Tag: NIWA

75% of boats on waterways not seaworthy — NIWA
Transportation

75% of boats on waterways not seaworthy — NIWA

Seventy-five percent of the vessels that use the Lagos Waterways are not seaworthy, according to the National Inland Waterways Authority. According to The PUNCH, NIWA’s Lagos Area Manager, Sarat Braimah, revealed this to the media on Wednesday at a meeting with representatives of the Lagos-based Association of Tourist Boats Operators and Water Transport. Three verified […]

Maritime Ports and Airports

80% of barges in Nigeria are locally made, say operators

Barge operators in the nation’s maritime sector have said that 80 per cent of the barges on the Nigerian waters are locally made, noting that the players are already operating according to international standards. The National President of BOAN, Olubunmi Olumekun, said this in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Sunday. He […]

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