Transport Archives — Page 5 of 49

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 Federal Ministry...

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...

February 12, 2022 No Responses

Fintiri, Jime Inaugurate Committee To Develop Transport Infrastructure Projects

Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa and the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Mr Emmanuel Jime, have inaugurated a committee for the development of transport infrastructure projects. The transport infrastructure projects are the...

February 5, 2022 No Responses

Paucity Of Fund May Stall Kano-Kaduna Rail Project

Lack of adequate funding may slow down the pace of work and completion of the Kano-Kaduna railway project, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has said Amaechi made this known while inspecting work on the project in Kano on Friday....

February 3, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves $183.7m For Railway Consultants

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $183.7 million for consultancy services for supervision of three railway projects in Nigeria. Addressing Journalists on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, the Minister...

January 31, 2022 No Responses

NRC Insist On E-Ticketing, To Train Staff

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reiterated the importance of e-ticketing platform in the purchasing of tickets across the country, saying it’s the way to go. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, made this known in an interview with t...

January 27, 2022 No Responses

Amaechi Receives Report On Private Jetties

Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has commended members of the Presidential Standing Committee on Private Jetties (PSCPJ) for compiling and presenting report and compendium of private jetties in Nigeria. Amaechi, while receiving the re...

January 7, 2022 No Responses

Abuja-Kaduna Rail: Ministry Hands Over Six Patrol Vehicles To NRC

Federal Ministry of Transportation, on Thursday, handed over six patrol vehicles with scanners to Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to boost security on Abuja-Kaduna rail line. Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani,&nbsp...