The truth about frequent boat mishaps in Nigeria – Mariners
At a maiden Fellows’ Luncheon of the Centre for Marine Surveyors in, Nigeria, which held in Lagos, chairman of the ...
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Tag: National Inland Waterways Authority
29 persons confirmed dead in fresh Niger state boat mishap
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) says at least 29 people have died in a boat mishap in Borgu ...
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NIWA Board Chairman hails President Tinubu, pledges commitment to waterways development
The newly appointed chairman of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Hon. Musa Sarkin Adar, has expressed profound gratitude to ...
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Oyetola inaugurates Governing Boards of NIMASA and NIWA, charges members to uphold national interest
The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, on Wednesday 2nd July 2025, formally inaugurated ...
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Oyetola inaugurates boats, other infrastructure at NIWA
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on a one-day working visit to the National Inland Waterways Authority ...
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Why NIWA should administer the Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund
By Lanre Badmus When Nigeria passed the Inland and Coastal Shipping (Cabotage) Act into law in 2003, a provision was ...
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Sambo visits old office as NIWA Area Manager…recalls fulfilling past, grateful for the present
By Sam Idiagbonya There is something about “process” that is so endearing and the unpredictability of “tomorrow” that is divine. ...
Read moreFG to harmonize taxes paid by jetty operators
The Federal Government has disclosed plans to harmonize taxes paid by jetty operators, to address double taxation and promote Ease of Doing ...
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Sambo inaugurates TWG for river ports channel management …says economic gains abound in inland waterways operations
The Hon. Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has expressed confidence that the economic potentials of the inland waterways can ...
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Sambo commissions 3 patrol boats, 32-seater ferry boat at NIWA Port Harcourt Area office
The Hon. Minister of Transportation, Mu'azu Jaji Sambo, on Friday visited the National Inland Waterways Authority(NIWA) Port Harcourt Area Office, ...
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