Second phase of single window rollout begins June

The National Single Window (NSW) platform has processed more than 39,000 applications for licences, permits, certificates and other trade-related documents within eight weeks of its launch, highlighting growing adoption of the digital trade facilitation system by stakeholders. Director of the NSW Secretariat, Tola Fakolade, disclosed this on Friday in Lagos during a media briefing on […]

The National Single Window (NSW) platform has processed more than 39,000 applications for licences, permits, certificates and other trade-related documents within eight weeks of its launch, highlighting growing adoption of the digital trade facilitation system by stakeholders.

Director of the NSW Secretariat, Tola Fakolade, disclosed this on Friday in Lagos during a media briefing on the achievements recorded since the rollout of phase one of the platform in March 2026.

This is just as the second phase rollout of the NSW platform would commence in June 2026, focusing on completing the integration of all airlines and shipping lines for electronic manifest submissions through the platform.

Fakolade said a total of 39,039 LPCO applications had been submitted through the platform since it went live, describing the development as a sign of increasing confidence in the system by importers, exporters and other operators in the trade ecosystem.

According to him, the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) accounted for the highest number of applications with 30,937 submissions, while the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) recorded 7,942 applications.

He added that the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) processed 138 applications, while the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NIQS) handled 22 applications during the period under review.

Fakolade also revealed that 7,567 users had been onboarded onto the NSW platform, including traders, importers, licensed customs agents, freight forwarders and clearing agents.

A breakdown of the figure showed that 6,935 were importers, 359 clearing and forwarding agents, 104 freight forwarders and 169 licensed customs agents.

Speaking further, the NSW director disclosed that the Air Cargo Manifest Module, which became operational on March 27, 2026, with DHL serving as the pilot airline, had recorded 136 manifest submissions so far.

“Eight airlines and courier operators are currently submitting air cargo manifests through the platform.

“The NSW commenced stakeholder training in February 2026 across Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano and Lagos to prepare ministries, departments and agencies, as well as private-sector users, for effective deployment of the platform” he stated.

According to him, 2,990 private stakeholders, including importers, exporters, freight forwarders and customs agents, have been trained on the use of the platform.

He added that 579 representatives from government agencies were also trained on application processing, approvals, escalations and stakeholder support responsibilities under the NSW system.

Fakolade said agencies trained include NAFDAC, SON, NESREA and NAQS, among others.