Single window portal sees surge in trade document submissions
Over 39,000 applications for licences, certificates, and permits have been submitted through the National Single Window (NSW) portal in recent weeks. Tola Fakolade, Director of the NSW Secretariat, shared these figures while highlighting the platform’s achievements since its phase one deployment in March. He noted that several agencies and thousands of users have already adopted the portal for trade-related processes. The NSW has also rolled out training for both private and public stakeholders to ensure effective platform use.
TLDR
- Tola Fakolade reported that 39,039 applications have been submitted through the NSW portal in the last eight weeks.
- The Standards Organisation of Nigeria submitted 30,937 applications, and NAFDAC submitted 7,942.
- Since the Air Cargo Manifest Module went live on 27 March 2026 with DHL as the pilot airline, 136 manifests have been submitted by eight airlines and courier operators.
- NSW commenced training in February 2026 across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, and Kano, training 2,990 private stakeholders and 579 public sector representatives.
- Phase two of the NSW rollout will start in June, focusing on manifest submission for all airlines and shipping lines.
