The Federal Government has concluded plans to start cargo delivery service by rail to the Kaduna Inland Dry Port this Tuesday May 7.

The programme scheduled to hold on Tuesday May 7th, at the facility’s premises in Kakuri, Kaduna state will have in attendance the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam, Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who will flag-off the service.

A statement by the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), the promoters of the dry ports across the country, said the Council will also hold an interactive session with all relevant stakeholders immediately after the event.

The statement signed by Mr. Tahir H. Idris, the Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary, NSC said the interactive session with the stakeholders has the theme “optimizing the Kaduna dry port as key to Nigeria economic diversification.”

The stakeholders’ interactive programme/clinic will witness presentations on the following topics: “Inland Dry Port development and management – key to diversification of Nigeria’s economy; The role of Nigerian Custom Service in facilitating the operations of inland dry ports; promotion of exports and Kaduna Dry Port as key to Nigeria’s economic diversification and prospects and operational challenges of Kaduna inland dry port.”

Commenting, the Executive Secretary and CEO, Nigerian Shippers Council, Bar. Hassan Bello said the commenting the railway to the dry port is a watershed to the facility.

“So much cargo is coming to Kaduna now but on trucks. It takes so much money to transport goods by trucks from Lagos to Kaduna. If it is by rail, the cost will drop by over 60 percent,” he said.

He also said transporting containers by railway will also eliminate the risks of diversion, goods tampering and also reduce the risks of accidents by over 95 percent , thus driving down the cost of insuring cargo to Kaduna as a point of entry.

Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/cargo-delivery-by-rail-to-kaduna-dry-port-starts-tuesday.html

Amaechi is the only minister I can give green light 2 continue for the next 4 years.

If it is by rail, the cost will drop by over 60 percent,” he said.

Man that's alot of saving. At least 2000 containers can be moved by rail. These truckers can do shorter routes instead of parking on highways. Lets hope they keep the date.

Hopefully the new NRC management isnt trash like last bunch. They're just getting rail services started like the dry port was a last minute development or they're doing these services for free.

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Economic prosperity for kaduna state.

A drop of 60% in cost of transportation of farm produce and goods is a huge relief on traders.

This initiative by the federal government is highly commendable.

El-Rufai is thinking right

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Source: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/cargo-delivery-by-rail-to-kaduna-dry-port-starts-tuesday.html

I will wait till Tuesday to comment on this issue.

Dry port! All development goes to the North. They care not of south.

Na so jamb sef bin talk like 2 weeks ago!!

Abeg which goods dem de cargo? And which rail lines?

Dry port! What does that mean sef?

Scam

Let's see how long it will last? Because the industries are dead

I hope the cargoes will be well inspected at the sea ports before they are moved to Kaduna?

rawitools:
Abeg which goods dem de cargo? And which rail lines?

The imports consist of household equipment and vehicles. The exports consist of ginger, cow horn and chsrcoal. The narrow gauge lines.

Good News... But, do you think those Rich people that Has Big lorries for Business will be happy or want it to be succeed...

Nice one.FGood development

kalvoken:
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So a terroristic religious worshipper can comment freely on another religion's thread without taking any oaths, but the same can't be said of the other.

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LowerPriceData0:
Good News... But, do you think those Rich people that Has Big lorries for Business will be happy or want it to be succeed...

that is another question for another day

picoba:
Dry port! All development goes to the North. They care not of south.

You have headache.

Where is the rail Connected to?