No fewer than 39,039 licences, permits, certificates and related applications were submitted through the National Single Window (NSW) portal within eight weeks.
The Director of the NSW, Mr Tola Fakolade, disclosed this during a briefing on Friday in Lagos, where he reviewed progress since phase one of the platform was deployed on March 27.
Fakolade said the figure reflected growing reliance on the platform for processing trade-related documents across Nigeria.
“Over the last eight weeks since go-live, approximately 39,039 LPCO applications have been submitted through the platform. This indicates growing reliance on the NSW for submission and processing of licences, permits, certificates and other trade-related documents,” he said.
He noted that the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) accounted for 30,937 applications during the period under review, while the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) submitted 7,942 applications.
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) processed 138 applications, while the National Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) recorded 22 applications on the platform.
Fakolade also disclosed that 7,567 registered users had been integrated into the NSW platform within the eight-week period, including traders, importers, licensed customs agents and clearing agents.
According to him, 6,935 importers registered on the platform, alongside 359 clearing and forwarding agents, 104 freight forwarders and 169 licensed customs agents.
He said the Air Cargo Manifest Module became operational on March 27, with DHL serving as the pilot airline, adding that about 136 manifests had been submitted so far.
He further stated that eight airlines and courier operators had already submitted Air Cargo Manifests through the NSW platform.
Fakolade said stakeholder training commenced in February across Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano to prepare MDAs and private-sector operators for effective use of the system.
He added that about 2,990 private-sector stakeholders and 579 MDA representatives had been trained so far.
According to him, phase two of the rollout will begin in June and will complete manifest integration for airlines and shipping lines on the platform.
Fakolade commended stakeholders for their compliance with the initiative and urged wider participation in ongoing training to ensure smooth nationwide implementation.
