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November 8, 2021 No Responses

FG Appoints Ataguba, Rasheed, Others Into Railway Unbundling Committee

Nigeria’s decision to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation has started with the Minister of State for Transportation, Senator Gbemisola Saraki chairing the first meeting of the Ministerial Committee on the unbundling of the corporation. Addressing the members drawn from private...

October 23, 2021 No Responses

NRC To Resume Services On Abuja-Kaduna Route Oct 23

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to resume normal services on the Abuja-Kaduna train service (AKTS) route on Saturday, October 23, 2021.. The Managing Director of NRC, Mr Fidet Okhiria, explained on Friday that the corporation was also com...

October 2, 2021 No Responses

Ministry Inspects Agenebode, Uromi, Agbor, Itape-Warri Rail Stations

A team of officials led by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr Magdalene Ajani on Friday embarked on the inspection of Rail Way Stations running through Kogi, Edo, and Delta States axis to ascertain their operations. Meanwhile, the...

June 29, 2021 No Responses

Transport Ministry, Navy Disagree Over Proposed Hydrographic Agency

The Nigerian Navy and the Ministry of Transportation on Monday in Abuja disagreed over who should be in control of the proposed Hydrographic Agency. The disagreement came up at a one-day public hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee....

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...

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.&n...

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...

March 5, 2021 No Responses

Lagos Partners CIG Motors, Unveils 1,000 SUVs As Taxis

Lagos State Government in collaboration with Choice International Group (CIG) Motors Co. Ltd. on Thursday rolled out 1,000 Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) as taxis for Lagos residents. The event which was held at the Lagos House, Marina also featured the.....

February 16, 2021 No Responses

CMA CGM Creates Air Cargo Division, Buys Four Aircraft

CMA CGM has unveiled a decision to create a specialised air freight division, CMA CGM Air Cargo. The move into air freight is said to strengthen the group’s transport and logistics business. To support its expansion, the CMA CGM Group...

February 1, 2021 No Responses

Strategic Role Of Maritime Transport Policy To Nigeria’s Blue Economy, By NPA MD

Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala-Usman, has identified the National Maritime Transport Policy as key to unlocking the huge potential and vast opportunities in the nation’s blue economy. Bala-Usman said this in a statement Ibrahi...

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...

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 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...

November 4, 2020 No Responses

NIWA Proposes N6.6b Capital Vote For 2021

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has proposed N6.6 billion as capital components of its N7.3 billion 2021 budget estimates to upscale development of inland water transportation in the country. The Managing Director of NIWA, Dr George Moghalu, mad...