The removal of shipwrecks and seaweeds from the nation's inner waters is expected to gulp about N850 million this year as indicated in the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) budget for 2025.

Freshwater, essential for ecosystems and human well-being, is becoming increasingly scarce. Population growth, urbanisation ...

The federal government is set to disburse the $350 million CVFF to strengthen indigenous shipping and enhance maritime growth.

Africa is a beautiful continent, surrounded with deserts jungles, forest and rivers which is at the heart of this lively ...

Water transportation ... on Marine Transportation and Blue Economy, Senator Wasiu Eshinlokun-Sanni, urged the ministry to initiate the dredging of the River Niger, Lake Chad Basin, and other ...

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has announced uncovering 39 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region in one ...

and a strategic roadmap for Nigeria’s blue economy. “As a quick response to the spate of boat mishaps on our inland water ways occasioned by increased traffic on waterways, the ministry has ...

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited ... 41 in the Eastern corridor, and 39 in the Deep Blue water. The company emphasised that the fight against crude oil theft will continue, adding ...

National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) is a federal agency, under the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, responsible ...

Share…Meets with Nigeria Guild of Editors The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has said the Federal Government was set to unlock the vast potentials of the maritime sector as a ...