NIWA woos banks, insurers for water transport development

The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA is wooing the banking and financial sector to key into efforts at development of water transport infrastructure.

Disclosing this to Vanguard in Lagos, Managing Director of NIWA, Maryam Chiroma, said the Authority is desirous improving the sector to attract Nigerian to water transportation.

Chiroma explained that NIWA has concluded plans to bring operators in the financial sector to meet with their counterpart in the water transport industry in August.

The event which is expected to hold in Lagos according to the NIWA boss will also

FG spends N49bn on water transport development

The Federal Government has spent over N49 billion in the development of water transportation in the country.

Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Maryam Ciroma, who disclosed this in Lagos also said that the Authority has concluded plans to hold an exhibition to further the development of the sector with the theme, “Moderning Inland Water Infrastructure and Vessels for Safe and Sustainable Inland Water Transportation in Nigeria.”

The NIWA boss said that