It’s an oxymoron, isn’t it? You can’t physically see footprints on water, but then, that’s what President Muhammadu Buhari has done with the country’s waterways.... Read More
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Bayelsa imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on waterways, bans 200hp engine boats
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As part of measures to curtail sea piracy, kidnappings and other criminal activities, the Bayelsa government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on its waterways. Gov.... Read More
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has trained 105 boat and ferry captains and Deckhands on safe navigation on the waterways to forestall mishaps, according... Read More
Dr George Moghalu, Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said that the authority has commenced enforcement of Shipyard operations and boat building... Read More
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has proposed N6.6 billion as capital components of its N7.3 billion 2021 budget estimates to upscale development of... Read More
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says one person is still missing while three rescued on Tuesday’s boat mishap at Lekki Shoreline, Lekki Phase 1,... Read More
Marine Police Command Introduces Tracking Devices To Apprehend Criminals On Waterways
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Mohammed Kura, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Marine Police Command, said on Thursday that the marine police had introduced tracking devices to apprehend criminals... Read More
Residents of Oyorokoto, a fishing community in Andoni Local Government Area of Rivers, have decried the high-level piracy and insecurity on the region’s waterways. They... Read More
Transport Guidelines: Non-Compliant Boat Operators Won’t Operate On Waterways— LASWA
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The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says no boat operator will be allowed on waterways without strict compliance to the new water transport guidelines to... Read More
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says it has reduced activities on the Nigerian waterways to curtail the spread of the ravaging COVID-19. SEE ALSO:... Read More
The National Inland Waterways Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2017, scaled through third reading at the Senate on Wednesday. The bill, which provides for the... Read More
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