NIWA moves to clean up waterways, boosts blue economy investment

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 Di...