Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency says 14 bodies have been recovered so far in central Niger State, where around 150 passengers are missing after a boat capsized late Tuesday. Authorities say the tragedy was caused by overloading the boat.

Dozens of people are feared dead after a boat capsized in north-central Nigeria. The boat was ferrying more than 300 passengers on the River Niger when it overturned on Tuesday night, said Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA) head Abdullahi Baba Arah.

A search operation has rescued 150 people and recovered 11 bodies. Officials said the vessel was filled to roughly three times its capacity.

At least 21 people drowned after two unregistered passenger boats capsized after colliding in Nigeria's Lagos state, police confirmed Tuesday. The incident occurred in the town of Imore in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area.

Boat accidents are common on Nigeria’s poorly regulated waterways, particularly during the rainy season when rivers and lakes swell

Authorities have reported the recovery of 16 bodies from among 150 missing passengers following a boat capsizing in the Niger state in north-central Nigeria.Abdullahi Baba Arah, director general of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency,

Over 100 people are feared dead after a boat carrying mostly women and children capsized in Nigeria, rescue workers

Nigeria's Emergency Management Agency has confirmed that 93 bodies have been recovered so far in central Niger State, where approximately 150 passengers remain missing after a boat capsized. Authorities report that the boat capsized after overloading due to about 300 passengers from the Mundi community who had attended a religious celebration in nearby Gbajibo village.

At least 50 individuals died this week after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses told the Associated Press (AP). While the exact number of passengers on board remains unclear,