The boat, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) learnt, was conveying the victims across River Niger for a programme at a traditional wedding ceremony in a community in Niger. The boat, conveying about 22 ...

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has renewed his call for state governments across Nigeria to ban the use of wooden boats for commercial water transport, urging ...

Boat accidents continue to happen across Nigeria’s inland waterways, often resulting in fatalities, injuries, and the loss of valuable.These incidents have raised concerns about water transportation ...

Eight more bodies have been recovered from last Tuesday’s boat accident at Ibaji, Kogi State. The recovery followed the ongoing search and rescue mounted by personnel of the Kogi State Emergency ...

No fewer than 28 persons have lost their lives in a boat mishap in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. He said the occupants of the boat were 100 passengers coming from Zumba from Tija village of ...

Sir: Nigeria’s waterways tell a sobering story. Reports of mass drowning, sometimes over a hundred lives lost in a single accident, sit uneasily beside official figures that suggest far fewer. The gap ...

Ambulances rushing with blaring sirens to save lives during road accidents or medical emergencies are a common sight. However, when mishaps occur in the middle of the sea, the lack of facilities to ...