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 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 Waterways Authority’s (LASWA’s) plan to end activities of boat operators through the waterways may threaten the movement of over 1.2 million Lagosians who travel through the waterways every day to work and school. President of Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transportation of Nigeria (ATBOWATON), Ganiyu Tarzan Balogun, decried the plan in a chat with THISDAY.
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The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Monday said that arrangements had been concluded to launch fresh guidelines for safety and growth of water transportation in the state. The Managing Director of LASWA, Miss Abisola Akamson, stated this at a news conference in Ikoyi, Lagos. Akamson said that the state government was committed to aggressive reform of water transport through […]
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