NIWA Installs 100 Buoys in Niger, Kwara to Boost Waterway Safety
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has installed numerous buoys across Niger and Kwara States to improve navigational safety for all waterway users.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by Mr. Suleiman Makama, Assistant General Manager for Corporate Affairs at NIWA, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer Mr. Bola Oyebamiji revealed the initiative. He explained that NIWA had successfully deployed 100 water buoys , extending from Gbajibo in Niger State to Gbajibo-Mundi in Kwara State, to assist boat operators and navigators along the waterways.
This development aims to enhance safety and efficiency for those utilising inland water transportation, marking a significant step towards promoting sustainable waterway management.
The MD explained: “The river is generally deep with the least depth of 21.3 metres, therefore 60 red coloured and 40 green coloured buoys were used.
“These buoys serve as critical markers, indicating safe navigation channels, warning of hazards and designating protected areas.
“This measure is part of NIWA's proactive steps towards safeguarding our waterways, and the lives and properties of travellers across the nation's inland waterways.”
The NIWA boss frowned at the number of avoidable boat mishaps recorded across the waterways in the country.
He expressed the hope that with the laying of the buoys along the River Niger, navigators and transporters would make good use of them to ensure safety of travellers.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that during the 2025 management retreat, Oyebamiji had emphasised safety regulations and improved operational efficiency across the nation's inland waterways.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Chief Imam Of Lafiagi Demola Banu NIPR Kwara State Health Insurance Agency Sadiq Buhari Kisra TVC Female National Debate Wahab Isa Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan John Mayokun Dada Ganiyu Taofiq Gbugbu International Market Millennium Development Goals Ilorin South Constituency Haruna Tambiri Mohammed Eleja Taiwo Banu Oluwole Dupe Fareedah Dankaka Voices Of Tomorrow BIR Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu Jumoke F. Ajao Jani Ibrahim Azeez Bello Abdulquowiyu Olododo Ejidongari Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi Moji Makanjuola Christopher Odetunde Ilorin West Kazeem Adekanye Isapa Ibrahim Agboola Gambari Mamman Saba Jibril Kwara State Television (KWTV) Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi Riskat Opakunle Borgu Saka Balikis Kehinde Oke-Kura Maigidasanma Idiagbon Garba Ado Sanni Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi Babatunde Ajeigbe Plat Technologies Ileloke Muyideen Ajani Bello Y.A. Abdulkareem Mohammed Saidu Emir Of Kano Folaranmi Aro Abdulrauf Aliyu Aishat Mohammed Lawal Earlyon Technologies Arinola Lawal Simon Sayomi Suraj Tunji Oyewale Surajudeen Akanbi Kayode Issa FOMWAN MalHub Kishira LAK Jimoh Kwara Pdp Kayode Laro Abdullahi G. Mohammad Sidikat Uthman Ajibola Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf Yusuf Badmus Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants Mohammed Danjuma Ganiyu Abolarin Yinka Aluko Unicontinental Construction Company Shuaib Jawondo Mike Omotosho

