Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said that the Federal Government has developed trade support infrastructure to boost trade between Nigeria and other countries.

This was contained in a statement by Mr Muhammad Idris, Director, Press and Public Relations, Nigeria Shippers Council on Tuesday in Abuja.

Amaechi made this known at the opening of a two-day Sub-Regional Workshop and Joint Standing Committee Meeting of the Union of African Shippers’ Council in Abuja.

The Sub-regional Workshop being hosted by the Nigeria is with the theme “Port Concession in West and Central Africa: Impact on Economies of Member States”.

Amaechi said that the infrastructure included functional railways, roads, establishment of Inland Dry Ports and Truck Transit Parks across Nigeria.

He stated that these infrastructure have been put in place in order to bring shipping closer to service users in the hinterland.

The minister noted that President Muhammadu Buhari in January commissioned the Kaduna Inland Dry Port as Port of Origin and Destination which was now operational.

He said that Shippers in the North-West Geopolitical Zone were already using it for their trade needs. (NAN)

– Sept. 25, 2018 @ 19:15 GMT |