Amidst heightened concern of likely drug use by boat operators leading to many boat mishaps along River Niger, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is seeking a partnership with National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and other agencies to run tests on operators. LEADERSHIP reports that within one year, boat mishaps have claimed no fewer than …

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has banned operators from operating at night, saying no passenger boat must move from jetties from 6 pm in the evening. In a statement released by NIWA management and a copy made available to newsmen, the Authority highlighted the importance of adhering to the Transportation Code, 2023, which has been gazetted and will be …

No fewer than 54 bodies have been recovered from the boat accident involving about 200 traders in Kogi State. The figure was disclosed to The PUNCH on Saturday by the Head of Operations covering Kogi State at the National Emergency Management Agency, Justin Uwazuruonye. Uwazuruonye said, “The figure of the recovered bodies as of today (Saturday), according to the Kogi …

Survivors of Tuesday’s boat mishap in Gwajibo community in Niger State have given conflicting accounts of how the disaster occurred. One of the survivors, Malam Ismail Ibrahim, said the boat gave them warning signals before the disaster occurred. Other survivors, who spoke through their community leader, said the accident was caused by a windstorm following a heavy downpour. Ibrahim told …

Projects that will enhance the operational capabilities and safety standards of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) were inaugurated yesterday by Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola. It was during his one-day trip to the NIWA headquarters in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. Oyetola was received by a NIWA team led by its Managing Director Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji. …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed of two Chief Executive Officers in parastatals and agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy in line with the recommendations of the Minister, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola. They are the Managing Director/CEO of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Alhaji Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji; and Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr. Akutah …