The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says a boat mishap in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday night, resulted in three casualties. Eleven others involved in the accident were rescued, according to the agency. Mrs Wuraola Alake, Head, Public Affairs Unit, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said these on Tuesday in Lagos. “At about 7.17 p.m.…

Following the incessant boat mishaps in the country, there are calls for the creation of Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) Guard (MSG) to address the situation.

Boat mishaps have continued to occur in the nation’s inland waterways on a regular basis leading to avoidable loss of lives, and damage to property and the marine environment. Whenever these incidents happen, the usual response from government agencies is to offer condolences with added promise that something will be done. Nothing happens and then we wait for another boat mishap

The frequent boat mishaps in the coastal and inland waterways have caused significant loss of humanlives and property. Between May and November this year, nothing less than 13 accidents have been recordedwith casualty figure put at371 lives. GBENGA AKINFENWA interrogates reasons for this and what government and sector players need to do to tame the…

The continuous boat mishaps claiming lives in the northern region of the country have raised concerns and the need for the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to address the challenges of the waterways transport system. The series of boat incidents in the Taraba, Niger, Kebbi, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Kwara, Zamfara, Kebbi and Sokoto States in the…