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.

The World Bank has expressed its desire to partner with the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, so as to develop the maritime sector in line with the vision of the ministry. Leading a team of the group on a courtesy visit to the minister, Adegboyega Oyetola, the leader of