ADVERTISEMENT
The Sun Nigeria
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun
No Result
View All Result
The Sun Nigeria
No Result
View All Result
Home Business

NSC, NIWA license 8 companies to commence Lagos, Onitsha barge operations

8th April 2021
in Business
0
Rail system’ll drive N43.2bn Ibadan Dry Port –Bello
0
SHARES
0
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Nigerian Shippers’s Council (NSC) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) said on Wednesday that a total of eight companies have been licensed to commence barge operations from Lagos seaports to the Onitsha dry port in Anambra state.

Managing Director of the Waterways Authority, Dr. George Moghalu, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC)- NIWA Technical Committee in Lagos. The MD who was represented by NIWA’s General Manager in charge of Marine, Mr. Joseph Orhorho, who joined the meeting  virtually, noted that the companies would commenced operations in a couple of weeks, saying that the collaboration between the Council and the Waterways Authority would further enhance the maritime potential.

According to him, the collaboration between both agencies was aimed to move cargoes on the inland waterways to the hinterlands without hiccups saying that the synergy was coming at the appropriate time to boost waterways mode of transportation. He noted that the project of barging cargoes from Lagos to Onitsha river port cannot be executed by NIWA alone but stressed the need for a robust working relationship with other sister agencies of the government.

Speaking earlier, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’Council, Hassan Bello, explained that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Technical Committee by both agencies of the Federal Government under the Ministry of Transportation, was  set up to seamlessly  boost cargo movement via the inland waterways.

Tags: Nigerian Shippers’s Council (NSC) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)ommence LagosOnitsha barge
Rapheal

Rapheal

Related Posts

Business

DLM Capital Group to tap into Nigeria’s Fintech opportunity, acquires MFB license

8th April 2021
Reviving other Nigerian ports
Business

ETO: How holding bay owners, security agents milk truck drivers

7th April 2021
FG approves $2.3bn loan for Lagos-Calabar coastal rail line
Business

ANRSC protests selling of staff quarters to Chinese investors

7th April 2021

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Highlights

… Inaugurate board to douse tension, group tells Buhari

Enugu community hails Ugwuanyi’s exceptional leadership

You lack legal, moral justification for strike, FG tells doctors

Gunmen kill 2 policemen, expatriate, abduct 2 others in Benue

Ohanaeze: Ohakim commences contempt proceedings against Ibeh, Okwukwu, others

Suspected cult war claims 3 in Anambra

Trending

Rail system’ll drive N43.2bn Ibadan Dry Port –Bello
Business

NSC, NIWA license 8 companies to commence Lagos, Onitsha barge operations

8th April 2021
0

The Nigerian Shippers’s Council (NSC) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) said on Wednesday that a...

DLM Capital Group to tap into Nigeria’s Fintech opportunity, acquires MFB license

8th April 2021
NDDC sends key officials on mandatory leave as forensic audit begins

NDDC: Stakeholders meet in Bayelsa, mull protest

8th April 2021
NDDC: Group urges Buhari to end interim leadership arrangement

… Inaugurate board to douse tension, group tells Buhari

8th April 2021
Christmas: Govs, Ngige, Ekweremadu, Adeola, Obi, Mark, others greet Nigerians

Enugu community hails Ugwuanyi’s exceptional leadership

8th April 2021

Follow us on social media:

Categories

  • Abuja Metro
  • Arts
  • Broken Tongues
  • Business
  • Business Week
  • Cartoons
  • Citizen Joe
  • Columns
  • Cover
  • Culture
  • Duro Onabule
  • Editorial
  • Education Review
  • Effect
  • Elections
  • Entertainment
  • Events
  • Features
  • Femi Adesina
  • Food & Drinks
  • Frank Talk
  • Funke Egbemode
  • Gallery
  • Global Square by Kenneth Okonkwo
  • Health
  • Insights
  • Kalu Leadership Series
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Kunle Solaja
  • Letters
  • Lifeline
  • Lifestyle
  • Literary Review
  • Marketing Matters
  • Muiz Banire
  • National
  • News
  • Offside Musings
  • Opinion
  • oriental news
  • Politics
  • Press Release
  • PressClips
  • Public Sphere
  • Ralph Egbu
  • Shola Oshunkeye
  • Sideview
  • South-west Magazine
  • Sponsored Post
  • Sporting Sun
  • Sports
  • Sun Girl
  • Tea Time
  • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
  • The Sun Awards Live
  • The Sun TV
  • Thoughts & Talks
  • Time Out
  • Today's cover
  • Tola Adeniyi
  • Travel
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Trending
  • TSWeekend
  • Turf Game
  • Uncategorized
  • Updates
  • Views from Abroad
  • Voices
  • World
  • World News
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Paper Ad Rate
  • Online Ad Rate
  • The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • National
  • Columns
    • Broken Tongues
    • Capital Matters
    • Diabetes Corner
    • Duro Onabule
    • Femi Adesina
    • Frank Talk
    • Funke Egbemode
    • Insights
    • Kalu Leadership Series
    • Kunle Solaja
    • Offside Musings
    • PressClips
    • Public Sphere
    • Ralph Egbu
    • Shola Oshunkeye
    • Sideview
    • The Flipside – Eric Osagie
    • Tola Adeniyi
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • The Sun TV
  • Sporting Sun

© 2019 The Sun Nigeria - Managed by Netsera.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist