By Godfrey Bivbere 

Nigeria has lost opportunity of exporting 1.4 million tons of coal from the middle belt area of the country to Ghana annually, the Nigerian Export Import Bank, NEXIM has said.

Speaking at the Sub-regional workshop and joint committee meeting organized by the Union of African Shippers Council in conjunction with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, UNCTAD, Technical Adviser to the Managing Director of the bank, Hope Yongo, said that the logistics of moving the consignment from Nigeria to Ghana is hindered.

Yongo explained that the Ghanaian government needed 2,000 tones every month to power its second coal plant which would have brought the annual coal demand from Nigeria to 1.4 million tones.

He said there is no shipping link along the sub-region, noting that cargo movement amongst the countries in the region had to first go to Europe before finding their way back resulting in very expensive transportation cost.

He also stressed that there is no rail link in the region and that the only means of transportation of goods presently is by road which is more expensive as a result of the condition of the roads and the hindrances along the route.

He further noted that to move 2,000 tons of coal by road every month will require 43,000 trucks, a situation which is unimaginable.

As a result of the hindrances, the Ghanaian government had to resort to shipping the needed cargo from Australia.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/no-shipping-link-nigeria-loses-1-4-mt-coal-export-to-ghana/

“He said there is no shipping link along the sub-region, noting that cargo movement amongst the countries in the region had to first go to Europe before finding their way back resulting in very expensive transportation cost.”

Just like how our crude oil first finds its way abroad, then comes back to us as refined products. When we have serious leaders we’ll know. We have failed to create new opportunities for wealth in the midst of abundance, even when faced with imminent recession and high poverty and unemployment in the country.

Yongo explained that the Ghanaian government needed 2,000 tones every month to power its second coal plant which would have brought the annual coal demand from Nigeria to 1.4 million tones.

This is a weird situation if its true. Nigeria could ship the 2 tons of coal there if the Ajaokuta Warri rail line was ready. The numbers are incorrect since Nigeria's total coal production isnt even 500 tons. Kogi produces 322,959.69 tons and Gombe produces 74,254.67 as of 2017.

Ps: Does Ghana use coal power?

Blue3k:


This is a weird situation if its true. Nigeria could ship the 2 tons of coal there if the Ajaokuta Warri rail line was ready. The numbers are incorrect since Nigeria's total coal production isnt even 500 tons. Kogi produces 322,959.69 tons and Gombe produces 74,254.67 as of 2017.

hmmm

and the coal in Enugu is just domiciled courtesy the FG.
when will marginalization of SE stop?

giles14:
hmmm

and the coal in Enugu is just domiciled courtesy the FG.
when will marginalization of SE stop?

Nobody is stopping you from mining the coal. Get your license and explore. Ebonyi has alot of mining activity. The Federal government could care less who supplies them with tax revenue ask the oil producers in SE.

Ghana still owing us for gas supplied. Profit, honesty drives business.

giles14:
hmmm

and the coal in Enugu is just domiciled courtesy the FG.
when will marginalization of SE stop?

Private mining companies are mining in Gombe, private companies are mining in Kogi, the FG is not known to mine any solid mineral anywhere. Is there anything (human or spirit) stopping anyone from mining coal in Enugu?... Who is marginalising who?

#MentalSlavery

Blue3k:


Nobody is stopping you from mining the coal. Get your license and explore. Ebonyi has alot of mining activity. The Federal government could care less who supplies them with tax revenue ask the oil producers in SE.

After the mining, proceeds will be shared among those dormant unproductive states up North

Make each region develop at its pace with its God given natural resources

Pathetic.

DankemzI:


After the mining, proceeds will be shared among those dormant unproductive states up North

Make each region develop at its pace with its God given natural resources

Lol... Nothing is currently being produced but your worry is that 'if' something is produced, the proceeds will be shared with dormant unproductive states up north?... What about the dormant unproductive states down south who also take share of proceeds for producing nothing?... Even this comment you quoted mentions that Kogi and Gombe (north) are mining coal but Enugu (south) which sits on the largest coal deposits is just sitting and waiting for proceeds to be shared. Na wa for reasoning!

