Boat accidents continue to happen across Nigeria’s inland waterways, often resulting in fatalities, injuries, and the loss of valuable. These incidents have raised concerns about water transportation ...

Hundreds of lives are lost each year in Nigeria as a result of boat accidents yet nothing seems to change.

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Minna Operations Office, has engaged stakeholders to discuss measures to curb incessant boat mishaps in Niger. Nigerian Tribune’s investigation in Minna on ...

The Lagos Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) warned boat operators on Sunday that it would henceforth, deregister and withdraw operational licences of indicted operators.

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has banned all unlicensed boat drivers and operators from operating any boats or watercraft on the nation’s waterways. The agency said no commercial ...

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has announced plans to recruit and deploy about 800 water marshals across Nigeria by December. The initiative aims to enhance safety and strengthen ...

Eight more bodies have been recovered from last Tuesday’s boat accident at Ibaji, Kogi State. The recovery followed the ongoing search and rescue mounted by personnel of the Kogi State Emergency ...

The Chairman of the transport union said the mishap involved only the cargo boat, which had an encounter with high waves. Initial reports had stated that occupants of a passenger boat that capsized ...