*Safety compliance: LASWA nabs 8 erring ferry operators (Vanguard) *Lagos food production park takes off soon – Sanwo-Olu (Nation)

Safety compliance: LASWA nabs 8 erring ferry operators (Vanguard) The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) said it arrested eight commercial ferry operators and seized their boat engines between Monday and Friday, Aug. 7. The General Manager of LASWA, Mr Oluwadamilola…

Mishaps: Lagos arrests six boat operators, impounds engines

The Lagos State Waterways Authority has impounded engines of six passengers’ boat operators in its renewed efforts to sanitise waterways to prevent boat mishaps. Its General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos by Mrs Nkechi…

Boat mishap: LASWA hands over captain, passengers to police

The 10 passengers who were rescued on Tuesday on board a boat, which capsized off Ikorodu waterways and the captain of the boat have been handed over to the Marine Police for further investigation and prosecution. A passenger boat, which…

NIWA, LASWA issue new guidelines to boat operators

The National Inland Waterways Authority and the Lagos State Waterways Authority and have jointly issued an operational standing order to commercial boat operators in Lagos. In a statement signed by the General Manager of LASWA, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel and the Lagos…

*NIWA, LASWA issue new guidelines to boat operators (Punch) *Lagos fixes alternative routes ahead Third Mainland Bridge closure (Nation)

NIWA, LASWA issue new guidelines to boat operators (Punch) The National Inland Waterways Authority and the Lagos State Waterways Authority and have jointly issued an operational standing order to commercial boat operators in Lagos. In a statement signed by the…

*Man bags six-month imprisonment for peddling marijuana (Guardian) *Distributor bottling illegal water faces prosecution (Nation)

Man bags six-month imprisonment for peddling marijuana (Guardian) A Federal High Court in Lagos State has sentenced a 22-year-old man, Tunde Morakinyo, to six-month imprisonment for unlawfully dealing in 600 grammes of marijuana. The judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, sentenced the…

Boat Mishap: LASG continues rescue operations, warns against night travel

General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Oluwadamilola Emmanuel on Monday condemned the activities of boat operators in the habit of flouting the order by the agency as it affects night operation which negate the law stakeholders are expected…

MTN Nigeria gives Lagos State an ultra-modern ferry terminal

MTN Nigeria donated a world class ferry terminal to the Lagos State government at a colourful ceremony in Falomo, Ikoyi on August 30, 2018. The gesture is part of efforts to harness the potentials of water transportation in the state…

Ambode commissions ultra-modern ferry terminal, multi-level car park

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday commissioned an ultra-modern ferry terminal and the Headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) in Falomo area of the state, restating that no efforts would be spared to harness the potentials of…

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