Cargo delivery by rail to commence at Kaduna dry port

The Federal Government has concluded plans for the commencement of cargo delivery by rail to the Kaduna Inland Dry Port.

Scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at the facility’s premises in Kakuri, Kaduna State, the programme will be attended by Governor Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who will flag-off the service.

A statement by the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), promoters of dry ports projects across the country, said the council would also hold an interactive session with all relevant stakeholders immediately after the event.

The interactive session with the stakeholders is tagged: Optimising the Kaduna Dry Port as Key to Nigeria Economic Diversification.

Executive Secretary of NSC, Hassan Bello, said the commencement of railway operations to the dry port was a watershed.