Nigeria’s Supreme Court Declares Control of Nation’s Inland Waterways As Federal Govrrnment’s Exclusive Right

The declaration made on Friday, has rested the nearly 12 years legal battle between the federal government and the Lagos State Government over the right of control on inland waterways in the country.

The declaration was made while delivering judgment in the appeal marked: SC/CV/17/2018, and filed by the National Inland Waterways Authority, (NIWA), Nigerian Maritime Standard and Safety Agency NIMASSA), the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, and the Minister of Transport.

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