COTE D’Ivoire, Senegal and Sao Tome have beaten Nigeria to the fourth position in the World Bank new global trade Logistics Performance Index (LPI) for the year 2016.

The World Bank ranking revealed that Cote d’Ivoire led the West African region with an average point of 2.6, closely followed by Senegal and Sao Tome with 2.59 average point respectively in logistics competence in West Africa.

LPI is the weighted average of the country scores on the six key dimensions which include, efficiency of the clearance process, quality of trade and transport related infrastructure, ease of arranging competitively priced shipments, competence and quality of logistics services, ability to track and trace consignments, and timeliness of shipments in reaching destination within the scheduled or expected delivery time.

Efficiency of the clearance process

The scorecard allows comparisons with the world (with the option to display world’s best performer) and with the region or income group on the six indicators and the overall LPI index. On the number of export and import agencies, while Nigeria has eight and seven respectively, Senegal has three each for export and import as against two agencies each for Cote d’Ivoire.

For declaration submitted and processed electronically, Cote d’Ivoire recorded a 100 percent, just like the Senegalese counterpart, but Nigeria recorded a mere 63.64 percent. For the time spent on physical examination of cargoes, it takes two days to carry out the cargo examination process in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal, while it takes four days in Nigeria.

For cargo examination without physical process, it takes three days in Nigeria, two days in Cote d’Ivoire and Senegal respectively.

Reacting to the development, Mr. Alban Igwe, Deputy National President of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) said that Nigeria has refused to see the potentials in the logistics industry and, therefore, lacks the vision and strategy to grow the industry. He said that Logistics industry contributes 12 percent to global businesses adding that the benefit of a well structured logistics industry will continue to elude Nigeria if it does not take action to redress the current situation.

Similarly, Dr. Zeb Ikokide, a seasoned logistics expert and vice chairman of the Port Facility Security Officers (PFSO) told Vanguard that logistics industry lacks funding and urged the government to take a critical look at the logistic industry with a view to harnessing its potentials.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/04/cote-divoire-senegal-others-beat-nigeria-global-trade-logistics-index/

Before nko. Nigeria is on pause till 2019.

Nigeria is dead, poli thief cians have killed her.

Na bcoz EFE no Dey there na.
Base on logistics

EFE is taking over.

Trade Logistics Index is based on Logistics

MASTERCC:
Na bcoz EFE no Dey there na. Base on logistics

must u talk?

Buhari don finish this country.

São Tomé ma dn get name pass Naija

Guy above me, just comment without understanding d topic

thats what you get when you have a common tomato seller with a british accent as your finance minster,

Nigeria will rise again

... Countries that should be at par with Lagos and Kano States. They are now competing and trouncing Nigeria. Simply because we vote in Local Government leaders as President.

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prynsex:
must u talk?

Must u quote him? Bad belle!

Regarding clearing in Apapa port, I think the major problem is the numerous tables and syndrome of 20 people doing the job of 1 man.

Getting assessment on the amount to pay (PAAR) government is straight forward. That takes a day.

Register your PAAR on customs website and printing assessment at DTI cafe takes a few hours. The problem here is there are custom guys at CPC office waiting to put alert on the same PAAR issued by custom HQ. If it's alerted, that means you should go and settle the "table" that put the alert. It could be admin's table, valuation desk etc. this will definitely take more than one day. Valuation desk might stretch to 2 days depending on negotiation for a compromise DN.

Booking a container for examination at Apapa takes 2 days - you book on Monday, you examine on Wednesday if they drop the container.

