Tag: Boat Accident

NIWA, NSIB Forge Alliance To Curb Boat Accidents
July 23, 2026 No Responses

NIWA, NSIB Forge Alliance To Curb Boat Accidents

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) and the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) have pledged to collaborate as part of measures to enhance safety on Nigeria’s inland waterways.The renewed partnership is expected to enhance accident investigation, information sharing, regulatory enforcement...
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Another Boat Mishap Claims 26 Lives In Kogi
October 2, 2025 No Responses

Another Boat Mishap Claims 26 Lives In Kogi

Not less than 26 persons have been declared dead in a boat mishap in Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi State.The accident involved traders who were travelling from Ibaji Local Government Area to Ilushi market in Edo State.Kogi State Commissioner...
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Boat Mishaps: Committee Submits Report To Minister
August 1, 2025 No Responses

Boat Mishaps: Committee Submits Report To Minister

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Friday, received the report of the Special Committee on the Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria, vowing that the Federal Government would implement sweeping reforms to improve maritime safety.Sp...
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Boat Accident Claims 27 Lives In Kwara
May 18, 2025 No Responses

Boat Accident Claims 27 Lives In Kwara

A boat mishap has claimed the lives of at least 27 people in the Gbajibo community in the Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. The tragedy occurred barely seven months after a similar incident claimed the lives of 100...
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FG Inaugurates Special Committee To Curb Boat Mishaps
February 27, 2025 No Responses

FG Inaugurates Special Committee To Curb Boat Mishaps

To enhance safety on Nigeria’s inland waterways, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has inaugurated a Special Committee on the Prevention of Boat Mishaps in Nigeria.A statement explained that the event, held at the Ministry’s Conf...
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Boat Mishap Claims 20 Lives In River Benue
December 16, 2024 No Responses

Boat Mishap Claims 20 Lives In River Benue

Twenty persons, who are mostly women and children, have been feared dead following a boat mishap on the River Benue on Saturday around Ocholonya in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. The victims were reportedly returning to Doma in...
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Boat Mishap: Oyetola Commiserates With Kogi, Harps On NIWA’s Waterways Code.
December 1, 2024 No Responses

Boat Mishap: Oyetola Commiserates With Kogi, Harps On NIWA’s Waterways Code.

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, commiserates with the Kogi State government and the families and victims involved in the recent tragic boat accident that occurred in the Kupa Ebbe Village, Kupa South Local Government area of...
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Buhari Expresses Sadness Over Anambra Boat Accident
October 10, 2022 No Responses

Buhari Expresses Sadness Over Anambra Boat Accident

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness over the boat accident in Anambra in which dozens of people were killed.  The president in a statement issued by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Sunday said he was saddened by the...
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