By Providence Ayanfeoluwa
The National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, has intensified efforts to unlock the economic potential of Nigeria’s inland waterways with the commencement of a comprehensive clean-up programme aimed at tackling pollution, enhancing navigational safety and attracting investment into the nation’s blue economy.
To drive the initiative, Parts Central Limited has been mandated to provide strategic oversight and implementation support for the project, which stakeholders described as a major step toward restoring environmental sustainability across the country’s inland waterways.
The project, which was initiated during the tenure of the immediate past Managing Director of NIWA, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, is expected to address longstanding challenges, including indiscriminate waste disposal, oil spillage, environmental degradation and other forms of pollution that have hindered the optimal utilization of Nigeria’s waterways.
Speaking on the project, Managing Director of Parts Central Limited, Mr. Henry Onifade, said the programme would be executed professionally to ensure lasting environmental and economic benefits.
