President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has urged the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) to ensure timely investigation of occurrences and release of reports.
According to him, delays in probing accidents not only prolong uncertainty for victims’ families, but also allow preventable risks to persist. The President, while speaking at a multimodal transportation stakeholders workshop organised by the NSIB yesterday in Abuja, said the bureau had the mandate to commence investigations within seven days for serious incidents and ensure that evidence was preserved, witnesses are interviewed promptly, and causal factors are identified without undue hindrance.
The President, who was represented by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, emphasised the need to draw from global benchmarks, such as those from the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), to achieve timely investigations that would enable rapid dissemination of preliminary findings, allowing operators to implement interim safeguards.
The Director General of NSIB, Captain Alex Badeh Jnr, in his remarks, noted that the primary aim of the workshop was to foster open dialogue, exchange insights, and collectively refine the frameworks that safeguard lives and infrastructure in aviation, maritime, and railway sectors.
ALSO, the President has approved the extension of the tenure of the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, by one year.
Adeniyi, whose tenure was due to expire on August 31, 2025, will now remain in office until August 2026.According to a statement from the Presidency, the extension is aimed at consolidating key reforms and ensuring the successful completion of critical national initiatives currently underway at the customs service.
The initiative includes the ongoing modernisation of the Nigeria Customs Service, full implementation of the National Single Window Project, and effective execution of Nigeria’s commitments under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
