in the global marketplace.
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He noted that the initiative signposted the agency’s commitment to the implementation of the National Action Plan on Agro-Export.
“The inauguration today of DiamondStar Export Processing Terminal as a pre-gate for processing all export bound containers entering Lagos ports using the road corridor is a demonstration of the premium we place on the speedy and prioritised handling of export in our bid to make Nigerian exports competitive in the global marketplace.
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“This initiative signposts the Nigerian Ports Authority’s commitment to implementation of the National Action Plan on Agro-Export and the Federal Government of Nigeria desire to diversify the national economy from oil export to non-oil exports.”