By Seun Ibiyemi A tragic boat accident on December 15, 2024, claimed several lives when a wooden boat carrying about 70 to 80 passengers capsized on the River Benue while travelling from Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State to…
The Nigerian Navy Ship, Lugard, says the major cause of the recent boat mishap that claimed dozens of lives in Kogi State was a breach of safety protocol in the waterways. The Commander of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Lugard…
…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…
By Seun Ibiyemi Thirteen persons have been rescued while two others remain missing following a boat accident which occurred on Monday at Imore, Lagos. In a statement published by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Tuesday, the regulator disclosed…
By Seun Ibiyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to expand its surveillance operations on the nations Inland waterways in order to ensure safety and also apprehend ferry operators violating the ban on night…
The Police Command in Anambra, said it had recovered three more bodies from the boat mishap that occurred on Wednesday, in Anam community, Anambra West Local Government Area of the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said this in…
By Seun Ibiyemi Three persons have been confirmed dead and 11 others rescued when a boat loaded with 14 passengers capsized on Monday along the Ibeshe/Ikorodu channel in Lagos. This sad incident is happening barely a week after a female…
The Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has said that nine bodies were recovered from a boat mishap that occurred in Shiroro Local Government Area of the state. The Head of Relief and Rehabilitation in NSEMA, Alhaji Salihu Garba, disclosed…
By Seun Ibiyemi The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says it has begun preliminary investigations to unravel the remote cause of the death of over 103 persons in a boat accident at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of…
By Seun Ibiyemi The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says it has begun preliminary investigations to unravel the remote cause of the death of over 103 persons in a boat accident at Egbu village in Patigi Local Government Area of…
