So, we recently learned of a victim of workplace medical accident that was rushed to hospital.
The victim was operated on, and is recovering. And we transferred 30k to help with their medical expenses.
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A National Water Pipeline System for Nigeria: From the Atlantic to Lake Chad
The Case for Integrated Water and Power Plant (IWPP) Desalination as National Priority Infrastructure
By
The Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation
An International Development Think Tank
March 2026
Executive Summary
Bottom Line: Nigeria’s water security and power stability cannot be achieved through conventional freshwater sources and a fragmented grid. The 90% depletion of Lake Chad and the accelerating salinization of coastal aquifers constitute a national emergency. This moment demands an immediate, scalable, and dual-purpose infrastructure response.
Proposal: The Offokaja Foundation recommends the immediate deployment of Integrated Water and Power Plants (IWPP) — also termed Independent Water and Power Plants—along Nigeria’s 853 km Atlantic coastline. These are single-infrastructure facilities delivering dual output: 85–95% of generated electricity is dispatched to the national grid, while the remaining 5–15% drives large-scale seawater desalination through captured waste heat.
Strategic Outcome:
· A National Water Backbone pipeline system delivering potable water to every state.
· Stabilized grid power for homes, hospitals, factories, and farms.
· A strategic, engineered mechanism to reverse the ecological collapse of Lake Chad.
Financing Framework: BOOT (Build-Own-Operate-Transfer).
Private capital mobilized through Public-Private Partnerships, secured by redirecting currently flared natural gas as a low-cost fuel input.
Immediate Call to Action: Inclusion in the 2027 National Budget. Establishment of a National Desalination Authority. Commencement of pilot projects in coastal states by the fourth quarter of 2027.
1. The Crisis: A Convergence of Water and Power Failure
Nigeria faces a dual infrastructural deficit that conventional approaches have failed to arrest. The numbers tell a stark story, but behind them are millions of daily struggles—children walking miles for water, businesses shuttered by blackouts, and farmers watching their land turn to dust.
Drinking Water Access
Over 60 million Nigerians lack access to safely managed drinking water. This number will climb as the population approaches a projected 400 million by 2050. Climate variability and pollution of rivers and lakes are rendering traditional sources increasingly unreliable.
Electricity Reliability
Chronic power outages persist nationwide. The economic drag is substantial—estimated at 2–4% of GDP annually —but the human cost is immeasurable. Students study in darkness. Hospitals rely on diesel generators. Small enterprises operate at a perpetual disadvantage.
Lake Chad
The lake’s surface area has contracted by up to 90% since the 1960s. This is not merely an environmental statistic. It is a security crisis, a food crisis, and a humanitarian crisis affecting millions across the Lake Chad Basin.
Groundwater Integrity
The nation’s underground reserves are failing in region-specific ways:
· South: Saline intrusion has rendered boreholes inoperative in major population centers including Lekki and Apapa in Lagos State; and Bonny, and Port Harcourt in Rivers State.
. Fracture Dependency in Both Northern and Southern Zones: In Enugu State, Obudu in Cross River State, and Plateau State, the geology is fracture-dependent. A driller who misses a specific rock fracture by even a few metres drills a dry hole. This makes reliable groundwater extraction exceptionally difficult and expensive.
· North: Desertification causes seasonal failure of shallow wells and hand-dug sources, forcing communities onto distant and often unsafe alternatives.
The Critical Gap
Despite years of announcements and feasibility studies, Nigeria currently operates zero large-scale public desalination plants or IWPPs. The nation remains almost exclusively dependent on increasingly stressed and unreliable conventional sources. This is the gap this proposal seeks to close.
2. The Proposed Solution: Integrated Water and Power Plants (IWPP)
Definition
An IWPP is a co-generation facility that produces electricity for the national grid and uses the resulting waste thermal energy to desalinate seawater. This integration achieves 20–40% greater energy efficiency than constructing separate standalone power and water facilities. You solve two problems with one plant.
