{"id":353018,"date":"2026-02-23T03:39:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T02:39:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=353018"},"modified":"2026-02-22T23:24:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T22:24:26","slug":"niwa-collaborates-icpc-to-strengthen-integrity-revenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/?p=353018","title":{"rendered":"NIWA Collaborates ICPC TO Strengthen Integrity, Revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has formed a strategic partnership with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to overhaul it\u2019s operational transparency and maximize revenue collection.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0The Acting Managing Director, Umar Yusuf Girei, who announced this at a post event press conference at NIWA Headquarters Lokoja, said the organization recently convened a two day Executive and Anti-Corruption training themed \u201cStrengthening Integrity and Revenue System in Inland Waterways Management\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said discussions with the Commission aims to explore measures for strengthening integrity and curbing corruption within its operations.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0The training brought together Board members, Management and Area Managers alongside the 2026 NIWA Management Retreat in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0Girei said the initiative forms part of new strategies aimed at improving its operational system and enhancing collaboration with key stakeholders as part of efforts to boost efficiency and accountability.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0He noted as part of the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with the support of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, the Authority is focused on aligning institutional goals in ensuring better service delivery to Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Girei therefore, assured staff that the ongoing reforms under his watch would translate into improved service and better working conditions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0\u201cNIWA remains committed to continuous improvement and stakeholder engagement and the reforms are expected to enhance both internal performance and public confidence\u201d, he stated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By: Nkpemenyie mcdominic, Lagos<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has formed a strategic partnership with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to overhaul it\u2019s operational transparency and maximize revenue collection. \u00a0The Acting Managing Director, Umar Yusuf Girei, who announced this at a post event press conference at NIWA Headquarters Lokoja, said the organization recently [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67315,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-353018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-maritime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/67315"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=353018"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353018\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":353072,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353018\/revisions\/353072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=353018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=353018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=353018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}