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December 2, 2022 No Responses

Abuja–Kaduna Train Service Resumes Dec 5

Train services along the Abuja–Kaduna rail corridor is to resume on December 5, 2022. Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation(NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that all was set for resumption of the services. Okhiria,...

November 3, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Seeks Integrated Approach To Transportation Planning In Africa

Lagos State Government has advocated a comprehensive, sophisticated and more integrated approach to transport planning in Africa, to achieve an efficient, equitable and environmentally sensitive system. The state’s Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frede...

October 1, 2022 No Responses

BRT Buses Lift 350m Passengers In 7 Years

The Managing Director, Primero Transport Service Limited, Mr Fola Tinubu, said the company had transported over 350 million passengers in the last seven years of its operation. He disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).....

September 21, 2022 No Responses

Oyo Approves N12.5b For Ibadan-Odo Oba Road Construction

The Oyo State Government on Tuesday approved N12.5 billion for the construction of the Ibadan-Odo Oba road. The 35.6 kilometers road starts from Iwo Road interchange through Olodo to Lalupon and terminates at Odo Oba, the Oyo State boundary with Osun.&n...

August 23, 2022 No Responses

Lagos, NPA, Dangote Group Collaborate On Tin-Can-Mile 2 Road Construction

The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Government on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, on Monday said the state government had intensified efforts to remove bottlenecks hindering the completion of the Tin-Can Island-Mile 2 road. Giwa said this at a round...

August 18, 2022 No Responses

Test Run Of Lagos Blue Line Rail Project Begins December

The test run of the Lagos Blue Rail Line train service project is to commence December 2022. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu said this in Marina on Wednesday at the launch of the last track beam (T-beam) for the blue line...

May 20, 2022 No Responses

NADDC Begins Automotive Financing Talks With CBN

The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC)has commenced discussions with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to design workable solutions for automotive financing to make auto purchase affordable for Nigerians, Jelani Aliyu, the Director-Gene...

April 9, 2022 No Responses

Lagos To Divert Traffic As FG Embarks On Road Maintenance

Lagos State government has mapped out alternative routes for motorists, following notification by the Federal Ministry of Transportation on maintenance work on some roads. The roads to be maintained are Abule Nla, Brewery and Gaskiya Level Crossings.&nbs...

March 24, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Rolls Out 1,000 GAC Cars For Taxis

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Wednesday unveiled 1,000 technology-driven GAC-branded cars codenamed ”LAG RIDE”. Sanwo-Olu said during the rollout ceremony that the initiative was a ride hailing taxi initiative, being operated on a lease...

February 28, 2022 No Responses

NAFDAC Acquires 43 Toyota Hilux, 20 Camry, 4 Coaster Buses, 6 Hiace

As part of measures to boost its operations, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has taken delivery of 73 new vehicles. A statement sent to City Business News on Sunday by the agency’s resident media consultant,...

February 22, 2022 No Responses

Amaechi: Kano’ll Host Nigeria’s Biggest Rail Station

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Kano State will house the biggest rail station in the country. Amaechi stated this when a delegation from Kano State, led by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje visited him in Abuja to discuss the rail and...

February 17, 2022 No Responses

FEC Approves $2.8m For Ibadan-Lagos, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Rail Projects

The Federal Executive Council has approved $2.8million for the procurement of rolling stocks operational maintenance equipment for Ibadan to Kano standard gauge and Port Harcourt to Maiduguri narrow gauge railway projects. The Minister of Transportation,...

February 16, 2022 No Responses

Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder Nationwide

Commuters in Abuja and other parts of the country have continued to experience hardship due to non-availability of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, for over a week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Tuesday that...

January 18, 2022 No Responses

Edo Explores Water Transport Potentials

Edo State Government has pledged to harness economic potentials in its water transportation ecosystem as part of measures to boost economic growth and development. Chairman of the Edo State Oil and Gas Producing Areas Development Commission (EDSOGPADEC),...