National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), on Wednesday signed a two-year agreement with Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to provide information and data to safeguard Nigeria inland waterways.
Speaking during the signing ceremony in Abuja, NIWA’s Managing Director, Chief George Moghalu, explained that the data and information about weather conditions from NiMet will help NIWA management to advise boat operators against putting their vessels in water during unfavourable weather conditions.
Similarly, the Managing Director of NiMet, Bako Mansur Matazu, said that apart from the two agencies ripping the mutual benefits of the agreement, it will soon translate into monetary benefits to the coffers of the government.
He said that NiMet has so many potentials in providing early warning to safeguard and reduce extreme weather conditions that can curse accident for boats and canoes.
