Mr Moghalu also confirmed that NIWA donated life jackets to the community and pledged to provide more life saving equipment to the community.
“NIWA as an authority will not fold its arms and allow reckless boat operators flaunting our safety guidelines and killing innocent commuters.
NIWA George Moghalu said that such licensing would ease pressure on the government and attract revenue to it.
Stakeholders are asked to stop boarding boats without life jackets and to obey boating rules.
The boat mishap was described as a mechanical and human error but NIWA believes it could have been averted.
The boat was said to have been carrying 16 people when it capsized along the Ojo area of the state.
Representative Abubakar Umar (APC-Sokoto), says the ferries will be provided by the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).
The search and rescue team would network with other national emergency agencies during SOS operations.
According to the chief magistrate, Section 5 provides that electricity consumers must be given a maximum of 10 days for payment of electricity bills.
Federal government says the disobedience of the ill-fated Kebbi boat operator that capsized on its way to Niger resulted in the drowning of dozens of passengers.
