NIWA Installs 100 Buoys in Niger, Kwara to Boost Waterway Safety

Date: 2025-03-12

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.

Sulyman Buhari     Dogara     Saba Jibril     Offa     Niyi Osundare     JAAC     Sebastine Obasi     Kwara NIPR     IYA YUSUF     Admiralty Villa     Dasuki Belgore     Budo-Egba     COEASU     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     YAKOOYO     Owo Isowo     Kunle Okeowo     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Okin Biscuit     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Bola Sagaya     Malete     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Christopher Ayeni     Sango-UITH Road     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Ibrahim Sulu Gambari     Moremi High School     Segun Abifarin     IPSAS     Umar Adelodun     Rihanat Ajia     Grillo     Illyasu Abdullahi     Bukola Ajikobi     Dele Belgore     Ike Ekweremadu     Yusuf Lawal     General Hospital, Ilorin     Yahaya Muhammad     Alao Ayotunde     Jare Olatundun     Aro Yahaya     Alapado     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Folaranmi Aro     Ilorin Durbar     Pakata Development Association     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Ajidagba     Bello Taoheed Abubakar     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Abdulkarim Adisa     Ibrahim Oniye     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Aso-ofi     Saduki Lafiagi     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     Saheed Akinwumi     Florence Saraki     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Charles Ibitoye     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Kayode Oyin Zubair     Olushola Saraki     Nnazua     School Of Nursing     Bello Oyedepo     TETFUND     Idris Amosa Saidu     Gobir     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Ibrahim Mashood     KWACOBPA     SWAN    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Emir Of Lafiagi     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Baba Isale     Baba-Isale     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Dankaka     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Femi Oladiji     Sunday Fagbemi     Femi Agbaje     Saidu Yaro Musa     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Abdulkarim Adisa     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Saliu Ajia     Kwara North     Timothy Akangbe     Ajibike Katibi     Hakeem Idris     Shururat Olatinwo     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     Bola Olukoju     Idowu Laro     Atiku Abubakar     Olaoye B. Felix     Oko Erin     Dele Belgore     Kolo     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Olatomiwa Williams     TESCOM     Pakata     Alfa Yahaya Road     Vasolar-Kwara Company Ltd     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Igosun     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Valsolar Consultoria     Ado Bayero     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Oya State     Femtech     Bayo Lawal     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Memunat Monsuma     Oke-Odo     Shettima     Oke-Oyi     Abdullateef Abdussalam     Ladi Hassan     Adesoye College     Funmilayo Braithwaite     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Bashirat Bola Bello     Oko-Erin     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Jebba     Ayinde Oki     Abdulwaheed Musa     Saka Abimbola Isau     Unicontinental Construction Company     Bayo Ojo     Ishola Abdullahi     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Lithium     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Alabe     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi