NIWA wins Maritime Agency of Year 2025 Award

The National inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has been honored with the Maritime Agency of the Year 2025 Award over its outstanding effort in reducing boat mishaps by 70%.

Alhaji Umar Yusuf Girei, the Acting Managing Director/CEO of NIWA, received the honour at the award/dinner night 2025 by the New Telegraph newspaper.

The NIWA boss dedicated the award to the hardworking staff of the organisation and the former Managing Director, Bola Oyebamiji FCIB.

The Acting Managing Director expressed his gratitude, stating that the award is a testament of the Authority’s dedication and commitment to improving maritime safety in Nigeria and will spur the staff to do more.

The award is a recognition of NIWA’s efforts to promote safety and security on Nigerian inland waterways, including the implementation of the inland waterways transportation code and the deployment of water Marshals to enforce safety regulations amongst many other achievements in 2025.