Experts have called for innovative financing mechanisms, private sector involvement and international partnerships to drive the effective management and development of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) without burdening the Federal Government.

The year 2024 witnessed notable developments in the nation’s maritime sector, from policy reforms, transformation, operational hurdles, and safety challenges to navigating economic uncertainties.

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has called on waterways transport users to avoid substandard and poorly maintained boats. The authority also urged the National Assembly to expedite the passage of the Coastal Guards Bill to improve safety and security across the nation’s waterways.

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has mandated boat operators to ensure passenger manifests are accurately filled and verified before departure, and also conduct safety briefings before every trip.

He seemingly interminable saga of accidents on the waterways in Nigeria is frightening and alarming. The frequency with which boat mishaps occurs is a sad reminder of a systemic failure across all sectors in the country.

The Federal Government has given a one-month ultimatum to developers along the Lagos shoreline to regularise their activities or face revocation and demolition. READ ALSO:Security operatives sack Ibom Youth Council, demolish headquarters This is contained in a statement by Mr Salisu Haiba, Director of Press and Public Relations, on Thursday in Abuja. The Minister of…

The National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) has urged the Federal Government and the National Assembly (NASS) to make the nation’s inland waterways safer for the millions of Nigerians who rely on water transport.

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr Bola Oyebamiji, has urged Commissioners for Transportation in coastal states to partner with the agency in areas such as training, safety campaigns, infrastructure development, andfinancial empowerment. Speaking at a one-day consultative forum on safety and insecurity in inland waterways, held…

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has sent an emergency rescue team to search for missing passengers of a merchant boat which capsized in Kogi on Friday. The Managing Director of NIWA, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, said this in a statement on Friday. According to Oyebamiji, the boat capsized in the waters of Ebe community in…

Nigeria is losing over $100 billion yearly to lack of security presence in over 98 per cent of the country’s 853-kilometre coastline.

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has commenced removing water hyacinths from key water channels in Lagos to improve transportation and enhance safety for waterway users.

Let's begin this conversation by recalling that a bill to establish the Nigerian Coast Guard which has scaled second reading in the Nigerian Senate and sponsored as a private member bill by Senator Wasiu Eshilokun