Nigeria: Stakeholders Berate Underutilisation of Inland Waterways

The need for optimal utilisation of the nation's inland waterways has been brought to the fore, as maritime industry stakeholders recount the huge loss of opportunities to underutilisation of the water resources.

The stakeholders, who gathered at the 2017 National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) International Conference and Exhibition in Lagos, said the utilisation of inland waterways is very critical to the evacuation of cargoes and decongesting the ever-busy roads.

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