How It Works in Practice
Prince Charles Offokaja, Director General of the Offokaja Foundation, explains the operational reality:
“In a standard IWPP configuration, only 5% to 15% of total electrical output is consumed by plant operations—the pumps, fans, and the reverse osmosis desalination process itself. The remaining 85% to 95% is exported directly to the national grid. A 2,000 MW IWPP would therefore deliver approximately 1,700 to 1,900 MW of new, reliable power to the Nigerian economy while simultaneously producing millions of liters of potable water every single day. This is not a trade-off between water and power. This is a force multiplier for national development.”
Infrastructure Component: The National Water Backbone
The desalinated water would be distributed via a high-pressure, dedicated pipeline network designed with four clear objectives:
1. Supply coastal states facing critical groundwater salinization.
2. Deliver water to inland states with geological or topological barriers to groundwater extraction.
3. Provide a drought-resistant supply to northern states affected by advancing desertification.
4. Enable strategic, metered water transfer to the Lake Chad Basin for long-term ecological replenishment.
Designing for Public Health: Magnesium-Selective Nanofiltration
Building the infrastructure is only half the challenge. The water it delivers must actively support public health, not merely meet a minimum safety standard. This is why the Foundation recommends a forward-looking design requirement for all future IWPP tenders.
Every tender should mandate the integration of magnesium-selective nanofiltration (MSNF) within the post-treatment phase of the plant. In simple terms, this technology captures magnesium directly from the seawater intake during the desalination process and retains it in the finished drinking water.
The benefits are transformative:
· Preventative Medicine at Scale: Magnesium is essential for cardiovascular health, yet many Nigerian diets are deficient in this mineral, contributing to hypertension and heart disease. Delivering magnesium through the public water supply turns every tap into a low-cost, population-wide health intervention.
· Cost Efficiency: Traditional chemical supplementation—adding magnesium back into desalinated water after treatment—is expensive and logistically complex, requiring continuous supply chains and storage. Capturing magnesium at source through MSNF costs roughly one-tenth as much.
· Supply Chain Independence: By eliminating reliance on imported chemical additives, the system insulates Nigeria’s water supply from global price volatility and logistical disruptions.
This “design-in” approach ensures that the next generation of Nigerian desalination infrastructure serves as a tool for preventative medicine, not just a source of bulk water. It future-proofs the National Water Backbone against both health and supply chain risks.
3. International Precedent: This Has Been Done Before
Nigeria is not being asked to gamble on experimental technology. The systems we propose are mature, operational at continental scale, and have transformed water security in nations facing far harsher climates than our own.
Saudi Arabia
The world’s largest producer of desalinated water, generating over 11.1 million cubic meters daily. Critically, Saudi Arabia operates over 8,400 kilometers of dedicated water pipelines transporting water from the coast to the inland capital, Riyadh. This is the proof of concept for long-distance, high-volume water transfer from Nigeria’s coast to its interior.
Israel
Facing the ecological decline of the Sea of Galilee—a freshwater lake of immense historical and strategic importance—Israel constructed the “Reverse Carrier” project. This initiative pumps desalinated water from the Mediterranean Sea uphill to replenish and stabilize the lake. The direct parallel to a Lake Chad replenishment strategy could not be clearer.
4. Strategic Advantages and Economic Rationale
Fuel Security: Turning Waste into Wealth
IWPPs require a stable energy source. Nigeria possesses a unique and currently wasted asset: flared natural gas. Redirecting even a fraction of the gas currently burned off in the Niger Delta to coastal IWPPs transforms an environmental liability and economic loss into a secure, low-cost strategic fuel supply. This single decision insulates the project from volatile imported diesel prices and dramatically lowers the long-term cost of water.
Economic and Social Returns
This is an investment, not an expense. The returns accrue across multiple sectors:
· Employment: Each major IWPP complex will generate several thousand direct construction jobs and between 300 and 500 permanent, high-skilled operational positions. Pipeline construction creates additional employment along entire corridors.
· Public Health: The provision of WHO-standard potable water eliminates waterborne pathogens and reduces hypertension linked to long-term consumption of saline borehole water.
· Agricultural Productivity: Reliable water supply for irrigation and livestock decouples food production from the unpredictability of seasonal rainfall.
· Productivity Gains: Millions of lost person-hours—currently spent walking for water or waiting for power to return—are reclaimed for education, commerce, and family life.
