- 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
Shippers Council Says FG Requires N100bn To Bridge Maritime Infrastructure Deficit
