FG Prioritises Safety, Connectivity On Inland Waterways To Grow Blue Economy

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that the national authorities is improving navigability and connectivity connected the nation’s inland waterways to unlock opportunities for hinterland commercialized and determination integration.

At an manufacture lawsuit successful Lagos, Oyetola noted that the ministry prioritised information connected Nigeria’s inland waterways.

Represented by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) managing director, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, the curate said large inland routes were connected crossed the state to heighten commercialized and integration.

“Through the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), we are improving navigability, safety, and connectivity crossed large inland routes, unlocking opportunities for hinterland commercialized and determination integration,” Oyetola stated.

He added that the nation’s seaports, shipping corridors, inland instrumentality depots, and intermodal connections signifier the arteries done which the Blue Economy volition flourish.

“The committedness of a thriving Blue Economy cannot beryllium realised without a robust, efficient, and integrated logistics and transport system. The quality to determination goods, people, and services seamlessly — by sea, land, and aerial — is the lifeblood of commerce and the instauration of concern growth,” helium said.
Oyetola emphasised that the medication of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recognised the Blue Economy arsenic the adjacent frontier for economical diversification beyond oil.

“The instauration of the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy underscores our corporate committedness to reposition this captious assemblage arsenic a cardinal operator of nationalist growth, innovation, and sustainability,” helium added.
The curate further revealed that the authorities has developed a broad 10-year National Blue Economy Strategy to align maritime, fisheries, logistics, and coastal improvement policies wrong a unified, sustainable framework.

He besides highlighted the value of backstage assemblage information successful driving maturation successful the sector.

“We are creating an enabling situation for backstage concern done regulatory reforms, public-private partnerships (PPP), and targeted incentives that volition thrust innovation and occupation instauration crossed the worth chain,” helium said.