… Says ‘making waterways safer non-negotiable’ …Reads Riot Act to defaulters, night travelers Following the recent boat mishap in Niger state, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji has commiserated with the Niger state government and the family of the victims in

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has arrested the Manager of a boat operating company, Only God Marine Ltd, following an accident involving a fiber boat owned by the company. According to NIWA, the fibre boat collided with a wooden boat after veering off its channel on Monday at Imore,

The minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola CON, has expressed deep gratitude to friends, associates and other Nigerians from all walks of life for identifying with him on his 70th birthday anniversary. He thanked the Permanent Secretary of the ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, Oloruntola Olufemi, the

Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second-highest honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. The announcement follows calls from the House of Representatives, which urged the President to elevate Abbas’s honour after initially awarding

…appeals to boat users to stop night travels, overload…wants states to collaborate with NIWA to end accidents The minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has commiserated with the Niger State Government and families of those who died in the recent boat accident on Gbajibo River, in Niger State.