Nigeria’s Ports Eye US Trade Boom After 12-Year Security Ban Lifted

Lagos and Tin Can Island terminals no longer face extra US scrutiny.

Aryan Kumar 20 Aug 2026 ·08:15 · hace 2 hours

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Nigeria Ports — Nigeria’s Ports Eye US Trade Boom After 12-Year Security Ban Lifted

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US lifted Conditions of Entry (COE) restrictions on Nigerian ports after 12 years, effective August 2026.
Nigeria-US trade hit $15 billion in 2025, up 14% from 2024, with crude oil as the top export.
Ports affected included Lagos and Tin Can Island, which faced extra US scrutiny if vessels had called there in their last five stops.
Rivals like Ghana’s Tema Port and Côte d’Ivoire’s Abidjan gained cargo share during Nigeria’s blacklist.

Nigeria’s maritime sector is racing to capitalise on the US Coast Guard’s decision to lift a El artículo menciona '12 años', pero la fuente original dice 'más de una década' (sin especificar 12). No es un dato cuantitativo exacto en la fuente, por lo que no se puede verificar como '12'.-year-old security blacklist that stifled trade flows, but scepticism lingers over whether its ports have truly shed their reputation for lax anti-terrorism controls. The Conditions of Entry (COE) restrictions, imposed in 2014 after Nigeria failed to comply with the International…

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