Category: Transport

Safety experts hing prevention of accidents on adequate management system
May 17, 2017 No Responses

Safety experts hing prevention of accidents on adequate management system

How to best use Safety Management Systems (SMS) in accident prevention was the topic of an International Transport Forum (ITF) Roundtable held in Paris recently.  According to ITF, an unusually large and diverse group of more than 40 experts from all...
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Minister explains N243.7b capital project for land transport, maritime, aviation in 2017
April 12, 2017 No Responses

Minister explains N243.7b capital project for land transport, maritime, aviation in 2017

Barring any further adjustment, the Federal Ministry of Transportation, comprising of Land Transport, Maritime and Aviation is to execute N243,746,507,321.00 capital project in 2017. In 2016, the total Capital budget of the Ministry was N171,652,299,451.00 out...
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Truck Masters: We handle auto maintenance, training of drivers for firms
April 12, 2017 No Responses

Truck Masters: We handle auto maintenance, training of drivers for firms

The major focus of Truck Masters is to provide quality after-sales services on a multi-brand basis through well-equipped workshop for passenger and commercial vehicles, Executive Director, Dr. Oseme Oigiagbe has said. Speaking at a special training for motorin...
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EU Ministers adopts transport declaration
March 31, 2017 No Responses

EU Ministers adopts transport declaration

European Transport Ministers have adopted a ministerial declaration on maritime transport, the European Community Shipowners’ Association (ECSA) informed.  The so-called ‘Valletta Declaration’ outlines priorities for the EU’s maritime transport policy...
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Lagos to aquire 5,000 airconditioned buses, float N100b transport infrastructure bond
March 13, 2017 No Responses

Lagos to aquire 5,000 airconditioned buses, float N100b transport infrastructure bond

Inline with its three-year Bus Reform Initiative, the Lagos State Government is to introduce over 5000 air-conditioned buses to replace the yellow commercial buses, popularly called Danfo. Under the arrangement, the State Government isto launch  public transp...
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FG seeks self-sustaining railway, completes studies on 13 routes
March 8, 2017 No Responses

FG seeks self-sustaining railway, completes studies on 13 routes

It is important to have viable self-sustaining and self-improving railway service, the Acting President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said. Speaking in Lagos at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Segment II Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project with extension to Lagos Port Com...
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Labour: Increase in BRT, LAGBUS fares is insensitive
February 15, 2017 No Responses

Labour: Increase in BRT, LAGBUS fares is insensitive

Lagos State council of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has condemned increase in the   transport fares of BRT and LAGBUS buses. In a statement on Tuesday, TUC described the increase announced by the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan...
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Nigeria Railway boss explains increase in Abuja-Kaduna fare
February 8, 2017 No Responses

Nigeria Railway boss explains increase in Abuja-Kaduna fare

The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, has explained that the increase in fare of Abuja-Kaduna rail line was to meet up with the part cost of the rail operations. Mr. Okhiria told the News Agency of Nigeria...
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Bank approves N408b for Lagos-Ibadan rail project
January 30, 2017 No Responses

Bank approves N408b for Lagos-Ibadan rail project

Barely one  week after the Federal Government announced the release of N72billion  as its counterpart fund for the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line, the Export-Import Bank of China has approved $1.275bn (about N408bn) loan for the pr...
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FG tasks General Electric CEO on $2b East-West rail project
January 25, 2017 No Responses

FG tasks General Electric CEO on $2b East-West rail project

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Tuesday in Abuja urged a delegation from General Electric (GE) led by its Global Chief Eexecutive Officer, Jeff Immelt to speed up its infrastructural engagements in Nigeria.  One of such engagements according to...
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FG releases N72b for Lagos/Ibadan rail project
January 24, 2017 No Responses

FG releases N72b for Lagos/Ibadan rail project

As part of its commitment to the Lagos-Ibadan rail development project, the Federal Government has released N72 billion of its counterpart funding. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who disclosed the development on Monday explained that Chinese partne...
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FG awards contract for repair of Abuja-Kaduna road
January 11, 2017 No Responses

FG awards contract for repair of Abuja-Kaduna road

Sequel to the planned usage of the Kaduna International Airport for flights in and out of Abuja, while the runway of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja undergoes rehabilitation works, the Federal Government has awarded a contract for the emerge...
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‘Only 3000 out of 10,000 kilometers of Nigeria’s waterways are navigable’
November 15, 2016 No Responses

‘Only 3000 out of 10,000 kilometers of Nigeria’s waterways are navigable’

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has only succeeded in exercising the powers vested on it by the Act establishing Nigeria’s over 3000 kilometers of navigable waterways from Nigeria/Niger and Nigeria/Cameroon borders to the Atlantic Ocean. The G...
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Senate faults rail track concession deal with General Electric
November 9, 2016 No Responses

Senate faults rail track concession deal with General Electric

Citing lack of due process, the Nigerian Senate on Tuesday commenced investigation into the concession of Eastern and Western rail lines to General Electric (GE).  According to the Senate, the contract entered into with the United States Company did not...
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