MARITIME NEWS February 10, 2020
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has deepened its activities on the promotion of the non oil sector as part of its trade role, as it officially handed over 10 hectares of land behind Heipang Jos Inland Container Depot, in Plateau State, to Messrs Topwide Ventures Limited for the establishment of a Tin-Smelting plant.
The handing over which took place at the Council’s Corporate Head Quarters in Lagos was done on bealf of the ES/CEO, Mr. Hassan Bello by the Director Inland Transport services, Mr. Akintunde Makinde.
He said the establishment of a Tin-Smelting plant will add value to the Heipaing-Jos Inland Container Depot and generate revenue for the government, promote employment within the vicinity of the project and provide ready export cargo for the Depot on a sustainable basis.
L-R:Chief Tony Okonkwo, General Manager, Topwide Ventures Limited receiving the letter of lease of 10 hectares of land for Tin-smelting Plant in Heipang, Jos from Mr. Akintunde Makinde, Director, Inland Transport Services, Nigerian Shippers’ Council.
