Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Maiduguri, Nigeria where he bagged a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc. Hons) degree in Public Administration in 1992.
He proceeded to the University of Wales based in Cardiff, United Kingdom where he bagged a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in International Transport in 1999.
As an avid researcher, he proceeded further to John Moores University in Liverpool, United Kingdom where he earned a Doctorate degree (Ph. D Hons) in Maritime Technology in 2015.
Abubakar Dantsoho’s career trajectory in the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) dates back to the year 1992 where he started as National Youth Service Corps trainee and subsequently as a Marketing Officer in the Headquarters.
Dantsoho’s managerial acumen was spotted very early and his career has since 1995 been characterized by distinguishing appointments as Special Assistant to various levels of Middle and Executive Management culminating in his appointment as Technical Assistant to the Managing Director from 2016 to 2017, after which he functioned as Principal Manager in the Tariff and Billing Division.
In the year 2020, he was appointed as Port Manager for Onne Port Complex where he pioneered the investor-friendly initiatives responsible for the year-on-year growth being recorded at Onne Port Complex.
His sterling performance as Port Manager led to his redeployment to the Headquarters as Special Assistant Result Delivery to the Management Director and subsequent promotion as Assistant General Manager.
To validate the truism that excellence cannot be hidden, Abubakar Dantsoho was named as the Chief of Staff to the Honourable Minister of Transportation from 2022 to 2023.
He has chaired several external and in-house Technical Committees such as the Committee for the Establishment of Cargo Tracking Notes in Nigeria, the Establishment of Port Community System (PCS), Debt Recovery amongst others and was a frontline member of the Management Committee on the Berthing of the Largest Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (Egina FPSO) as well as member of the 2023 Ministerial Committee on Presidential Transition.
Abubakar Dantsoho who is recipient of the NPA 25 Years Long Service & Merit Award, has completed several Consultancy Studies and Projects for the Nigerian Ports Authority such as the Consultancy Study by Crown Agents UK on NPA Concessions and Joint Venture Agreements, Single Window and on 25-Year Ports Development Masterplan, The World Bank Study on Private Sector Participation in Integrated Transport Systems and the Boston Consulting Group Study on Western & Eastern Ports Comparative Studies.
He attended the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly UNGA 77 in NewYork USA in October, 2022 and has been a part of several National Delegations to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Association for Ports and Harbours (IAPH).
Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho who is happily married with children, is an avid reader and loves to travel.