The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Habib Abdullahi has called on Belgium to explore more areas of cooperation, especially in the shipping sector in Nigeria.
Mallam Abdullahi made this call in Lagos last week while receiving the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr.DiruVerheyen who paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mallam Habib Abdullahi has called on Belgium to explore more areas of cooperation, especially in the shipping sector in Nigeria.
Mallam Abdullahi made this call in Lagos last week while receiving the Belgium Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr.DiruVerheyen who paid him a courtesy visit in his office.
The Managing Director said the port reforms programme embarked upon by the Federal Government some years ago has availed investors of many opportunities and urged the Belgium government to explore areas in the maritime industry that the country can invest in.
He informed the Ambassador that deep sea ports are being developed in Lekki and Badagry (both in Lagos State), Ibaka in Akwa Ibom State and Olokola along Ogun/Ondo States maritime boundary, adding that all ports in Nigeria are under the control of Nigerian Ports Authority.
He pointed out that NPA will continue to seek the support of the port of Antwerp in Belgium in the area of capacity building and manpower development.
While appreciating the existing mutual relation between the NPA and Port of Antwerp, the Managing Director said he was very happy that the Belgium Commercial Mission will soon visit Nigeria, stressing that their coming will further boost the economic relations between the two countries.
Earlier, the Ambassador had told the Managing Director that the Belgium Commercial Mission which last came to Nigeria in 2002 will soon make a second visit.
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