With Africa’s largest economy and its biggest population, Nigeria’s growth potential has been widely reported; however, long-term bottlenecks have prevented the country from realising that potential. The transport sector has been identified over the years as one of those bottlenecks. As a result of decades of poor maintenance and underinvestment in new capacity, the sector is marked by...
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With Africa’s largest economy and its biggest population, Nigeria is the continent’s heavyweight. The country has been blessed with resource-rich lands, areas of great agricultural fertility and favourable demographics, but it has also had its fair share of challenges.
Plans to overhaul Nigeria’s transport links are gaining pace, spearheaded by a major railway expansion project.
Articles & Analysis | Nigeria rehabilitating and expanding transport network from The Report: Nigeria 2016
From rails and roads to ports and airports, Nigeria’s transport sector is facing an extensive overhaul. The country has long suffered as a result of inadequate investment in infrastructure, constraining the movement of people and goods, and prompting the government to push for the rehabilitation and expansion of the country’s entire transport...
Articles & Analysis | Plans to introduce dry ports in Nigeria to reduce congestion from The Report: Nigeria 2016
A decade after the government first unveiled an initiative to bring a network of dry ports to Nigeria, the first signs that the infrastructure will take hold have emerged. In the last 12 months, plans to establish inland container depots have been revived. Such moves bode well for an improved intermodal environment, a reduction in seaport...