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| Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza Bala Usman |
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Tuesday declared a
revenue generation of N299.56bn for 2017 fiscal year.
revenue generation of N299.56bn for 2017 fiscal year.
The 2017 revenues exceeded the 2016 figure of N162.20bn by
84.65 percent and are the highest generated by the Authority in the past five
years.
84.65 percent and are the highest generated by the Authority in the past five
years.
This was made known in a statement issued by
the General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Mr. Abdullahi Goje.
The statement gave a breakdown of revenue generations in the
past five years beginning from 2013.
According to the authority, “in 2013, NPA generated the sum
of N154.50 bn. This increased to N159.30 bn and N180.50 bn in 2014 and 2015
respectively. The Authority’s revenue however dropped to N162.20bn in 2016.”
“The 2017 figure declared by the Authority is made up of
revenues from “traffic,”` “harbours,” “administrative” and “others” sources in
the sum of N136.04bn, N66.80bn, N86.06bn and N10.75bn respectively.”
