World Bank Trade Team Visits Lagos, Apapa, Cross River, On inspection

As part of the Trade Policy, Trade Facilitation, and Digital Trade dialogue, the World Bank Nigeria Trade Team comprising Aleksandar Stojanov (Economist) and Mohammed
Shuaibu (Economist Consultant) visited Apapa Port Lagos on Monday.

Adebayo Thomas, the Director, Press and Public Relations in the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment revealed this in a statement.

The main goal of the port and border visits is to understand the daily operations, inspection processes, and trade bottlenecks to identify policy options to make trade seamless for the
Nigerian government.

The objective of the visit is to interact and engage with relevant government agencies present at the port and border post control to better understand their operations and day-to-day activities.

The visit specifically involved discussions with Border Personnel (Customs, Security, and inspection agencies), small businesses located around the border, freight forwarders and trade/transport auxiliaries, shipping lines, and other relevant stakeholders.

This is in furtherance to the efforts of the Hon. Minister of Industry Trade and Investment Dr Doris Uzoka Anite who continued to work tirelessly towards a renewed hope for Nigerians who want to see their products in foreign markets and the country’s foreign partners who want to invest in Nigeria, the largest market in Africa.

In continuation of this exercise, the World Bank Team will also be at the Nigeria-Cameroon Border in Mfom Cross River State on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.