Holistic logistics, freight operations necessary for Nigeria’s exports trade, says NEPC

The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says the country’s exports trade will thrive better with holistic logistics and freight operations.

NEPC’s Executive Director, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, said this in Owerri, on Thursday, during a one-day seminar on advancing export strategies for optimal economic performance, organised by the Council for existing and potential exporters in Imo.

Ayeni, represented by the NEPC’s Coordinator in Imo, Mr Anthony Ajuruchi, spoke on the theme: “Optimizing Logistics and Freight for Global Trade”.

She said that exporters could take advantage of innovative technologies and strategies that provide the key to successful freight operations for global shipping of products.

She called on the exporters to “maximise available logistics services by interacting and exchanging ideas with colleagues in the African Free Trade Area, to enhance business cooperation and improve their trade operations in the country’s corridors“.

Speaking, Ajuruchi said that as the global trade landscape continued to evolve, it was essential for businesses to stay informed and adapt to changing circumstances by prioritizing export logistics and freight.

He added that this would not only improve business performance, but also help in mitigating risks and ensuring compliance.

According to him, such response by the exporters would enhance their competitive edge, improve customer satisfaction, reduce costs and increase efficiency of their operations and services.

Our correspondent reports that the seminar was attended by over 70 stakeholders including logistics and freight services operators such as Zenith Carex Logistics.

Also, Equatorial Logistics from Lagos; BrightFlow Logistics Services from Calabar; LightZoba Limited from Imo, and Hinstock Foods from Abuja attended virtually.

Also present were representatives of NAFDAC; SMEDAN; the Technology Incubation Centre; St Ann’s Cashew and the Imo Investment Promotion Agency.