Overcrowding on boats is common in remote parts of Nigeria where the lack of good roads leaves many with no alternative ...

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has confirmed a boat accident involving no fewer than 200 market women from ...

Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) has confirmed that a Boat conveying over 50 passengers from Ebe community in ...

Usman Ododo, governor of Kogi, has expressed sadness over the death of passengers in the boat mishaps along a section of ...

A Nigerian river ferry capsized Friday killing at least 27 people and leaving many missing, officials told AFP of the latest in a series of mass drownings on the country’s busy waterways. The disaster ...

A tragic boat accident on the River Niger in northern Nigeria resulted in at least 27 deaths and over 100 missing people. The ...

The cause of the accident has yet to be determined. Factors such as turbulence, the boat striking an underwater snag or the ...

At least 27 people died when a boat capsized on the Niger River in central Nigeria, the local emergency management agency ...