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May 20, 2022 No Responses

FG Tasks States On Inland Water Transportation

Federal Ministry of Transportation on Thursday charged states across the nation to key into developments of inland water transportation. Dr. Ajani Magdalene Nwanwuche, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, gave the charge at the 9th Annual Transport Lecture organized...

May 19, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Targets Two Million Container Movements Through Inland Waterways

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Wednesday projected the movement of no less than two million containers through the Nigerian inland waterways annually by 2025. The Managing Director of NIWA, Dr George Moghalu, said this while...

January 21, 2022 No Responses

Nigeria Customs Unveil 18 Creeks Patrol Boats

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday unveiled 18 patrol boats to curb the activities of smugglers using the creeks and waterways as safe haven for their illegal trade. Retired Col. Hameed Ali, the Comptroller General of Customs, unveiled the...

April 8, 2021 No Responses

Shippers Council, NIWA Inaugurate Committee To Tackle Inland Waterways’ Challenges

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) and the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) have constituted a Joint Technical Committee to address factors mitigating the development of inland waterways transport in the country. The eight-member committee ...

February 4, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves N2b Surveillance Equipment For Airports, Waterways

The Federal Executive Council has approved about N2billion for the procurement of surveillance equipment for some airports and inland waterways in the country. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this to State House correspondents at t...

November 6, 2017 No Responses

Lagos to unveil more waterways security

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday inaugurated three executive boats procured strictly for official use by the state government. The governor said during the inauguration at the Caverton Jetty on Victoria Island that the government had made sev...