Transport Archives — Page 5 of 49

July 18, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Begins Process To concession Oguta, Lokoja, Baro River Ports

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has commenced the process of concessioning Oguta, Lokoja and Baro River ports. Speaking at the formal handing over of the Onitsha River Port to the concessionaire in Abuja, the Managing Director of NIWA, Dr...

July 15, 2022 No Responses

My Journey Through NPA, NIWA, By New Transportation Minister

The newly appointed Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has described the Ministry as home, having started his career in the Maritime sector as a Civil Engineer with the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and ended up as the Lagos Area ...

July 11, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Boss Congratulates New Transportation Ministers

The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Dr George Moghalu, has congratulated Mr Mu’azu Sambo and Mr Ademola Adegoroye on their appointment as Minister of Transportation and Minister of State for Transportation. Moghalu in a s...

July 4, 2022 No Responses

PDP Faults Planned BRT Fare Hike In Lagos, Wants Reversal

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has faulted the proposed increase in the fare for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) across various routes in the state, urging the reversal of the plan. The Lagos State Publicity Secretary of the...

July 1, 2022 No Responses

Sanwo-Olu Approves Increase In BRT Fares

Lagos State Governor, Babajida Sanwo-Olu has approved an N100 increase in fares of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on all routes. A statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesperson for Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Kolawole Ojelabi, ...

June 29, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Board Holds Inaugural meeting, Pledges To Make 10,00km Waterways Navigable

The Board of Directors, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), has promised to make the nation’s 10,000km-waterways navigable all year round. The Board Chairperson, Sen Binta Masi-Garba, made the promise on Tuesday during the Inaugural meeting o...

June 25, 2022 No Responses

Transport Ministry Canvasses Support For Port Task Team

Dr Magdalene Ajani, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, on Friday tasked agencies in the maritime sector to support the Port Standing Task Team (PSTT) to work seamlessly. Ajani, represented by Mr Adams Ofie, Deputy Director at the Fe...

May 31, 2022 No Responses

NRC To Unveil 5km, Excursion Rail, In Bauchi

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), North Eastern District, is to construct a five kilometer rail line from Bauchi to Inkil along Bauchi-Gombe road for children excursion train services. Mr Aliyu Mainasara, the newly posted Railway District Manager (...

May 25, 2022 No Responses

NIWA Decries Increased Boats’ Mishaps, Threatens Punitive Measures

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has decried the increase in boats’ mishaps within the nation’s waterways, leading to loss of innocent lives. NIWA’s Managing Director, Dr George Moghalu, said this in an interview with the News Agency ...

May 20, 2022 No Responses

FG Tasks States On Inland Water Transportation

Federal Ministry of Transportation on Thursday charged states across the nation to key into developments of inland water transportation. Dr. Ajani Magdalene Nwanwuche, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transportation, gave the charge at the 9t...

May 17, 2022 No Responses

Saraki To Chair Lagos Transport Conference, Exhibition

The Minister of State for Transportation, Mrs Gbemisola Saraki, is to chair the Lagos State National Transport Technology Conference and Exhibition (NTTCE), aimed at integrating all means of transportation into greenhouse energy. Speaking at an interactive ses...

May 17, 2022 No Responses

Abuja-Kaduna Train Resumes May 23

The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMoT), has directed that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) should resume on May 23. The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Yakub Mahmo...

May 10, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Remains Focused To Achieve Safest Road By 2030, Says Oyeyemi

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is determined to bestow on Nigeria, a country with one of the safest road globally by 2030, Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has said Oyeyemi said this at the opening of a two-week...

May 4, 2022 No Responses

Fredrick Ogidan Assumes Duty As Kwara FRSC Sector Commander

Corps Commander (CC) Fredrick Ogidan has assumed duty as the new Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara State. Ogidan reported for duty on Saturday, April 30, at the sector command’s office in Ilorin. A...