From IWD to NIWA, impact on the development of Lokoja, 1956-2007
| dc.contributor.author | Hadizat Audu Salihu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-10T05:45:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-08-10T05:45:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-12-12 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study examines the importance of the inland waterways in Nigeria, especially Rivers Niger and Benue, which formed a confluence at Lokoja. The organization established by the government to manage the waterways and its impact on the socio-economic development of Lokoja since 1956-2007. A probe into the history of the inland waterways enables us to capture some of the changes or trends of event, that have taken place in its host community, especially Lokoja from the earliest time till the beginning of colonial rule in 1900. This is because, for any meaningful development in a community, state, and country, there are various contributions from different people, government, religious organization and natural phenomenon. The development witnessed by Lokoja can be categorized under the afore-mentioned contributors but the role played by the inland waterways is the trust of this study. Since 1902, the colonial government set up the Marine Department of Nigeria to overlook and manage the rivers and Lokoja was chosen as the headquarters of the Department up till 1914. In 1956, the Inland Waterways Department was created to continue the duties of Marine Department and ensure the navigability of the waterways. However in 1997, the IWD was transformed into NIWA and vested with Federal power and control over Nigeria inland water. Lokoja was also chosen as the headquarters of the Authority. These trends of event on the waterways have impacted the socio-economic development of the town. From the evidence adduced from the study, it is therefore clear that despite the presence of other organizations in Lokoja, the contributions of the bodies that managed the waterways cannot be undermined. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hadizat, A.S: (2024), Historicizing Climate Change and Environmental Degradation in the Niger-Benue Confluence Area of Nigeria. Journal of African Studies and Research Forum, 33(2): 49-59. Available online at https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/b6c8e7be-b162-49d0-8c99-5f16bd1ecd9b/downloads/EssaySalihu.pdf?ver=1710862172015 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 978-3-359-31733-0 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/2233 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | LAP Lambert Academic Publisher | |
| dc.title | From IWD to NIWA, impact on the development of Lokoja, 1956-2007 | |
| dc.type | Book |