During examination you are faced with numerous agencies and various custom unit all doing the same job. I guess that's the govt way of reducing unemployment. The police nose around and get their 1000naira kickback. Secret service(SS) are also there haggling you for more bribe. Anti-bomb unit (police) are threatening to delay your goods clearance because they want to bring sniffer dogs if you don't settle well. Then the big guns: Custom's CIU comes to examine and write report. These ones are not like the rest agencies mentioned. If you no settle well.. You go enter! I really don't know why the have the CIU unit when there is a group called the custom examiners. These examiners are the ones to write report and refer your container to the Chief examiner for further action. Now things are easy or hard depends on the examiners' report. So you know the deal.. You have to make him HAPPY! Examination takes a day.

After the chief examiner signs and submits report to the releasing officer, the releasing officer's table enters the report into the system and prints out "inspection Act" reports. If your report is okay and the Boss thinks your are good to go, then he signs. But normally in Nigeria the signature comes without "Oga, abeg na." This means settle. This level of job is called "ba mi se." Meaning help me do. You settle with recharge cards or many "abeg." These takes a day or two.

The releasing office passes your documents to DC for the final stamp and signature. That's another one day if your job is "ba me si."

After releasing, the documents go through 4 to 5 tables that will register the document and at each of the front desks you settle with 500. From here, you move to gate. That's another level of clearance. The officers at the gate review your job. If they think you paid low duty or suspicious of the shipment, they may request you bring the container for fresh examination or raise extra duty to pay govt. now you see the twin swords hanging on your neck. And you know what it means -pay up and we waste your time and money. This takes a day.

You arrange truck to go in and pick up the container after you have paid your terminal and shipping charges, and have collect TDO -delivery order. Trucking your container out takes a day. But there a fresh CIU guys at the gate waiting to review your papers. They could delay things at this point.

Finally when you get out of the gate, customs FOU ( from ikeja) are waiting to examine your papers and shipment. If they are not satisfied, they may truck your goods down to Ikeja for another of clearance.

You see at every point, there is a sword hanging above you. And they all want a pound of flesh or you die!

It's tough being a clearing agent in this country, it's tough importing in this country. Every damn thing is tough in this country. This chop-me-I-chop mentality is creating a sort of tough life for everyone. Who do you blame, the custom guys need the extra buck to augment their salary, importer in turn raises prices to augment and the merry go round continues. What a life in giant of Africa!

PS: it took me less than 24 hours to clear a 20ft shipment at DFA (Dubai). All done on the computer. Token generated with pick up time. You give the token to driver and he goes to DFA to pick up.

With Efe logistics den no go fit. Based on logistics

Buhari why na?
Base on logistics

more good news about Nigeria... thanks to this govt

menstrualpad:
... Countries that should be at par with Lagos and Kano States. They are now competing and trouncing Nigeria. Simply because we vote in Local Government leaders as President.

You would trust Buhari to be your LG leader?

We really should be worried.

Apc and zombies and BMC and bad news

...i am certain half of NLders dont know what this news is all about! ... you can see them saying EFE and based on logicstics...i just dey laugh...illiterate and bigoted kids all over.

Dreyl:
Nigeria is dead, poli thief cians have killed her.

I believe you must be writing this from the grave by now

Does someone still believe Nigeria is the Giant if Africa

u people have started again this morning

olafunny:
EFE is taking over.

Trade Logistics Index is based on Logistics

Confirmed naija youth
That's only thing we are good at
Surprised u didn't add Sai baba there

We are really doomed

That's what happens when an economic trial by error nonentity is president over million deserving scholars.

If there's anything called Justice in the world, Tell me how an academic nitwit as the President of Nigeria put policies in place that would move his country forward. Tell me how will that happen, if there be any justice in the world.

I always know Nigeria is a joke. If change enter Nigeria we will see it. Nobody will even force you.

Another clear indication this gap toothed guy is cursed!

Nigeria is still better than them (if you know what I mean). Important Thread; Read other people's real life spiritual experiences and share yours: https://www.nairaland.com/3744378/god-ever-answered-prayer-juju#55608839

Dreyl:
Nigeria is dead, poli thief cians have killed her.

She's gone on vacation. Let her be please. She'll hopefully come back stronger.