THE Federal Government, through the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, on Sunday, said that it would soon unveil its plans for the Inland Waterways and Coastal Services in the industry. Its Minister, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, was quoted to have disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of … Read more
THE National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has conveyed its deepest regret over the unfortunate boat mishap which claimed four lives on wednesday . This is contained in a condolence message by Dakio Horsfall, the Acting General Manager (Marine) of the authority, on Thursday in Lokoja. The management of the authority condoled the Actors Guild of … Read more
GLOBAL human rights body, the Amnesty International, has called on the federal government to immediately withdraw the 21-day ultimatum given to residents of waterfront communities in Oworonshoki by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to vacate their homes or be forcefully evicted over alleged contravention of the NIWA Act. The dwellers of the community disclosed … Read more