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June 25, 2021 No Responses

Rail Transport Generates N5.79b In Three Years

Rail transportation in Nigeria generated N5.79 billion between 2019 and Quarter One of 2021 (Q1, 2021), the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. It said this in the “Rail Transportation Data for Q1 2019 – Q1 2021” obtained from...

April 1, 2021 No Responses

FEC Approves N19b For FCT, Transportation, Aviation Projects

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved over N19billion for various projects for the Ministries of Transportation, Aviation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ministers of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed; Aviation, Hadi Sirika and FCT, Muh...

February 10, 2021 No Responses

NPA Boss Inspects Truck Transit Park, Assures Stakeholders On e-Call-Up System

The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, has assured seaport users that the irresponsible parking of trucks on the port access roads would soon be a thing of the past. Bala-Usman gave the assurance on Tuesday, after leading...

January 26, 2021 No Responses

Bayelsa Community Leader Implores FG On Port Harcourt-Kano Rail Line

A community leader at Sampou, Bayelsa, Chief Ashane Usukoromo, on Monday, applauded the massive rehabilitation of the railways by the Federal Government and called for nationwide coverage. He said that an integrated transportation system where different modes ...

December 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Urges Stakeholders To Invest In Ferry Services

The Lagos State Government has appealed to stakeholders to invest in ferry services as part of measures to improve water transportation in the state. The Managing Director, Lagos Ferry Services (Lagferry), Mr Ladi Balogun, made the plea during a stak...

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.....

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...

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...

November 19, 2020 No Responses

Yobe, AG Vision Seal N2.8b Potiskum Truck Transit Park Contract

Yobe State Government has signed N2.8 billion contract with AG Vision Nig. Ltd. for construction of Potiskum Truck Transit Park. The State Commissioner of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Alhaji Barma Shettima, made the disclosure ...

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...