The Tin Can Island Port Complex and Apapa Port Complex have been ranked among the world’s 20 most improved ports by the World Bank.
The Cable reported that World Bank recognized the Lagos ports in the 2025 container port performance index (CPPI) released in June 2026.
According to the report, both ports were listed in the top 20 port improvement since 2020 category, reflecting gains in operational efficiency and vessel turnaround time.
The CPPI is a global benchmark that measures port performance based on the time vessels spend in port, enabling comparisons across ports worldwide and helping to identify areas of progress and operational challenges.
The latest ranking comes amid ongoing reforms and modernisation efforts at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) under the leadership of Abubakar Dantsoho, managing director of the NPA.
Reacting to the ranking, Dantsoho attributed the achievement to the investor-friendly policies of President Bola Tinubu and the support of Adegboyega Oyetola, minister of marine and blue economy.
“With the investor-friendly policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu providing the impetus for increased investment to drive our port infrastructure and equipment modernization programme, coupled with the unflinching support of the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, we have all it takes to further enhance trade facilitation, improve competitiveness and boost the national economy,” the NPA boss said.
The recognition is expected to strengthen investors’ confidence in Nigeria’s maritime sector and reinforce the country’s position as a leading trade and logistics hub in West Africa.
In February 2026, Dantsoho said the federal government has taken deliberate steps to position Nigeria as a leading port destination in Africa through port modernisation and rehabilitation initiatives.
According to the MD, Nigeria’s ports are “investment-ready,” with multiple opportunities for public-private partnerships (PPPs), citing the Lekki Deep Seaport as a model of successful collaboration.
