Fourteen people have died after a boat carrying wedding guests capsized in Yauri LGA of Kebbi state. The incident occurred at Gumbi village on Saturday as victims were returning from Gwarzo village in ...

The Kebbi State Government has expressed deep sorrow over a tragic boat accident in Yauri Local Government Area that claimed ...

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 ...

There’s an old saying that the sea and inland waterways find out everything you did wrong—eventually. Maybe not on day one, ...

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 ...

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed plans by the federal government to introduce reforms in the maritime sector to end boat mishaps. Oyetola, while emphasising ...

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Minna Operations Office, has engaged stakeholders to discuss measures to curb incessant boat mishaps in Niger. Nigerian Tribune’s investigation in Minna on ...

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The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has announced plans to recruit and deploy about 800 water marshals across Nigeria by December. The initiative aims to enhance safety and strengthen ...

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 ...