By Providence Ayanfeoluwa The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), in collaboration with Parts Central Limited, has unveiled an environmental initiative to tackle indiscriminate dumping and pollution on Nigeria’s inland waterways. The programme is designed to identify sources of pollution, deploy structured wast…

…a former Osun Commissioner for Finance and Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), brings a technocratic profile and the full weight of the APC national structure behind him. His campaign is centred on fiscal discipline, salary delivery, and the promise of closer collaboration with the fede…

…stakeholders on his ambition. The immediate past Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority also promised to prioritise people's welfare, security and agriculture. "My journey and my destiny, which I have a pact with, took me to Osun as the incoming governor of Osun State. Governance is about people a…

…its commitment to raising safety standards and building professional capacity within the inland waterways sector. The module equipped 50 emerging ferry professionals with critical […] The post LASWA concludes module three of Africa’s ferry safety development programme appeared first on Tribune Online.

…Association of Nigeria. Oyebamiji, a former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, unveiled his Osun prosperity agenda themed, ‘A Pact for Growth, Inclusion and Lasting Development.’ He described it as a practical blueprint for economic transformation, inclusive governance, and sustainable develo…

…the Federal Government to invest in critical infrastructure, including roads, railways, inland waterways, pipelines and petroleum depots, to reduce dependence on long-distance trucking from coastal terminals. It further proposed a permanent government-industry consultative platform involving regulators, refiners, marke…

…and Blue Economy had provided a strategic framework for harnessing Nigeria's oceans, inland waterways, fisheries and coastal resources, but stressed that its success depended on coordinated action across all levels of government. "Many of the country's blue economy assets are located within states and communities, maki…

…line where we have a gas pipeline." Describing the state's sustainability plans for its inland waterways as evidenced by the Omi Eko Project, Managing Director LASWA, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel said the project was expected to cut CO2 emissions by 540,000 tonnes annually, and greenhouse gas emissions by 30 to 50%. He said,…

…move aimed at addressing the growing environmental challenges confronting Nigeria's inland waterways, an indigenous multi-sectoral environmental company, Parts Central Limited, has been mandated by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) to provide strategic oversight and implementation support for a comprehensi…

…the Lagos State Government launched the €410 million Omi Eko Project, a major public inland waterways transportation initiative aimed at transforming mobility across the Lagos Lagoon. The launch event was held at the Five Cowries Terminal, LASWA Headquarters, Falomo, Ikoyi. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu officially flagge…