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NIWA MD Tours Facilities, Promise to Consolidate on Progress Made on Lokoja River Port

Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamiji, has promised to consolidate on progress made so on the Lokoja River Port. Oyebamiji...

Passenger Boat Business Option for Kogi State

Kogi State is a state with many people around waterways. In such areas, it is impossible to get away from that area to another without the use of a vessel. Some other...

Asiwaju Ahmed Bola-Shettima Support Organization Appoints NIWA MD as National Patron 

The national leadership and board of directors of Asiwaju Ahmed Bola-Shettima (AABO-S) Support Organization has announced the appointment of the Managing Director of...

Federal Character: Elukpo Demands Information on NIWA’s Staff Strength, State of Origin

A Lokoja-based lawyer, Barr. Julius Elukpo has demanded for detailed information on staff strength of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). In a letter date...

NIWA to Enforce Regulations on Shipyard Activities, Boat Building – MD

By Friday Idachaba Dr. George Moghalu, Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has said that the authority has commenced enforcement of Shipyard...

Lokoja Port to Cost N6.4bn – NIWA

Work on the abandoned Lokoja Inland River Port in Kogi State will soon resume, Dr. George Moghalu, the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority...

NIWA Awards N1.6bn Harbour Crane Contract for Lokoja Port

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has awarded a N1.6 billion contract to Messrs LIEBHERR Nigeria Ltd for the supply and installation of a 64-ton mobile...

Boat Mishap: 11 Dead, 12 Rescued and 7 Missing – NIWA

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) on Friday confirmed that 11 died in the boat mishap that occurred on River Bukuru in Benue State and not 18 as earlier...

Gov. Bello Pledge to Make Lokoja Boat Regatta Festival a National Event

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi State said necessary steps will be taken to raise the annual Lokoja Boat Regatta Festival to a national event as from next year. Bello who made...

NIWA to Complete Lokoja, Oguta River Ports in 2018

Mr Danladi Ibrahim, Acting Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the ongoing construction of Lokoja, Oguta River ports will be completed...