The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho has bagged Presidential Award on Maritime infrastructure modernization and global competitiveness.
The award took place on Sunday December 7, 2025 during the Nigeria Excellence Awards in Public Service (NEAPS), held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Dantsoho was recognized and decorated with the Award of “Excellence in Maritime Infrastructure Modernization & Global Competitiveness”.
The prestigious NAEPS Award which is a presidential initiative coordinated by the Office of Secretary to the Government of the Federation, publicly recognizes and decorates public servants who have demonstrated excellence in the discharge of their duties.
Abubakar Dantsoho was recognized amongst other sterling performance scorecard for deepening of efficiencies that catalyzed the attainment of national trade surplus through unprecedented growth in exports, set the pace for the National Single Window (NSW), through the Port Community System (PCS), being at the forefront of galvanizing the global investors’ interest in the modernization of Nigerian Ports infrastructure and equipment as well as growing influence of Nigeria in the comity of Maritime nations evidenced by Nigeria’s presidency of the Port Management Association of West Africa (PMAWCA), Vice- Presidency of the International Association for Ports & Harbours (IAPH) and the supportive role under the guidance of the Hon. Minister of Marine & Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola for Nigeria’s re-enlistment into the Influential “Category C” of the International Maritime Organization
