A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ibrahim Baba, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to shift all port operations from Lagos to Port Harcourt to save the country's economy. Baba, who represented Katahum federal constituency in Bauchi State in the fourth assembly, said not doing so would allow what he termed 'evil […]
Local airlines, yesterday, resumed skeletal services following last week’s disruption by the EndSARS protests and the attendant curfew imposed by the Lagos State government. The demonstrations, which had forced some foreign operators to suspend flights, resulted in grounding of operations by indigenous carriers amid absence of travellers and riots in Nigeria’s economic capital. But yesterday, […]
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi, at the weekend tasked the contractors and engineers handling the Lagos-Ibadan railway project to as a matter of urgency assess the impacts of the project on host communities. This is even as he stated that the 157-kilometre Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge project was coming to an end, though did […]
The Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) Plc has expressed its commitment to ensure that more vehicles run on gas in Nigeria to improve efficiency and guarantee cleaner environment. The Managing Director of NIPCO Gas Limited (NGL), Mr. Sanjay Teotia, said the firm was committed to providing access to motorists to convert their cars to run […]
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has said that the Kano Inland Dry Port (IDP) will be a transit port that would connect landlocked countries of Niger Republic, Chad, Northern Cameroon and other Sahel African countries. He disclosed this in Lagos during a courtesy call on the NSC by the […]
The Federal Government has commenced acquisition of right of way for the $1.9 billion Kano (Nigeria)-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail line, and that of the $5.3bn Ibadan-Kano rail line project. The Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, during an inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line. Amaechi speaking on the fresh Ibadan-Kano and Kano-Maradi projects […]
The Lekki Port LFTZ Enterprise Limited (Lekki Port), developers of the Lekki Deep Sea Port currently under construction at the Lagos Free Zone, Ibeju Lekki, has commenced the construction of the 680m long quay wall with the driving of the first pile. Speaking at the flag-off ceremony held at the project site, the Chief Executive […]
The governments of South Korea and Belgium have pledged more support for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in its drive to enhance trade and security in the Nigerian maritime domain. The new Consul-General of the Korean Embassy, His Excellency, Kang Haenggu, and Ambassador Designate of Belgium, His Excellency, Daniel Bertrand, made the […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said on Thursday that the Federal Government was ready to provide support and enabling environment to investors eager to invest in civil aviation. A statement issued in Abuja by Mr James Odaudu, Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, quoted Sirika as saying this when he inspected aviation […]
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved over N33.1 billion for the award of contract for the reconstruction of Apapa-Oworonsoki-Ojota Phase Section 2, and the dualisation of Kano-Maiduguri road. The money also covers the supply, deployment, installation, testing and commissioning of security equipment for seven railway stations and the e-government procurement. Briefing State House […]
