The National Inland Waterways Authority and the Bangladesh government have expressed commitment to exploring bilateral cooperation in inland water transportation, with emphasis on technical exchange, capacity building, infrastructure development and investment opportunities.
A statement by NIWA’s acting General Manager , Corporate Affairs,Tracy Kara, made available to newsmen in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Thursday stated that the commitment was expressed when the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, Miah Mohammad Kabir, paid a courtesy visit to the Management of NIWA at its Liaison Office in Abuja on Thursday.
Receiving the delegation, the Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of NIWA, Umar Girei, described the visit as an important opportunity to strengthen institutional relations between both countries agencies particularly in view of their similarities as riverine nations with enormous inland waterways potentials.
“Bangladesh has approximately 24,000 kilometres of waterways, which account for over 25 percent of its passenger transportation and facilitate the movement
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