5. Financing Structure
Recommended Model: BOOT (Build-Own-Operate-Transfer)
This framework aligns with global best practices for large-scale desalination infrastructure. It protects the public purse while ensuring private sector efficiency:
1. Build: A private consortium finances and constructs the IWPP and associated pipeline infrastructure.
2. Own: The consortium owns and operates the asset for a defined concession period, typically 20 to 25 years.
3. Operate: The consortium sells water and power under long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and Water Purchase Agreements (WPA) with the Federal Government or designated off-takers.
4. Transfer: At the conclusion of the concession, full ownership and operational control transfer to the Government of Nigeria at no additional cost.
Potential Capital Sources
· International Development Finance Institutions: World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank.
· Bilateral Partners and Export Credit Agencies: French Development Agency (AFD).
· International Water Infrastructure Operators: Veolia, Suez, IDE Technologies, ACWA Power.
· Domestic Institutional Investors: Nigerian pension funds and sovereign investment vehicles (via infrastructure bonds).
Revitalizing the Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) Framework
Capital is available globally for bankable infrastructure. The critical task is making Nigeria’s IWPP projects bankable. Here, the nation does not need to invent a new instrument. It needs to revitalize one that has already proven its worth.
Nigeria’s landmark Independent Power Projects (IPPs) succeeded in large part because of the Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG) framework. This institutional model provides essential credit enhancements that protect private investors and lenders against specific government-related risks—such as contractual breaches, payment defaults, or regulatory changes.
For IWPPs, the PRG model is a natural fit:
· De-risking High-Capital Requirements: IWPPs are capital-intensive, with upfront costs running into billions of dollars. A PRG backed by multilateral development institutions or bilateral partners gives commercial lenders the confidence to commit long-term financing at affordable rates.
· Restoring Long-Term Bankability: The co-located nature of IWPPs—producing both water and power—creates a more robust revenue stream than standalone facilities. A PRG framework recognizes this structural advantage and translates it into lower risk premiums.
· Institutional Memory and Credibility: Nigeria has done this before. The PRG model is not theoretical. Revitalizing it for IWPPs signals to global capital markets that the country is building on proven institutional capacity rather than starting from scratch.
The Foundation recommends that the Federal Government, through the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria, work with multilateral partners to revive and adapt the PRG framework specifically for IWPP desalination projects under the National Water Backbone program.
6. Brine Management and Circular Economy Potential
Desalination produces a concentrated saline byproduct known as brine. Responsible management is essential, and the Foundation recommends a dual-track approach that turns a potential waste stream into an economic opportunity.
Track A: Economic Valorization
Where geography permits, IWPP facilities should be co-located with solar evaporation salt farms. This transforms brine into two revenue-generating subsectors:
· Artisanal Sea Salt: Premium salt production for culinary and industrial markets.
· Brine Mining: Extraction of commercially valuable minerals including magnesium, potassium, and potentially lithium.
Track B: Deep Ocean Disposal
Where co-location is not feasible, brine is returned to the ocean via sub-thermocline outfalls equipped with diffuser technology. This ensures rapid mixing and dilution within safe environmental parameters. This is standard, regulated practice in global desalination operations worldwide.
7. Calls to Action
To the Executive Branch (Federal Government of Nigeria)
1. Declare: Classify IWPP desalination as a National Priority Infrastructure Project under the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) Act.
2. Budget: Allocate funding for pilot project preparation and viability gap funding in the 2027 National Budget and the 2027–2029 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF).
3. Structure: Authorize the Ministry of Finance and the ICRC to commence formal PPP procurement for coastal IWPP pilot projects.
4. Coordinate: Instruct the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to initiate technical and diplomatic consultations with Lake Chad Basin Commission member states regarding a coordinated water transfer framework.
5. Plan: Commission a National Pipeline Corridor Study to secure rights-of-way for the National Water Backbone before competing land uses foreclose options.
To the National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives)
1. Legislate: Introduce and pass a Bill to establish a National Desalination Authority with a clear mandate for regulation, procurement oversight, and tariff setting.
2. Incentivize: Enact legislation providing full import duty waivers and tax holidays for IWPP equipment, reverse osmosis membranes, and energy recovery devices.
