The Federal Government recently constituted a special committee on the prevention of boat mishaps on the nation’s inland waterways, bringing in experts from the academia and the littoral States to set ...

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has launched the lifejacket and safety awareness campaign tagged no life jacket, no boarding across riverine communities in Niger state to reduce boat ...

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed plans by the federal government to introduce reforms in the maritime sector to end boat mishaps. Oyetola, while emphasising ...

The boat, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt, was conveying the victims across River Niger for a programme at a traditional wedding ceremony in a community in Niger. The boat, conveying about 22 ...

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 40 people are missing after a boat capsized Sunday on a river in northwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The accident happened around the Goronyo area in Sokoto state ...

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 ...

At least 32 people have died in Nigeria's northern Niger state after a boat sank in a river, an official has told the BBC. The boat was reportedly overloaded, carrying about 100 passengers including ...

The Kebbi State Government has expressed deep sorrow over a tragic boat accident in Yauri Local Government Area that claimed ...

Fourteen people have died after a boat carrying wedding guests capsized in Yauri LGA of Kebbi state. The incident occurred at Gumbi village on Saturday as victims were returning from Gwarzo village in ...

This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Akure by the National President of OSAFAN, Orioye Gbayisemore. He said it was important following the death of five traders, in ...

Recently, a joyous occasion turned into unfathomable grief in Kebbi State when a boat ferrying over 100 wedding guests capsized. Fourteen people, comprising 13 women and a child, lost their lives in ...