‘Infrastructure Gap Threatens Exploitation Of Nigeria’s Natural, Human Resources’

Experts in the nation’s transportation sector, yesterday, said Nigeria is currently faced with huge infrastructural gaps that have hindered its desire to exploit her rich natural and human resources.

This was disclosed at the 2022 Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics (CILT), conference tagged Sustainable innovation in Global logistics and transport”, held in Lagos.

The event which was attended by transport and logistics experts across the country, however, said the country must timely invest in emerging technological innovations on transport equipment, methods, practices and deploy relevant infrastructure in the transport system that will make them competitive.

However, giving his opening remarks, the minister of Transportation, Engr. Mu’azu Sambo, urged transport researchers and regulators to collaborate and mine innovative strategies that would aid in sustaining and developing the nations transportation sector.

Sambo, who was represented by the deputy director, Research and Statistic of the ministry, Ibrahim Biu, disclosed that the federal government is making concerted efforts to establish critical Transport Infrastructure for a Sustainable Transport and Logistics.

The minister, also disclosed that the port reform programme of the administration was geared towards decongesting the seaports, and taking shipping and port services closer to importers and exporters.

“The recent Dala Inland Dry Port declaration as Port of Origin and destination is a major milestone in that regard. In the same vein, measures are being put in place to ensure ease of doing business at the Ports.