The World Bank has placed Nigeria’s ports among the world’s best improvers, highlighting progress in container handling performance. In its 2025 Container Port Performance Index, published in June 2026, the institution said Nigeria’s facilities—Tincan Island and Apapa—ranked within the top tier for the index measure covering 2025.
World Bank ranking and Nigeria’s standing
- The World Bank identified Nigeria’s ports as among the top 20 globally for improvement, in its 2025 Container Port Performance Index released in June 2026.
- In the data for 2025, Tincan Island held the 10th position on the World Bank’s CPP1 measure.
- Apapa ranked 12th under the same CPP1 framework for 2025.
Ports authority links gains to infrastructure spending
Reacting to the findings, Abubakar Dantsoho, managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), said the better outcomes reflect stronger investment in port infrastructure under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. He tied the improvement to an environment he described as more investor-friendly, which he said helped unlock funding for modernization.
Dantsoho also credited backing from the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, describing it as “unflinching” support for the port infrastructure and equipment upgrade effort. He said the administration’s approach provided the “gravitas” needed to increase investment aimed at implementing the modernization drive for Nigeria’s ports.
