{
  "id": 11061373,
  "title": "Nigeria needs efficient deep seaport, Customs agents say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nigeria-needs-efficient-deep-seaport-customs-agents-say-11061373",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-01T00:06:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/nigeria-needs-efficient-deep-seaport-customs-agents-say/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) has urged the Nigerian government to prioritize the development of an efficient deep seaport capable of handling the country's cargo and transshipment business. In a statement made during his 73rd birthday celebration in Lagos, the NCMDLCA's National President, Lucky Amiwero, emphasized that Nigeria does not need an excessive number of seaports, but rather a single, well-equipped deep seaport that can serve as a transshipment and load center. Amiwero highlighted that Nigeria is losing out to neighboring countries like Ghana, Togo, Benin Republic, and Cote d'Ivoire due to inefficiencies in its port system, and called for a committee of maritime experts to review the country's entire port system, including the Lagos Port Complex, Tincan Island Port, Lekki Deep Sea Port, and Calabar Port, in order to address these challenges and enable Nigeria to compete effectively with other countries in the West and Central African sub-region.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Nigeria needs efficient deep seaport, Customs agents say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/nigeria-needs-efficient-deep-seaport-customs-agents-say",
        "published": "2026-10-01T00:00:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}