Nigeria is taking necessary measures including investments to fully digitalise the operations of all its seaports by 2025.
- Smart port transformation agenda of Nigeria is expected to lead to paperless, time-saving and cost-efficient port operations in the country.
Nigeria is taking necessary measures including investments to fully digitalise the operations of all its seaports by 2025. The smart port transformation agenda of Nigeria is expected to lead to paperless, time-saving, and cost-efficient port operations in the country.
Disclosing this, the Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Mohammed Bello-Koko at the 41st Ports Management Association of West and Central Africa (PMAWCA) Annual Council Meeting and 16th Round-table Conference of Managing Directors of PMAWCA, in Douala, Cameroon said that a five-year plan was being implemented by the NPA towards this end. The primary focus of the new strategy is on enterprise computing, network infrastructure, and centralised and shared database.
The objective is to achieve a fully-integrated port system linking up with all internal and external stakeholders, make use of high-end smart technologies.
