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Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC), has said that the construction of $134million new Ibadan Inland Dry Port (IDP) would commence soon. Bello made the disclosure in Ibadan on Tuesday when he paid a courtesy call on Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state in his office. Bello had led Mr Dada Ahmed, a representative of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and representatives of CRCC China-Africa Construction Limited on the visit. Bello presented to the governor an Outline Business Case Compliance Certificate (OBC) of the project expected to be developed at Olorisa-Oko, the terminal end of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Standard gauge railway line. Bello said that the construction company had approached the NSC to develop an Inland Dry Port (IDP) at Olorisa-Oko area of Oyo State at the end of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway line. ‘‘We are working to ensure that no time is lost. We will ensure that the procurement proc

Wood Export Business is a business yet fully tapped in Nigeria. In West Africa, Nigeria has a very rich supply of good and quality Hardwood and best practices of replanting of wood after cutting is now encouraged in Nigeria. In this report, we will be discussing on Doussi Wood Export Business as regards the context of this report. Wood Export is a multi-million dollars industry, but it should be done in the right way in order to get the right result. Let’s view a bit of Doussi Wood Profile. Botanical Name: Afzelia Africana DESCRIPTION The Tree height grows between 10 and 20 meters. Doussi Wood is famous for quality wood density, . their bark which has many medicinal uses and their nitrogen-rich leaves enrichs the soil. The final product is used to produce high quality exterior and interior joinery, flooring, doors and boat building. There is a great demand in Southern and Eastern parts of Asia for this type of timber. It is used for production in what can be descr