The Lagos State Government on Tuesday issued a seven-day ultimatum to boat operators, dredgers and all stakeholders in the inland waterways sector to comply with all the applicable laws, rules and guidelines concerning their operations failure of which appropriate, stiff sanctions would apply.
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The Federal Government on Tuesday tasked the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to procure bigger dredgers in order for the agency to perform better in its operational activities.
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The Lagos State Safety Commission on Thursday threatened that it would sanction boat operators that failed to comply with safety rules and regulations guiding water transportation in the state.
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The National Inland Waterways Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill, 2017, scaled through third reading at the Senate on Wednesday.
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is set to launch the dredging of the 152 km Ajaokuta-Onitsha waterways on April 28, in Kogi.
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The Lagos State Government on Friday said its decision to serve eviction notices to Tarzan Marine Enterprises and Metro Ferry, both operators of commercial jetties in the State, was in line with overriding public interest and quest to ensure strict adherence to safety measures and international best practices. In a statement signed by the Managing Director of the Lagos State […]
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The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its commitment to sanitize the water transportation system so as to ensure improved, efficient and safe mode of movement of people and goods on its waterways. Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Ms Abisola Kamson in a statement said the government had recently embarked on stock taking and repositioning by […]
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The Lagos State Government has announced plans to dredge the waterways along 26 water routes within the state. This disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola while delivering a paper title “Exploring Transportation beyond roads” at the Annual Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series in Alausa, Ikeja.
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has restated the readiness of the Ministry to partner with the Lagos State Government on better ways of utilising the inland water ways to improve the transportation system in the State. The Minister who was the lead speaker at the 1st Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series with the theme “Migrating Workforce: The Challenges of […]
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