3. Oversee: Direct the Joint Committees on Water Resources, Power, and Finance to hold public hearings and produce a binding roadmap for IWPP deployment within 180 days.
To the Media and the Nigerian Public
This policy shift requires sustained public attention. The media must move beyond reporting the daily hardships of water scarcity and begin scrutinizing the policy response—or lack thereof— to this enduring crisis. The public must hold elected representatives accountable for moving this initiative from a policy brief to a construction site. Your voice is the ultimate catalyst for action.
8. Conclusion
The Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation assesses that Integrated Water and Power Plant (IWPP) desalination represents the highest-leverage, most technically mature, and financially viable intervention available to simultaneously address Nigeria’s water insecurity and power deficit.
The Atlantic Ocean is Nigeria’s largest and most reliable aquifer. The natural gas currently flared is a wasted national endowment that can power this transformation. The engineering is proven. The financing models exist.
What remains is the political will to execute.
The Foundation stands ready to provide technical advisory support, model concession agreements, and legislative drafting assistance to the Federal Government and the National Assembly.
The time for bold, decisive action is now.
The Prince and Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation
March 2026
#IWPPDesalinationForNigeria #WaterForAll #PowerForAll
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Offokaja Foundation contributes 100k to pay off medical bill of accident victim
The Prince & Princess Charles Offokaja Foundation International recently transferred 100k cash for the payment of medical expenses of a victim who had spent months recuperating from a ghastly motor accident that happened in January.
We wish the victim a full recovery.
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Tips to Make Retirement More Comfortable Without Needing Millions
Introduction
Millions of workers constantly wonder how much they really need to assure of a dignified retirement. “Will Social Security cover my bills?” “How do I afford healthcare when I stop working?” These are the kinds of questions they have.These concerns are universal, especially as modern society constantly needs to navigate issues such as rising inflation and the need to have extra funds in place to tackle any emergent health urgency that rears it’s head post retirement. And the hunter gatherer era ended a long time ago.
Below, the Offokaja Foundation sets out a few tips that could mean more money for you when you retire.
1. Consider applying the 4% Rule
The widely-used 4% safe withdrawal rule suggests retirees can withdraw 4% of their savings in the first year of retirement (and thereafter adjust for inflation annually) with a low risk of running out over 30+ years. You can read more about this rule here and here.
To make it work for you, you may want to use it as a starting point while remaining ready to adapt your spending if the market hits a rough patch or if your healthcare needs change down the road.
2. How to increase your Social Security retirement benefit by approximately 8% each year — If health and finances allow
You can increase your Social Security retirement benefit by approximately 8% for each full year you delay claiming past your full retirement age (FRA) up to age 70. This is known as Delayed Retirement Credits (DRCs), which boost your monthly payout permanently.
Some Key Details About Delayed Credits
Maximum Age: The 8% annual increase stops at age 70. There is no financial benefit to waiting past 70.
Applicability: This applies to those born in 1943 or later (whose FRA is 66-67).
Calculation: The 8% is roughly 2/3 of 1% per month, meaning even a few months of delay adds to your benefit.
Impact: If your FRA is 67, waiting until 70 results in a 24% higher monthly benefit.If your FRA is 66, waiting until 70 results in a 32% higher benefit.
Medicare: It is strongly recommended to sign up for Medicare at age 65, even if you are delaying social security payments to avoid increased costs.
Note: The 8% increase applies to the retirement benefit itself, but does not increase auxiliary benefits like spousal benefits.To get personalized insight, visit ssa.gov/myaccount for your earnings record and estimated benefits.
3. Contribute to HSAs for triple tax advantage
As of 2026, contributions to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) provide tax-free growth. This is a central component of what is often called the “triple tax advantage” of HSAs.
The 3 tax advantages are:
Tax-Free Growth: Any interest, dividends, or investment gains earned on the funds in your HSA are not subject to federal income tax. This allows your balance to compound more effectively over time.
Tax-Deductible Contributions: Money you put into the account reduces your taxable income for the year. For 2026, the contribution limits are $4,400 for individuals and $8,750 for families.
Tax-Free Withdrawals: You do not pay taxes on money taken out of the account, provided it is used for qualified medical expenses.
