Tag: LASWA
LASWA trains Badagry schoolchildren on swimming skill
Lagos, Oct. 21, 2025 (NAN) The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has begun a week-long water safety and swimming training programme for schoolchildren in Badagry Local...
LASWA, Marine police, Navy collaborate to curb crime on Lagos waterways
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says it is working with the Marine Police and the Nigerian Navy to curb insecurity on Lagos waterways.
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FG unveils plans for inland waterways, coastal services
The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy, said on Sunday that it would soon unveil its plans for the inland...
3 casualties as Lagos boat capsizes
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says a boat mishap in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Monday night resulted in three casualties.
Eleven others involved in...
1 dead, 15 rescued as Lagos boat hits submerged shoreline concrete
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has confirmed that one person died on Wednesday when a passenger ferry collided with a submerged shoreline concrete.
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LASWA , NGO sensitise boat operators, passengers on menace of plastic...
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in conjunction with Green Janitors Sustainable Initiative on Friday organised a sensitisation programme for boat operators, passengers and...
Congestion: Lagos seeks increase collaboration on waterways transportation
Lagos State Government is seeking for Public and Private collaboration to foster growth and investment in the waterways transportation in order to reduce traffic...
LASWA clarifies operational standard on state owned jetties
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) says that ferry operators’ membership of any association or union is not a prerequisite to ply the Lagos...
Boat mishap: NIWA to deregister indicted operators
The Lagos Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) warned boat operators on Sunday that it would henceforth, deregister and withdraw operational...
10 escape death as boat capsizes in Lagos
No fewer than 10 passengers escaped death on Tuesday’s evening, when their boat capsized on Lagos Waterways, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has...
Third Mainland Bridge closure: Agencies test-run safety measures
The management of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) conducted a joint inspection of strategic jetties and terminals with other stakeholders on Sunday,...
NIMASA promises stiffer sanctions for untrained boat skippers
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has vowed to effect tougher sanctions against untrained and uncertified boat skippers, who often ignore safety...
