When I say battle, I mean a battle in the real sense of the word. Mr. Babatunde Fashola is battling many issues to see that the 2nd Niger Bridge is realised.

Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) yesterday raised the alarm over a second rise of the water level of River Niger and its tributaries. Executive Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano on SEMA (Media), Mr. Emeka Obinwa, stressed the need for residents of the coastal communities in Anambra to relocate to holding centres established for victims…

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday approved N2.4 billion for the construction of an indoor shooting range to enhance security in the aviation sector. It also sanctioned N581 million for purchase and installation of 300 buoys on the River Niger to enhance the safety of vessels, lives and property on the waterways.

Luck ran out of two alleged drug addicts in Lokoja on Sunday when the men of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency...

Officials of Delta Sports Commission may be having a sleepless night ahead of today’s international friendly match between the Super Eagles and Crane of Uganda, following the large turn out of fans recorded on daily basis at the team’s training ground.

Many victims of the 2012 flood disaster in Kogi State who are experiencing another round of displacement are apprehensive over a possible repeat of 2012 scenario...

The Nigerian Naval Outpost, Onitsha has commenced a 24-hour patrol along the various waterways and creeks in the state aimed at sustaining the current security network in the state. In a telephone chat with newsmen yesterday, commander, Onitsha Naval Outpost, Captain K. Mohammed noted that the exercise would cover the entire state including riverine communities,…

Over 500 students of Government College at Bomadi, Bomadi local council of Delta State have been displaced by a raging floodwater from River Niger, which has overflowed its bank.

Rotimi Chibuike Ameachi flagged off the of the maintenance dredging of the River Niger from Ajaokuta to Onitsha and congratulated the management of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) for looking inwards.

Concerned Arewa professionals have urged the 19 northern governors to tap into the economic potentials of River Niger and Benue for the benefit of the north and the nation in general.

That the Federal Government would repair some bridges across the nation at a total cost of N275 billion would seem good news in view of the need for upgrade of Nigeria’s road infrastructure but the choice of 52 bridges raises questions of why and how.

The National Inland Waterways Authority ( NIWA) has urged the private sector to take advantage of the dredged section of the lower River Niger by investing in ferries and barges.