4. Shop for Medigap or Medicare Advantage plans to fill the “20% gaps” and cap costs
Shopping for Medigap or Medicare Advantage plans is a critical step for retirees to fill the 20% cost-sharing “gaps” in Original Medicare and to cap potential out-of-pocket expenses. While Original Medicare does not have an annual limit on spending, both options offer mechanisms to manage costs, though they do so in very different ways.
How?
Medigap (Medicare Supplement ) policies work alongside Original Medicare (Part A and B) to pay for copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles. They offer predictability, allowing you to see any doctor who accepts Medicare without network restrictions.
Plan G, for instance, covers nearly all costs except the annual Part B deductible.Medicare Advantage (Part C): These are private, all-in-one alternatives to Original Medicare that often bundle Part D prescription drugs and extra benefits like dental/vision.
Key Differences in Cost Control
Medigap usually has higher monthly premiums but very low out-of-pocket costs when you receive care.
Medicare Advantage usually has lower (or $0) monthly premiums but higher, variable costs when you use services.
Tips for Shopping
Effectively Shop During Your Medigap Open Enrollment: The best time to buy a Medigap policy is during the 6-month period that starts the first day of the month you are 65 or older and enrolled in Part B. During this time, you cannot be denied coverage or charged more due to health conditions (medical underwriting).
Compare Plans by Letter: Medigap plans are standardized (e.g., Plan G, Plan N). A Plan G from Company A is identical in coverage to a Plan G from Company B, so you can shop strictly based on price.
Check Networks for Medicare Advantage: If choosing Medicare Advantage, verify your doctors and hospitals are in the plan’s network, as out-of-network care can be very expensive or not covered.
Analyze Your Health Needs: High Usage/Chronic Illness: Medigap may be better for predictable, lower costs over time.
Relatively Healthy/Tight Budget: Medicare Advantage’s low premiums may be more appealing, provided you can afford the copays if a serious illness occurs.
Check Drug Formularies: Medicare Advantage plans vary in which drugs they cover. Ensure your prescriptions are in the plan’s “formulary” to minimize costs.
Use Official Resources: Compare plans using the “Find a Medigap policy” tool on Medicare.gov or by speaking with a State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) counselor.
Note: As of 2026 you cannot have both a Medicare Advantage plan and a Medigap policy simultaneously, even though that may change in the future. So, verify. Source: Medicare.gov
5. Leverage Tax-Advantaged Accounts like Roth IRAs
Integrating a Roth IRA into a retirement strategy offers a powerful layer of financial flexibility and tax-free growth that can simplify long-term planning.
Unlike traditional retirement accounts, Roth IRAs do not require minimum distributions (RMDs) during the original owner’s lifetime, allowing your nest egg to grow indefinitely and giving you total control over when to access your funds.
This account is particularly effective for tax diversification; by drawing from tax-free Roth funds alongside taxable accounts, retirees can strategically manage their annual taxable income to stay in a lower tax bracket, potentially reducing Medicare surcharges (IRMAA) and the taxation of Social Security benefits.
Furthermore, the ability to withdraw original contributions at any time without taxes or penalties provides a built-in safety net for unexpected expenses, making it one of the most versatile tools for a secure and adaptable retirement.
Summary of Roth IRA Retirement Benefits
Tax-Free Income: Withdrawals of both contributions and earnings are completely tax-free once you are 59½ and have held the account for five years.
No Mandatory Withdrawals: You aren’t forced to take RMDs at age 73 or 75, letting your money compound longer.Flexible Access: You can withdraw your contributions (the money you personally put in) at any time for any reason without paying taxes or penalties.
Estate Planning: Heirs generally inherit Roth IRAs tax-free, making them a highly efficient way to transfer wealth to the next generation.
Healthcare Savings: Because Roth withdrawals don’t count as taxable income, they can help you avoid higher premiums for Medicare Part B and D.
Note: The Medicare Link: Medicare Part B and D premiums are based on your MAGI from two years prior. If you use Roth funds for income, you keep your MAGI lower, which helps avoid the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) surcharge.
