Bola Oyebamij, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIWA, said this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos.
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The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, made this known to Editors on Friday during an interaction in Lagos State.
The Managing Director of NIWA, Bola Oyebamiji, said this during an interaction with the media on Friday in Lagos State.
The recovery of the bodies was made by NIWA Marshalls, officials of the National Emergency Management Agency and local divers.
In the past, not much has been heard about NIWA as it has just been job-for-the-boys kind of establishment. But now that a technocrat, famously called Bola Oyebamiji, has been put in the saddle, it’s believed that there will be a major turnaround in the inland water transportation sector; and, since the focus of the Bola Tinubu-led administration is restructuring to boost revenue, it’s also believed that the Ikire, Osun State-born banker, economist, public administrator and politician will make a mark in his new assignment.
This was contained in a message by Dakio Horsfall, the Acting General Manager (Marine) of the authority, on Thursday.
By this judgement, Lagos State and some littoral states are to abide by the judgement.
They include the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).
The food items were handed over to the State Government for distribution to the victims.
Jibril Darda’u, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, NIWA, made the assertion in a statement on Tuesday.
The four bodies, part of passengers in a W19 fibre boat carrying 16 passengers were recovered at Mile 2 area on Saturday. The boat capsized on Friday night.
Amaechi, in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Relations, Eric Ojiekwe, made the pledge on Sunday at the conclusion of a championship organised by the Lagos Yacht Club.
Dr George Muoghalu, spokesperson for the aspirants, made the position of the group known in a press conference on Saturday in Awka.
The Managing Director of NIWA, George Moghalu, made this known when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Marine Transportation on Tuesday in Abuja.
Sarat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager of NIWA, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos.
Its Managing Director, George Moghalu, gave the warning in Lokoja, Kogi State while reacting to the recent boat mishaps in Lagos and Benue States in which many people lost their lives.
LASWA’s General Manager, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Lagos.
The National Inland Waterways Authority on Friday said the process of concessioning the Onitsha River Port had begun.
The National Inland Waterways Authority says boat drivers in Warri, Delta State will soon be subjected to psychiatric examination to address the issues of reckless driving.
The Lagos State Government and the National Inland Waterways Authority on Monday expressed readiness to go into talks to facilitate amicable resolution of the age-long tussle between the federal agency and the Lagos State Inland Waterways Authority over regulation and control of the waterways.