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 made for…
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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…
Akinsoji’s thoughts on incessant boat accidents in Nigeria
By Olu Akinsoji
I am concerned that the series of mishap in the waterways have not attracted serious attention of the…
LAGFERRY to increase boat fleet to 20
The Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) has concluded plans to increase its boat fleet to 20, as part of strategy to improve and…
NIWA commissions 36-seater Ferry Boat at Yelwa-Yauri, Kebbi State
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has commissioned a 36 seater ferry boat at Yelwa – Yauri, Kebbi State.
Lagos considers more patronage of local boat builders
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Local boat builders will enjoy more
patronage from the Lagos State Government, the Managing Director of the Lagos…
Passenger boat carried beyond its capacity, says NIWA on Badore-Ikorodu boat accident
… Arrests people involved in careless operation of boat
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)
on Tuesday said…
NIWA impounds wooden boat ferrying Lagos school children without life-jackets
...to charge boat operator and driver to court
The National Inland
Waterways…
Lagferry plans 25% increase in water transportation usability in Lagos
The Lagos Ferry Services Company, also known as Lagferry, has unveiled its master plan for full commercial ferry services in the…
40 persons feared dead in Benue boat mishap
No fewer than 40 persons,
including mourners and market women, were feared dead when a boat conveying
them suddenly…