Mr Danladi Ibrahim, Acting Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the ongoing construction of Lokoja, Oguta River ports will be completed before the end of 2018.

Ibrahim, who disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abuja, said the Lokoja port was 75 per cent completed while Oguta port, in Imo, was 70 per cent completed.

“We are looking at Lokoja, Oguta ports to be completed in 2018. We have also completed one of our major ports in Baro.

“The two ports will be completed before the end of the year. As soon as the budget implementation starts, we will swing into action,” the official said.

He said by 2019, the agency would commence the Makurdi port, adding that new ports would be developed as the need arises

Ibrahim said that the agency was going to buy equipment in batches to start moving cargoes from Lagos port to Onitsha and Baro.

According to him, when the Onitsha, Lokoja and Baro river ports commence operation, they will create over 2000 jobs.

“By the time Onitsha, Lokoja and Baro ports come into operation, more than 2000 jobs will be created because the operations of these ports will attract infrastructure.

“The port will be connected to rail, companies like Dangote and Bua will also be handy to utilise these ports.”

The NIWA boss, however, said that the dredging maintenance from Ajaokuta-Onitsha would be done as soon as allocation in the 2018 budget was released.

He said that the agency had embarked on direct maintenance dredging of its channels, which was a very cheap way of maintaining the waterways unlike the previous practice.

Ibrahim said the maintenanice of the dredging from Baro to Idah in Kogi state was recently completed.

“We are acquiring additional two dredgers from our 2018 budget and every year we will be adding, until we have a pool of sufficient number of dredgers that we can maintain.

“We are getting the additional dredgers to enhance our capacity for in-house maintenance dredging of the channels.”

He said Onitsha port had been concessioned, “so operations will start any moment from now”.

Source: https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2018/07/22/niwa-to-complete-lokoja-oguta-river-ports-in-2018-md/amp/

Front page: Lalasticlala

Lie lie govt. Will, shall, never has completed.

Interesting lets see if they can meet their expected deadline. It would be impressive if they complete all the ports and dredge rivers this year.

Who did they quietly concession Onitsha river port to? I still can't find it on icrc website. Also they should make it a port of origin like they did for Kaduna dry port.

He said Onitsha port had been concessioned, “so operations will start any moment from now”.

Onitsha port had been concessioned and operations will start any moment from now

Lalasticlala Mynd44 do the needful.

Hope this one too is not the usual lies and propaganda? The people are tired

“The port will be connected to rail, companies like Dangote and Bua will also be handy to utilise these ports.”so the reason why the ports are open ,for aboki companies

News Agency of Nigeria already confirmed Onitsha port was concessioned. The MD is quoted saying “Any moment from now, the concessionaire will take over the Onitsha port." That tell me they already picked someone to run port. I'd post more links but the spam bot is stupid.

I took your advice on title change. I also emailed NIWA hopefully they get back to me in a week. Yusuf Ismail bid to run Onitsha port but I doubt he won since there's no news or update on website. It would make for hilarious 10 thread on nairaland.

FriendNG:

Can you get the news from another source to confirm the concession.

And pls modify the title to Onitsha port completed to begin operation anytime from now.

Blue3k:
News Agency of Nigeria already confirmed Onitsha port was concessioned. The MD is quoted saying “Any moment from now, the concessionaire will take over the Onitsha port." That tell me they already picked someone to run port. I'd post more links but the spam bot is stupid.

I took your advice on title change. I also emailed NIWA hopefully they get back to me in a week. Yusuf Ismail bid to run Onitsha port but I doubt he won since there's no news or update on website. It would make for hilarious 10 thread on nairaland.

Yeah it will surpassed 10 pages self. Alright then lemme know when dey reply.

I will take the news serious when it starts operation.
We also hope they will not make cost and ease of using the port a monstrous issue

If you like promise all married men 10-10 concubines each, una government is going going GONE!

Btw did you notice they want to keep adding more river ports. The next one is going to be Benue apperently. This MD needs to be sat down and interviewed.

He said by 2019, the agency would commence the Makurdi port, adding that new ports would be developed as the need arises

Fixed title.

FriendNG:


Yeah it will surpassed 10 pages self. Alright then lemme know when dey reply.


Blue3k you're thread title not in order.

Onisha? You mean, that no man's land

I hope this nigeria(promise and failure) dream come to pass in that part of the country

Blue3k:
News Agency of Nigeria already confirmed Onitsha port was concessioned. The MD is quoted saying “Any moment from now, the concessionaire will take over the Onitsha port." That tell me they already picked someone to run port. I'd post more links but the spam bot is stupid.

I took your advice on title change. I also emailed NIWA hopefully they get back to me in a week. Yusuf Ismail bid to run Onitsha port but I doubt he won since there's no news or update on website. It would make for hilarious 10 thread on nairaland.

Okay, o! This is good news. I hope the SE importers would use it, and not ignore it, the way they did with Onne port.

Blue3k:
Btw did you notice they want to keep adding more river ports. The next one is going to be Benue apperently. This MD needs to be sat down and interviewed.

Fixed title.

If truly all the river ports can become operational, more attention would turn to our waterways. There would be less pressure on our roads, from the long-distance haulage trucks and trailers, that congest our highways. By now, there should be intense efforts to put in place ferries, barges and mid-size vessels which can navigate these waterways & convey goods and passengers, to each of these ports.

It would open up commerce along the riverine communities, while travel time could also be cut in half. Like I always ask: Why can't there be a regular scheduled ferry service linking Lagos to Warri & Port-harcourt?

Lol posted this story whole day ago didnt grt front page. This site weird sometimes.

LaudableXX:


If truly all the river ports can become operational, more attention would turn to our waterways. There would be less pressure on our roads, from the long-distance haulage trucks and trailers, that congest our highways. By now, there should be intense efforts to put in place ferries, barges and mid-size vessels which can navigate these waterways & convey goods and passengers, to each of these ports.

It would open up commerce along the riverine communities, while travel time could also be cut in half. Like I always ask: Why can't there be a regular scheduled ferry service linking Lagos to Warri & Port-harcourt?

Ok more details about the concessionaire needed.

velocity25:
“The port will be connected to rail, companies like Dangote and Bua will also be handy to utilise these ports.”so the reason why the ports are open ,for aboki companies

Why do you think the fools have refused restructuring.......because they are parasites leached onto Igbo economic progress. The dysfunctionality we call government allow these fools to prevent Igbo's progress unless on their own terms.

knowledgeable:


Why do you think the fools have refused restructuring.......because they are parasites leached onto Igbo economic progress. The dysfunctionality we call government allow these fools to prevent Igbo's progress unless on their own terms.

but some political corrects of the south are still sleeping, we can't continue this project called Nigeria, it's not healthy for Igbo success

Bump

they will stll not use it....they are in love with lagos....

knowledgeable:
Why do you think the fools have refused restructuring.......because they are parasites leached onto Igbo economic progress. The dysfunctionality we call government allow these fools to prevent Igbo's progress unless on their own terms.

That brand of weed you are smoking has really tapered with your brain. Try and stop it....the topic under discussion, is a river port in Onitsha, and not restructuring. If the Onitsha port was not developed, you would lament that the govt is against you. Now that it has been completed, you are still wailing. Open another thread to lament about restructuring, if you like. Chai!