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NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT:
OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES
NATIONAL INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
Paper Presented byHajia Inna Maryam
Ciroma, CON
Managing Director/CEONational Inland
Waterways Authority (NIWA)
As a brief to the ABALSS international Workshop on Financing Infrastructural
Development of the Maritime Services, Trade Logistics, Oil & Gas
Exploration and Production Management.
HOUSTON TEXAS.8th November, 2013
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
Nigeria’s natural
endowment in inland
waterways is about 10,000
kilometers of which if
developed through
dredging and provision of
auxiliary facilities will
provide all –year round
navigation for
transportation of bulk cargo
and passengers.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
In order to facilitate
efficient and economic
use of Nigerian
waterways to attain
desired economic
prosperity,
This natural water
wealth comprise of
rivers, creeks, lagoons,
lakes and intra- coastal
waters.. The main
waterways are the
Rivers Niger and River
Benue.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
the Federal Government
established National
inland waterways
Authority (NIWA)
through an Act of the
National Assembly
CAP47 LFN (Decree N0.
13 of 1997) with a clear
mandate to manage
Nigeria’s vast inland
waterways resources.
NIWA Corporate building, HQts, Lokoja.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
The Act vests in NIWA the power to exclusively manage regulate and control activities and operations on Nigeria’s inland waterways. This power is exercised on Nigeria’s over 3000 kilometers of navigable waterways from the Nigeria/ Niger and Nigeria/ Cameroon boarders to the Atlantic Ocean including the nation’s portion of the Lake Chad, creeks and lagoons.
The two major Rivers in Nigeria
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
Nigeria is blessed with a river configuration very suitable for North- South movement of people and cargo. Despite its great potentials and opportunities it provides for the economic development, waterways resources are grossly underutilized and undeveloped. In order to elicit efficient, prudent and profitable utilization of the Nigerian inland waterways transport system,
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
the Federal Government is
poised to transforming
inland waterways
infrastructure facilities in
line with government shared
vision and initiative towards
a modern competitive multi-
modal inland water
transport system (IWT) with
best practices and service
consistent with current
global standards.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
According to Chief Ernest Shonekan, ‘’Infrastructure is the biggest challenge to the growing Nigerian economy. Vision 20:2020 is not possible without a significant up-scaling of Nigeria’s infrastructure “.Decaying infrastructure is one of the deficiencies in Nigerian National Economic Development Strategy (NEEDS)
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
Inland waterways huge infrastructural deficit has thrown up opportunities for investment in virtually all physical infrastructures and recourses extraction in the sector. An improvement in the institutional structure and features of inland waters system and its associated public utilities are essential to attain economic growth.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
Infrastructural Intervention Requirements in Inland Waters includes;• Dredging to remove silt and other
impediments; • River ports and jetties construction;• Installation and maintenance of
navigational aids, such as Gauges and Buoys etc.
• River training works including construction of cross dams, dykes, etc to ensure the achievement of highest level of efficiency and seamless operations;
• Improvement of port –linked flow –in landward connection to the Port ;
• River bank protection;• Maintenance of dredged channels,• Installation of maritime communication
and data gathering and processing devices
• Classification of Waterways/design of suitable river craft for it.
• Adoption of uniform inland waterways code.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
Through “ infrastructural development “, the adequacy of inland waterways infrastructure helps determine Nigeria success and failure in diversifying its production, expanding trade ( domestic and foreign) with its growing population, reducing poverty , or improving economic condition of its citizenry . Inland water transport (IWT) is one of seven (7) major infrastructural factors of the Transformation Agenda. Other factors include energy, agriculture, communication, finances, education and health.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
OPPORTUNITIES OF DEVELOPING THE INLAND WATERWAYS INFRASTRUCTURE
Developed inland waterways resources will open up windows of economic opportunities that will attract Public Private Partnership in the sector. These investments that could be harnessed include but not limited to the following:
Provision job opportunities: The development of inland waterways infrastructure in Nigeria will create job opportunities not only for maritime personnel but the entire populace, thereby reducing the unemployment rate in the country and promoting economic growth.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
Integrating rural communities,Dockyard services/management;Cargo barges and work boats construction; Tanker barges construction for fuel transportation and storage Passenger and Bulk cargo ferry services;Tank farms;Tourism and hospitality service delivery;Hydro power generation;Oil and gas exploration and supply services; Poverty alleviation;Establishment of private ports and jetties;Production industries;Concessioning of inland river ports/ jettiesPipeline network laying etc.
