nnamdijonathan:


I don't blame you. You and that Nonso guy are sick people spreading hatred between brothers.

INLAND Container Nigeria Limited (ICNL); operators of Kaduna Inland Dry Port (KIDP) has expressed its confidence and competence to run the Onitsha River Port.

Speaking with journalists in Lagos recently, Managing Director of ICNL; Mr. Yusuf Ismail, said that the company has tendered its bidding for the concessioning of the Onitsha River Port, even as he expressed confidence that the company has what it takes to operate the port.

Ismail also said that as the first successful ICD operator in Nigeria, other operators of ICDs in all the geo-political zones of Nigeria have been coming to his company for advice on how to run ICD projects. According to him, one of the companies is the Edo Inland Container Depot.

We participated in the bidding for concession of Onitsha River Port which we are waiting for the result. So any time from now the Federal Government will announce the winner. If we are lucky to win it, we are going to run the Onitsha River port too. What is the difference between the seaport and the dry port?”

Speaking further on the operation of river ports in Nigeria, he said “if government wants it functional, they will call investors to come and invest in them and give them the guidelines. They should put policies in place and there should be a regulatory body that will make sure it works. So that is how it is going to work.

“Everything lies in government hands. Even the port we are looking at here in Apapa, Tin-Can and everywhere; if government wants it to work, it will work.

It wasn’t like this in the early 1990s and early 2000 before the ports were handed over to private investors,” he added.

That time, it took us 30, 40 days to take containers out of the port. But when the private investors came onboard, things changed for the better”, he added.

Source: http://www.tribuneonlineng.com/150586/

ANSMEDIA:
There are so many Chinese firms that bidded for this Onitsha port, they should give it to one of them to operate.

ANSMEDIA:
There are so many Chinese firms that bidded for this Onitsha port, they should give it to one of them to operate.

ANSMEDIA:
There are so many Chinese firms that bidded for this Onitsha port, they should give it to one of them to operate.

Ofodirinwa:
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What civilian 'crime' can be resolved with this? IPOB protests? This is excessive and wicked. Police are not military.

Yyeske:
IPOB miscreants would know better

NonsoWow:
You reason like someone with brain trauma. Which enabling environment and infrastructure are you talking about? Anambra already has the best infrastructure and enabling environment for businesses to thrive, that's why the headquarters of Ibeto group, Cutix Plc, Adswitch Plc, Kotec group (parent company of Tummy-Tummy food industries) and many others are in Nnewi. In Onitsha, Africana-First Publishers (the third biggest book publishing company in Nigeria) have their headquarters. MBI Obosi, the only private-owned television station in the east is in the Onitsha area. And numerous other large and medium factories whose operational headquarters are in Onitsha. In Awka, Orient Petroleum has its headquarters. Which other state in the east boasts of more corporate headquarters?

Xander85:
Oilserv and NESTOIL need to form a partnership with the Anambra state gov't to utilise the vast gas reserves in the state for domestic and industrial use.

mktinsight:


The major cost of gas utilization is processing. Anambra should be pushing for Shell to extend gas pipelines into the state from Imo where they have a presence. Look at how the west African gas pipeline transformed industry in Lagos and Ogun.

investnow2013:
NNEWI FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY: MORE WORK & LESS NOISE BY THIS MAN!

investnow2013:
There are gas fields @ Ogbaru, Ukpo/dunukofia,idemili area etc!. You just need to lay pipe lines from there to our industrial sites!

AmericanQuarter:

Anambra Govt Sets Up Committee For State Transport Sector Master Plan
20 JUNE 2018


WRITTEN BY KENECHUKWU OFOMAH
The State Government has set up a committee to develop a comprehensive master plan for the State transportation sector.
The Committee was set up during yesterday's meeting of the State Executive Council held at the Government House, Awka.

The Committee which is to be headed by the Commissioner for Road, Rail and Water Transportation, Mr. Uchenna Okafor, has at least six weeks to develop the master plan.



Briefing newsmen after the Exco meeting, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Chief James Eze revealed that the committee has among its terms of reference, to develop a plan for construction of modern bus terminals and Bus stops in Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi as well as initiating a blueprint for the construction of a light rail track across the state.



The master plan also entails the revamping of the State Mass transit buses known as Willie is working buses and the provision of jetties in riverine areas to improve water transportation in the State.



Other responsibilities of the committee include working out modalities for installation of security cameras to track traffic offenders and for security, marking of roads, and to advise government on how best to introduce an indigenous transport system close to Uber services.



The Chief Press Secretary who noted that Anambra as a gateway to the south east, is a centre of commerce and logistics, emphasized that it is expected of any proactive government to look beyond its present gains and challenges and chart a more progressive and sustainable transportation system for it.



According to him, this is why the present administration is taking some measures to overhaul the subsisting transportation system in the State to make it more effective and responsive.

He reechoed the position of the State Government on the proposed ban on Okada in Onitsha and Awka by the 1st of next month, urging all involved to start taking steps to ensure compliance with the directive.

http://www.absradiotv.com/11911-anambra-govt-sets-up-committee-for-state-transport-sector-master-plan#.WynmKp_oxAE.facebook

investnow2013:
why imo?... There are already gas processing facilities @ Umorum In Anambra state to tap into!