Tag: NIWA
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Ferry manager arrested over Lagos boat accident
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the manager of a ferry that capsized on Monday in Lagos has been arrested for alleged negligence and failure to comply with safety regulations.
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Lagos boat mishap: NIWA arrests ferry manager for alleged negligence
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed the arrest of the manager of a ferry that capsized in Lagos on Monday, noting alleged negligence and failure to comply with safety regulations.
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BREAKING: Tinubu appoints new CEOs for shippers council, waterways authority
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two new Chief Executive Officers in Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy.
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No rift over Acting MD’s appointment – NIWA
The National Inland Waterways Authority(NIWA) has denied reports of a rift within its management structure over the appointment of the Acting Managing Director, Surveyor Olawale Adetola.
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Kwara boat mishap: NIWA threatens to prosecute culpable officials
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has threatened to prosecute any official found involved in the Patigi boat mishap where over 100 persons lost their lives in Kwara. The NIWA Managing Director, Dr. George Moghalu, made the threat in a statement issued by the authority’s General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Alhaji Jibrin Darda’u, in Lokoja on…
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We won’t tolerate indolence, laziness – NIWA MD warns staff
Dr George Moghalu, the Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has warned that the authority will not tolerate indolence and laziness from staff members of the authority. He gave the warning during the authority’s end of year celebration held at the authority’s headquarters in Lokoja. Moghalu said “the authority intends to introduce better incentives/welfare…
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States have no control over inland waterways- Court restates
The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has restated that no state government in the country has the power or authority to legislate over inland waterways. The court also declared that the management and control of Inland waterways in the country is exclusively within the control of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA)…
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Flood in Kogi: See alternate routes to get to South South, South West
Flood has overtaken major roads in Ajaokuta, Lokoja and Koton Karfe Local Government Areas of Kogi State, which made it impossible for travellers to pass through Lokoja to Abuja or Abuja to Lokoja thereby creating untold hardship.
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Inland Waterways: Lagos refutes NIWA’s claims
…Insists Appeal Court Judgment Favours LASG The Lagos State Government on Thursday refuted a misleading claim by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal setting aside the Judgment of the Federal High Court and allowing the Appeal of the State Government on its right to control its…