Blue3k:


Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/no-shipping-link-nigeria-loses-1-4-mt-coal-export-to-ghana/

What exactly would it really take to create a direct shipping link? .. Nigeria sef!

obailala:
Lol... Nothing is currently being produced but your worry is that 'if' something is produced, the proceeds will be shared with dormant unproductive states up north?... What about the dormant unproductive states down south who also take share of proceeds for producing nothing?... Even this comment you quoted mentions that Kogi and Gombe (north) are mining coal but Enugu (south) which sits on the largest coal deposits is just sitting and waiting for proceeds to be shared. Na wa for reasoning!

We hear of illegal mining everyday. Something must be exchanging hands somewhere.

Its hard to believe this. A lot of Nigerians and Nigerian companies ship tonnes of crude oil and refined petroleum products to Ghana by sea? I think it will be better to say, there's no Nigerian company interested to ship coal to Ghana.

Economic recovery indeed

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No business when there is no transport link,,,,the Ecowas rails are not ready yet,,,,nice business plan but no scope

Is there some sort of special infrastructure needed for that ? People ship things to other west African states from Nigeria. There is a link. Or what are they using ?

obailala:

What exactly would it really take to create a direct shipping link? .. Nigeria sef!

Demand! African countries do not trade among each other, reason the link between countries in the continent is poor.

BedLam:
Is there some sort of special infrastructure needed for that ? People ship things to other west African states from Nigeria. There is a link. Or what are they using ?

We usually send things by road, not ship

Port Harcourt came into existence to allow shipping coal from Enugu to UK.

Over 100 years ago. In 2018 we cannot work out how to get coal reasonably cheaply from Kogi to Ghana.

And we go dey lament how dem oyinbo cheat us.

Nigeria sef..

mfm04622:


We usually send things by road, not ship

I'm not talking of "things" I know people that ship diesel using the sea.

Blue3k:


Nobody is stopping you from mining the coal. Get your license and explore. Ebonyi has alot of mining activity. The Federal government could care less who supplies them with tax revenue ask the oil producers in SE.

I guess you don't understand your poo hole's unitary system and the so called Exclusive list.

Blue3k:


This is a weird situation if its true. Nigeria could ship the 2 tons of coal there if the Ajaokuta Warri rail line was ready. The numbers are incorrect since Nigeria's total coal production isnt even 500 tons. Kogi produces 322,959.69 tons and Gombe produces 74,254.67 as of 2017.

Ps: Does Ghana use coal power?

Explain the bolded.

And why is Enugu not producing coal in your analysis?

socialmediaman:
“He said there is no shipping link along the sub-region, noting that cargo movement amongst the countries in the region had to first go to Europe before finding their way back resulting in very expensive transportation cost.”

When we have serious leaders we’ll know. We have failed to create new opportunities for wealth in the midst of abundance, even when faced with imminent recession and high poverty and unemployment in the country.

While I agree but I would rather advocate we use our coal to generate electricity for ourselves... Haba... We are still in darkness here and someone is talking about selling what will give us power?

Why must we sell everything? What will be left for us?

AK481:


Explain the bolded.

And why is Enugu not producing coal in your analysis?

don't mind them... They hardly talk about the coal city but I would prefer we use it to generate electricity than selling it.

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BedLam:
I'm not talking of "things" I know people that ship diesel using the sea.

Ships that send things and ship that send fuel (crude, PMS, diesel) are different.

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Blue3k:


Nobody is stopping you from mining the coal. Get your license and explore. Ebonyi has alot of mining activity. The Federal government could care less who supplies them with tax revenue ask the oil producers in SE.

obailala:

Private mining companies are mining in Gombe, private companies are mining in Kogi, the FG is not known to mine any solid mineral anywhere. Is there anything (human or spirit) stopping anyone from mining coal in Enugu?... Who is marginalising who?

#MentalSlavery

you guys are been economical with the truth .

tommorow you will also say who is stopping Onitsha river port from taking off. or is it the alaoji power plant .
or is it the the Enugu international airport or is it the the whole south east road