The Caveat: Converting a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA does create taxable income, which can trigger a higher IRMAA penalty two years later. However, once the money is in the Roth, future withdrawals are tax-free and don’t count toward MAGI.How Roth IRAs Help Avoid Higher Medicare Costs
One of the best perks of a Roth IRA shows up when you’re on Medicare: qualified withdrawals don’t count as taxable income. With this you can reduce extra charges on Medicare Part B (doctor visits/outpatient care) and Part D (prescription drugs) premiums.
Here’s how it works:Medicare utilizes your Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) from two years earlier to decide if you pay the Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amount (IRMAA) — a surcharge added to standard premiums for higher earners.
In 2026, IRMAA is activated for singles with MAGI over about $109,000 (or couples over roughly $218,000), adding anywhere from ~$80–$500+ per month per person, depending on your bracket.
Withdrawals from traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, or required minimum distributions (RMDs) are taxable and get included to your MAGI — potentially pushing you into a higher IRMAA tier and raising premiums for a full year (or more if it continues).
Qualified Roth IRA withdrawals (after age 59½ and the 5-year rule) are totally tax-free — they don’t increase your MAGI at all.
This allows you to pull money for living expenses, healthcare, or emergencies without accidentally triggering higher Medicare surcharges.
Real-World Example
Imagine your MAGI is near the IRMAA threshold. Drawing $20,000 from a traditional IRA adds that full amount (plus any taxes) to your income, possibly bumping you up a bracket and adding hundreds of dollars in monthly premiums.
The same $20,000 from a Roth IRA? It doesn’t touch your MAGI . So, your Medicare costs stay lower. That leaves more money in your pocket for the retirement lifestyle you want.
Pro Tip: This makes Roth IRAs a great instrument for tax diversification in retirement. By combining use of Roth withdrawals with taxable sources (like Social Security or brokerage accounts), you can keep your annual taxable income lower overall . This will help minimize IRMAA, reduce taxes on Social Security benefits, and make your money go further.
Roth IRAs give you flexible, tax-free access that protects against surprise Medicare premium hikes.
Combined with no mandatory RMDs and easy access to contributions, Roth IRAs are one of the most retiree-friendly accounts you can find.
Conclusion
You could use the insights in this article as a starting point to make your retirement easier. Dig deeper into the steps and see which ones you are willing and able to take to make your retirement more comfortable. Happy retirement in advance!
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Unlocking the transportation and tourism potentials of Nigeria’s rivers
Nigeria needs to make more use of its rivers for transport in other to cut the huge cost of transport to the people.
Currently, except in very rare cases, the rivers are mainly used for small-time fishing and minor rural retail transportation. But what of making the inland waterways and their shores safe so that people can travel from one end of the country to another just to view the different ecological zones in their spendor?
Why is river tourism almost non-existent in a country of hundreds of millions? This is a country with a river as famous as the Niger, as well as numerous other interesting waterways.
The rivers need to be properly dredged, so that badges and boats can become a viable option alongside trucks for carrying goods across the country. This will reduce the pressure on the highways. It would massively reduce transportation costs and the frequent accidents on the over-pressured highways.
Opening up Nigeria’s rivers to mass transportation would create lots of new businesses and jobs in a country where 80 million youth are reportedly unemployed.
For instance, imagine lots of river-front hotels and resorts along the shoreline. Imaging cruise ships cruising from state to state, offering tourists the ability to view, stop by and shop in multiple locations along the route.
Imagine lots of Nigerians in the diaspora coming to cool off in boat cruises during the December festive period. Imagine an enterprising ship owner offering a seven-course meal on a boat that shows it’s occupants picturesque scenes along the shoreline, starting from one destination and ending in another.
Ofcourse all these would need adequate security to be sustainable. And any potential overflow of floodwaters from the Lagdo Dam would need to be effectively prevented. These should not be too much of a challenge for the authorities.
We ask the Nigerian authorities to urgently take steps to unlock the currently under-exploited potentials of Nigeria’s rivers.
They should study successful river tourism initiatives like the Yangtze (China); and the Mekong (China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam, with the view to seriously replicating it in Nigeria. Who knows, with time, the tourist route could expand to include all the countries that host the Rivers Niger and Benue.
If Malaysia could come to Nigeria , study it’s palm oil industry in the 1960s, and since then, make billions of dollars from that, what stops Nigeria from doing same in this vein?