The Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Dr. Akutah Pius, has reiterated the urgent need to address the poor quality of Nigeria’s export produce, improper packaging, and other issues responsible for rejecting the country’s exports abroad.
Dr. Akutah made the call when the members of the Export Commodity Committee from the Ministry of Trade & Investment paid a courtesy visit to the NSC’s Headquarters in Lagos.
The NSC Boss, however, called for stakeholders’ engagement to address the persistent rejection of exports at international markets.
Dr. Akutah made the call when the members of the Export Commodity Committee from the Ministry of Trade & Investment paid a courtesy visit to the NSC’s Headquarters in Lagos.
He urged the committee to extend similar visits to other government agencies to foster collective efforts to ensure Nigeria’s exports gain global recognition and acceptance.
According to him, the Council has been facilitating the development of Inland Dry Port (IDP) projects across different locations in the country to serve as a hub for indigenous exports. These facilities, he said, bring shipping services closer to the shippers in the hinterlands.
In her response, the head of Commodities & Export Desk, Federal Ministry of Trade & Investment, Hajara Usman, lauded the pivotal role Nigerian Shippers’ Council has played towards developing Nigeria’s agro-exports.
She noted that the Export Commodity Committee was established by the Federal Government to sanitise the country’s export sector and that the visit was aimed at strengthening synergy with NSC towards achieving this mandate.
