The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has appealed to maritime operators to remit their relevant dues to the authority to enhance service delivery. Afeso said that a lot of the authority’s clients were not responding properly in terms of remittance of their dues. According to him, though the authority is committed to providing good services to its clients, that will only be possible when the maritime operators pay their dues promptly. According to him, the dues include, the use of jetties, registration of any kind of vessel plying the Nigeria waterways. The NIWA chief also identified the abandonment of wrecked vessels and badges on the waterways as another major challenge the authority is contending with.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2019 10:41 UTC