President Bola Tinubu has directed the National Single Window (NSW) Steering Committee to ensure that the platform becomes fully operational by the first quarter of 2026.
The directive was delivered during Tuesday’s fifth steering committee meeting at the State House, Abuja.
This is contained in a statement on the event issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga on Tuesday in Abuja.
Onanuga said that the President was represented at the even by his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila.
Tinubu said the recent Tax Reform Acts, signed into law in June, underscored the urgency of accelerating reforms and pursuing Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy target.
He highlighted the importance of financial and trade reforms in achieving national economic transformation.
”It’s important that we continue to stay focused on this project. So that at the end of the day, we meet our timelines and achieve the results the President expects.
As you all are aware, the project is one of the transformative initiatives of Mr. President which we collectively must ensure is effectively and commendably implemented,” Gbajabiamila said.
He emphasised the role of a unified electronic platform in simplifying Nigeria’s import and export operations.
According to him, the NSW will boost investment and trade revenues, improve transparency, and strengthen Nigeria’s global business credibility.
Tinubu urged all agencies to refine their targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to meet the Phase 1 deadline.
”I do expect that since the last meeting of the steering committee held on April 8, all stakeholders have operated and actively progressed with all the required KPIs and set targets to ensure that we go live with phase 1 in Q1 2026 as was previously scheduled,” he said.
Mr Wale Edun, Minister of Finance, described the progress as encouraging but stressed the need for swift execution.
He urged a shift from strategy to concrete implementation, calling the project complex but transformational.
