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Shippers Council Says FG Requires N100bn To Bridge Maritime Infrastructure Deficit

The Nigerian Shippers Council has said that the Federal Govern­ment needs to make a minimum of N100 billion in investments in order to upgrade the in­frastructure deficit that currently makes Nigeria’s seaports inefficient and uncompetitive. The Executive Secretary of the Council, Mr. Hassan Bello noted that the government needs to make a minimum of N10 […]

Shippers Council Says FG Requires N100bn To Bridge Maritime Infrastructure Deficit
  • The Nigerian Shippers Council has said that the Federal Govern­ment needs to make a minimum of N100 billion in investments in order to upgrade the in­frastructure deficit that currently makes Nigeria’s seaports inefficient and uncompetitive.
  • The Executive Secretary of the Council, Mr. Hassan Bello noted that the government needs to make a minimum of N10 billion per annum over the next 10 years in order to address the current infra­structural deficit in the industry.
  • According him, Many port service users have decried the poor infrastructure, especially poor access roads and the total absence of a multi-modal transport system that connects the three major means of transporta­tion comprising rail, road and sea, which currently inhibits efficient port operation in the country.
  • Source: National Mirror




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