BARO PORT AND ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION I write to draw attention to the urgent need to fully operationalise the Baro Inland Port in Niger State, a strategic national infrastructure project with the potential to transform I write to draw attention to the urgent need to fully operationalise the Baro Inland Port in Niger State, a strategic national infrastructure project with the potential to transform agricultural trade, reduce transportation costs, create jobs and strengthen Nigeria’s economic integration.
Baro Port represents more than a facility in Niger State.
It is a national economic asset whose strategic importance extends across northern Nigeria and the wider country.
Its revival aligns with your administration’s economic diversification agenda, the development of the blue economy, food security, infrastructure expansion and the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Yet, several years after its commissioning in 2019, the port remains constrained by inadequate road access, insufficient dredging and incomplete rail connectivity. This situation demands urgent and coordinated federal intervention. Established in 1908, it served as a transportation link for agricultural produce, livestock and other commodities moving between northern and southern Nigeria. The modern port was developed to restore that function through a more organised inland logistics system.
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