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Dockyard to assess opportunities in waterways Tourism. The team was received by Engr. Titus Adoga GM (Ports and Environment) who represented the acting Managing Director. The Lokoja Area Manager office Manager Engr. Bode komolafe was on hand as the tour guide

In move to unlock the Nigerian vast Inland Waterways potentials, Senator Natasha H. Akpoti - Uduaguan and His Excellency Pieter Leenknegt, Ambassador of the kingdom of Belgium to Nigeria toured the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) ...

The highlight of the campaign was the distribution of life jackets and the appointment of 10 community leaders as safety ambassadors to drive the campaign at the grassroots.

Onouha said the Authority will intensify the monitoring and enforcement of these safety protocols in collaboration with security agencies but noted that public cooperation was essential.

SAFETY IS A COLLECTIVE OBLIGATION - ONUOHA The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Calabar Area Manager, Dr. Stanley Onuoha made this known at a first quarter sensitization campaign in Henshaw Town Beach, Calabar.

...National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Suleiman Makama AGM (Corporate Affairs)

This year’s event had in attendance key stakeholders, including the Representatives of the Nigerian Navy (NNS) Lugard, Hydroelectric power producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Kogi state ministry of Transportation,...

NIWA PRIORITIZES STAFF SAFETY AT WORK- UMAR YUSUF GEREI The Acting Managing Director/CEO of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) Umar yusuf Girei Said the Authority prioritizes staff safety to improve their working environment.

Other stakeholders present at the event included Ali Samuel, Divers Chairman; Elymas Adolphus, General Secretary; and Gad Wakama, Organizing Secretary, alongside boat operators and passengers. By Johnson Okoye, ACA

...with stakeholders. Responding to the concerns raised, Ekawu assured participants that all issues, including infrastructure challenges and operational concerns, would be escalated to the appropriate authorities for necessary action.

NIWA INTENSIFIES 2026 FIRST QUARTER SAFETY CAMPAIGN, SENSITIZES BOAT OPERATORS AND PASSENGERS AT OKRIKA JETTY The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Port Harcourt Area Office, on March 30, 2026, conducted a one-day first quarter sensitization programme on safety....