All these are windows of opportunities for investment in inland water sub sector of the economy.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
It is important we understand
that most parts of the rivers Niger
and Benue from the confluence of
both rivers at Lokoja, northwards
are navigable only during the
rainy seasons.
This is not unconnected to the
sharp gradient of the two rivers
which make them drain very fast
into the ocean. Consequently, they
become un-navigable during the
dry season.
BENEFITS OF DREDGING TO NORTHERN STATES
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
However, dredging of Lower
River Niger and the proposed
dredging of Lower River Benue
and construction of ports at
Baro, Lokoja and Makurdi are
deliberate strategic plans to
open the northern states to
new vista of investments
opportunities on inland
waterways transportation that
will be beneficial to northern
Nigeria.HON. MINISTER OF TRANSPORT SENATOR IDRIS UMAR INSPECTING FACILITIES AT OGUTA RIVER PORT SITE, RECENTLY
CONSTRUCTION OF BARO RIVER PORT IN PROGRESS (ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK)
CONSTRUCTION OF OGUTA RIVER PORT IN PROGRESS (ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK)
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
The following are among others, the benefits of dredging lower rivers Niger and Benue to northern Nigeria:
Open new frontiers of investment in ports and jetties
developments and management; Provide avenue of employment
opportunities in port management and administration and provision of auxiliary services;
Avenue for acquisition of professional and technical skills in boat and ferry services and maintenance;
Tank farm operations and management;
Development and management of cruise boat operation
and cargo transportation; Provision of facilities for ware
housing;
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
CHALLENGES:
Federal Government of Nigeria is playing a vital role
in the development and provision of basic
infrastructures for Inland Waterways Transport
(IWT) during and after the colonial rule. However,
the decline in the patronage that led to the under-
utilization of the waterways transport cannot be
attributed to the issues of siltation, deckling cargo
from the north (agricultural produce) and security
also.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
The challenges include, but are not limited to the following:
Funding;Review of existing Laws to provide Legal framework for private sector investments;Private patronage is very low in acquisition of modern vessels;Awareness of the vast potential and opportunities in the waterways sub- sector is very low by the general public;Community demands for corporate social responsibility (CSR);Bank Erosion;Dynamic nature of the principal rivers Niger and Benue;Cargo generation;Political instability;Economic instability;
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
CONCLUSION:
The importance of dredging and maintenance of Inland Waterways resources in Nigeria cannot be over emphasized cognizant of the importance of efficient transport infrastructure facilities in catalyzing economic development. In this regard, the Federal Government of Nigeria is committed to providing the required infrastructure and enabling environment that is safe, environmentally friendly and cost effective through Dredging, Construction of Ports/ Jetties, strengthening security in the waterways. The vision is to provide water channels that supplement and compliment other modes in order to achieve seamless intermodalsm in the Nigeria transport network.
NIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGESNIGERIA INLAND WATERWAYS INFASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT: OPPORTUNITES & CHALLENGES
REFERENCES:
•Arc. Ahmed Aminu Yar’Adua, mni:Progress Report on Dredging of Lower River Niger – Presentation To Presidential ProjectsAssessment Committee (PPAC)
•Engr. Mansur Ahmed, FNSE: The International Forum On Harnessing The Gains Of The Lower River Niger –AtDolly Hill Hotel, Onitsha 2011
•Chief Chris E. Orode FCA: Paper on investment opportunities and critical conditions for a sustainable inland waterways transport system in Nigeria,2011.
•Prof. Bamidele Badejo: Dialogue on Power, Potential and Prospects of the Inland Waterways, 2005
•Oni, S. I. and Okanlawon, K. R. (undated), Nigeria’s Transport Infrastructural Development: An Integral Part of the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS) internet link.