River Niger Dredging: Project to provide over 2Million direct, indirect jobs – Gov Yahaya Bello

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Wednesday flagged off the commencement of hydrographic survey and charting of the Lower Rivers Niger and Benue Rivers Niger and Benue; from Lokoja to Burutu, which at completion he noted would provide over 2,000,000 direct and indirect jobs. He lauded the initiative which was birthed by the Private Public Partnership of Nigeria Export-import Bank Plc in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy and National Inland Waterways Authority. The Governor asserted that these Rivers (Niger and Benue) have remained one of the most critical natural assets…