News NIWA to phase out wooden boats on Inland Waterways Toyibat Ajose Oct 28, 2024 The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has announced plans to phase out wooden boats on inland waterways. NIWA’s…
News Boat mishap: 75% of boats on Lagos waterways not seaworthy – NIWA Alagbe Shenayon Feb 29, 2024 The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has expressed concern that 75% of the boats operating on Lagos waterways lack…
News Update: NIWA rescues 15 passengers, 1 dies, 1 missing in Lagos boat mishap Toyibat Ajose Feb 22, 2024 The National Inland Waterways Authority's (NIWA) Lagos Area Office announced on Thursday that 15 passengers were rescued following…
News Boat accident in Anambra caused by blockage on water channel – NIWA Alagbe Shenayon Jan 8, 2024 The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has explained that the boat mishap in Umumu Anam, Anambra West Local Government…
News Boat Mishap: Students corpses recovered, NIWA arrests operators Toyibat Ajose Jun 27, 2023 The bodies of three medical students who went missing after the boat carrying them to their destination crashed in Cross River…
News Kwara boat mishap: NIWA blames windy rain, overloading, lack of… Toyibat Ajose Jun 19, 2023 Following the boat mishap that claimed 106 lives in the Patigi area of Kwara State last week, the Managing Director of the…
News Boat mishaps: NIWA restates commitment to address menace Toyibat Ajose Jul 27, 2022 The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the authority is putting measures in place to avoid the reoccurance of boat…
News Water transport: Erring jetty owners, others risk 7 years imprisonment Oluwaseyi Lawal Jul 19, 2022 The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Monday said that the Ministry of Justice had gazetted a new waterway regulation…