Category: Transport

Kano-Kaduna Rail Project To Commence In July
May 29, 2021 No Responses

Kano-Kaduna Rail Project To Commence In July

The Kano- Kaduna rail project is to commence in July, 2021, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed on Friday.   Amaechi made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Governor of Kano State,.Abdullahi  Ganduje in Kano.  The Minister...
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Amaechi Lauds Cooperation Of Communities Along Lagos-Ibadan Rail Corridors
May 23, 2021 No Responses

Amaechi Lauds Cooperation Of Communities Along Lagos-Ibadan Rail Corridors

The Minister of the Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the support and cooperation by communities along Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge railway corridor facilitated the smooth execution of the project. Amaechi gave the commendation during the Ministe...
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Lagos Unveils 500 Mini Buses
May 19, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Unveils 500 Mini Buses

Lagos State Government on Tuesday unveiled 500 mini buses to ensure efficient intra-city transportation in the state. The 500 shuttle buses, known as First and Last Mile (FLM), are the first phase of the planned 5,000 mini buses aimed at...
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NRC Arrests Rail Track Vandals
May 9, 2021 No Responses

NRC Arrests Rail Track Vandals

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC)  has announced the arrest of two persons suspected of vandalising rail tracks along Kaduna-Zaria rail line.  Haruna Sabo, the NRC Northern District Engineer, made the disclosure in an interview with the News...
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Heritage Bank Partners Road Transport Workers On Insurance Scheme For Travelers
May 7, 2021 No Responses

Heritage Bank Partners Road Transport Workers On Insurance Scheme For Travelers

Heritage Bank in partnership with the Road Transport Employee’s Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has launched the Travelers’ Accident Insurance Scheme (TAIS) to assist road accident victims across the country.The scheme aims to address deaths associa...
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Transporters Tackle Ministry Over N10b Covid-19 Palliative Fund
April 5, 2021 No Responses

Transporters Tackle Ministry Over N10b Covid-19 Palliative Fund

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com   — The N10billion approved by the Federal Government to ameliorate effects of last year’s Covid-19 lockdown on transporters and auto related segment of Nigeria’s economy is now enmeshed in controver...
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SIFAX Logistics Acquires 25 New Trucks
March 16, 2021 No Responses

SIFAX Logistics Acquires 25 New Trucks

SIFAX Logistics Company Limited, one of SIFAX Group’s subsidiaries whose business offerings include haulage, clearing and forwarding, groupage and shipping, is set to increase its operational capacity through the injection of 25 new trucks to boost its opera...
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Peace Mass Transit Acquisition Of C & I Leasing To Enhance Shareholders Value
January 7, 2021 No Responses

Peace Mass Transit Acquisition Of C & I Leasing To Enhance Shareholders Value

C & I Leasing Plc on Wednesday expressed optimism that the emergence of Peace Mass Transit as the company’s majority shareholder would bring enhanced value creation for all its stakeholders. Mr Andrew Otike-Odibi, the company’s Managing Director/Chief ...
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NRC Begins Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan Rail Services
December 8, 2020 No Responses

NRC Begins Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan Rail Services

The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced the commencement of rail service operations on the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard gauge train.  In a statement on Monday, the Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche explained that the newly introduced s...
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Railway Employs 25,000 New Staff
December 4, 2020 No Responses

Railway Employs 25,000 New Staff

Deutsche Bahn, Germany’s national railway operator, counted 25,000 more new hires than in 2020, even when fewer people were taking the train due to the Coronavirus pandemic, management announced on Thursday. German Transport Minister, Andreas Scheuer praised...
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GOWON Seeks Innovative Ways To Reposition Transportation
December 1, 2020 No Responses

GOWON Seeks Innovative Ways To Reposition Transportation

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (Rtd), has called for partnership between the public and private sectors in order to come up with innovative ways of resolving the transportation challenge in the country.   Gowon spoke on Tuesday in Abuja.....
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Transport Ministers Meet Over Regional Maritime Bank
November 22, 2020 No Responses

Transport Ministers Meet Over Regional Maritime Bank

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has met his West and Central Africa counterparts to deliberate on the establishment of a Maritime Bank.  A statement issued by Amaechi’s Media Assistant, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, explained that the Mi...
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Fashola Orders Trailers To Vacate Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
November 22, 2020 No Responses

Fashola Orders Trailers To Vacate Lagos-Ibadan Expressway

The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, on Saturday directed trailers parking indiscriminately at Ogere section of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to immediately vacate the area to give way for ongoing construction works.  Fashola, who undert...
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Transport Minister Proposes N205b Budget For 2021
November 7, 2020 No Responses

Transport Minister Proposes N205b Budget For 2021

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has proposed N205 billion as capital budget for 2021 to enable the ministry make significant progress on all its ongoing projects.  Amaechi in a statement during  his presentation bef...
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