ZAINAB JUNAID
The Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) has announced the commencement of the sale of crude oil and petroleum products to Dangote refinery in Naira and setting up of a One -Stop-Shop to enhance smooth sales.
Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho, Managing Director of the Authority disclosed this on NPA X handle, saying the implementation of the Federal Government’s directive for the NPA to coordinate service provision from all regulatory, security, and other Stakeholders for the smooth implementation of the initiative to sell crude oil and petroleum products to the Dangote Refinery in Naira has commenced.
Speaking when he chaired the inter-agency stakeholders meeting on the One-Stop-Shop (OSS) at the NPA headquarters in Lagos, Dantsoho said: “We are poised to collaborate and provide the efficiencies necessary to deliver on this national imperative of ensuring the availability of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) and other petroleum products”.
He disclosed that the agency is setting up a One -Stop-Shop that will coordinate service provision from all stake.
“We are also setting up a One -Stop-Shop that will coordinate service provision from all regulatory, and security agencies, and other Stakeholders to ensure a smooth implementation of this initiative.
“This is in line with the directive of Federal government for the One-Stop-Shop to be domiciled with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA),” he stated.
The OSS team according to Dr. Dantsoho comprised of representatives from Nigerian Ports Authority, Nigeria Navy, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL), Dangote Group, Federal Inland Revenue Service(FIRS),Nigeria Customs service and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the NDLEA has a top official from the NPA Marine & Operations Directorate Ms. Maureen Ogbonna as its focal person.
