The World Bank’s 2025 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI) identifies Nigeria’s Apapa Port and Tin Can Island Port as among the world’s 20 most improved container ports. Multiple outlets report that the ranking is based on performance changes over the past five years, using data compiled for the index by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence. Daily Post and Nigerian Eye add that, within the 2025 CPPI results, Tin Can Island Port places 10th and Apapa Port places 12th. The Punch and Vanguard similarly describe the ports as “top performers” and note their inclusion among the global top 20 most improved ports. Nigerian Eye also quotes the managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Abubakar Dantsoho, who attributes the improvement to increased investment in port infrastructure and equipment modernization under the Tinubu administration, along with support from the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. Premium Times frames the recognition as international endorsement of Nigeria’s seaport modernization efforts. No outlets dispute the core findings, though they differ slightly in emphasis, such as whether they foreground the overall top-20 improvement ranking or the specific 2025 positions.