Nigerian Government to protect Marine environment.

The Nigerian Government has promised to continue to safeguard the country’s marine environment in order to improve on revenue generation.

The Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, stated this during the inauguration of the Command, Control, Communication and Intelligence System of the Nigerian Ports Authority.

Amaechi said that the facility will provide improved and secured communications within the waterways for enhancement of efficiency within the nation’s seaports.

The Minister explained that the Nigerian seaports provide one of the major platforms for trade facilitation with about 90 per cent of Nigeria’s imports and exports being done through the seaports.

Also, the Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority, Ms Hadiza Usman, said that the agency would undertake detailed security assessment of port facilities.

She said that the facility would enable the Ports Authority to surmount security and safety challenges within its operations, with the capability of an interface with stakeholders aiding us to track and record maritime security breaches.

Usman added that the technology will enable the Nigerian Ports Authority to ensure that all revenue leakages are blocked.