Tag: transportation
Anambra: Passengers cry out over high transport fares
Anambra residents have cried out to the state government to intervene and bring down the high cost of transportation in the state.
The News Agency...
Bukola, Gbemisola Saraki kick against demolition of father’s legacy library
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, and his sister, Gbemisola, who is the Minister of State for Transportation, have kicked against the demolition of a...
NNPC and burden of ‘subsidy’
Until last week when it experienced a slip, crude oil price enjoyed some form of stability, peaking at $72.83 per barrel last June –...
Toll payment returns on 5,050km Federal Highways
Payment of toll on some federal highways will return soon, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola said yesterday.
The tolling will begin after the...
Buhari Visits Lagos To Commission Projects (Photo)
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Lagos state.
Buhari arrived on Thursday to commission some projects by the Federal Government.
There is a heavy presence of security...
I will resign if Amaechi names federal project he brought to...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has threatened to relinquish his position if his predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, names a federal project...
Abandoned reports: National Assembly’s long list of endless probes, loud hearings,...
In this report, SUNDAY ABORISADE and LEKE BAIYEWU examine endless probes by both chambers of the National Assembly and observe that the investigations have...
Zamfara Gov donates cars to NUJ, RATTAWU, NAWOJ, others in Zamfara
Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has donated nine Peugeot 406 vehicles to professional media unions and organs in the state to ease their transportation...
Boat operator urges Lagos govt. to harness the state’s aquatic potential
Mr Tarzan Balogun, the president, Association of Transporter, Boat Operators and Waterways Transportation of Nigeria (ATBOWATN), has urged the Lagos government to harness...
Disqualified APC council candidates predict fresh doom in Rivers
Candidates of the All progressives Congress (APC) disqualified from contesting the local government elections in Rivers State, have expressed their grievances against the state...
Boko Haram Militants Lack Fuel For Transportation As Military Advances –...
According to a report by SaharaReporters, a military source has revealed that Boko Haram militants in the Sambisa forest are lamenting the dearth of...
I Begged Niger Republic To Allow Nigeria Construct Railway – Amaechi
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has revealed that he pleaded with the government of Niger Republic to allow Nigeria construct the $1.95 billion railway...
Chinese Loan: Selfishness Of Some Lawmakers Has Put Nigeria Into Jeopardy...
Former governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has stated that the selfishness of some lawmakers has put the country into...
CMD tackles Wike over attacks on Amaechi
Chief Medical Director (CMD) of University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) Prof. Henry Ugboma has asked Governor Nyesom Wike to concentrate on governance...
President Buhari Launches Eastern Rail Rehabilitation Project
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has launched the Eastern railway rehabilitation project, according to a report by Vanguard.
The Eastern corridor is a narrow-gauge rail track...
Akeredolu: NURTW, RTEAN suspension is for 2 weeks but…
Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has said that the suspension of operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road...
Minister Of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi Returns To School To Study Law
Former governor of River State and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has enrolled at Baze University, Abuja, to study law years after he graduated...
Lagos blue, red rail lines ready in 2022
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said the blue and red rail lines will be operational by December 2022.
General Manager Mrs. Abimbola...
Foreign Investments In Nigeria Fall By 44% To $16.7bn In 2020...
The Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) said it tracked $16.74 billion investment announcements in Nigeria for the year 2020, representing 44 percent less than...
Buhari Directs Conclusion Of Financing For West-East Coastal Rail Line
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja directed the Ministries of Transportation and Finance to conclude financial arrangements with appropriate co-financiers that will partner with...