Boat mishaps: NIWA to deploy 800 Water marshals by December
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has announced plans to recruit and deploy about 800 water marshals nationwide by…
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Junior Pope’s death caused by human error, not mechanical failure – NIWA
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has attributed the 2024 boat accident on the Anam River in Anambra State—which…
NIWA to phase out wooden boats on Inland Waterways
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has announced plans to phase out wooden boats on inland waterways.
NIWA’s…
Boat mishap: 75% of boats on Lagos waterways not seaworthy – NIWA
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has expressed concern that 75% of the boats operating on Lagos waterways lack…
Update: NIWA rescues 15 passengers, 1 dies, 1 missing in Lagos boat mishap
The National Inland Waterways Authority's (NIWA) Lagos Area Office announced on Thursday that 15 passengers were rescued following…
Boat accident in Anambra caused by blockage on water channel – NIWA
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has explained that the boat mishap in Umumu Anam, Anambra West Local Government…
Boat Mishap: Students corpses recovered, NIWA arrests operators
The bodies of three medical students who went missing after the boat carrying them to their destination crashed in Cross River…
Kwara boat mishap: NIWA blames windy rain, overloading, lack of…
Following the boat mishap that claimed 106 lives in the Patigi area of Kwara State last week, the Managing Director of the…
Boat mishaps: NIWA restates commitment to address menace
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the authority is putting measures in place to avoid the reoccurance of boat…
Water transport: Erring jetty owners, others risk 7 years imprisonment
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Monday said that the Ministry of Justice had gazetted a new waterway regulation…