The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) Mr. Fidet Okhiria, has said the Corporation will begin to issue electronic tickets by November this year. The NRC MD stated this Thursday when he paid an unscheduled visit to the Idu Train Station in Abuja. He said the e-ticketing infrastructure will be implemented in phases starting with […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has renewed the appointment of Freeborn Okhiria as the Managing Director/CEO of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC). The renewal was disclosed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Magdalene Ajani. According to a statement signed by the ministry's spokesperson, Eric Ojiekwe, Mr Buhari vide letter Ref: No SH/COS/17/A/1698 dated October 5, 2020, approved […]
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, Wednesday confirmed that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will begin issuance of Visas to intending travelers from 8th of October. Sirika in a tweet said: “UAE confirmed that they will begin issuance of Visas from 8th of October, 2020. Travelers to have a return ticket, hotel booking, negative […]
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the award of contracts for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri eastern narrow gauge railway, with new branch lines and trans-shipment facilities. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the 18th virtual meeting […]
Poised to stimulate investment and boost activities amid the downturn induced by COVID-19, the Federal Ministry of Transportation is seeking a package of tax incentives for the in the maritime sector. The Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, told the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, in Abuja, that the move will further […]
Ship owners and maritime experts have backed the Federal Government's ultimatum to International Oil Companies (IOCs), to ban unregistered vessels in Nigerian waters within the next three months. The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) just announced a three-month ultimatum to IOCs engaged in cabotage trade to register all vessels used in coastal and […]
The $1.6billion Lagos-Ibadan railway project will be completed in December this year or early January 2021, the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said. Amaechi, who disclosed this yesterday during a live television programme that also had the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, in attendance virtually, said he would work with Fashola […]
About a month after international flight operations resumed in Nigeria and other countries, air traffic is not showing signs of recovery, suggesting global traveller apathy and adverse impact of border restrictions. In the African region, for instance, African airlines’ traffic sank 90.1 per cent in the last one month, though slightly improved over a 94.6 per […]
As part of efforts to ease the burden of transportation in the state, the Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced process to harmonize the state's Transport Sector Reform (Amendment) Laws 2018, in a bid to ensure its workability. In view of this, the House, on Wednesday, organized a day public hearing within the Assembly […]
Following an agreement between the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), and the Nigerian government, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has announced plan to lift the ban placed on Emirates Airlines from operating into and out of the country. According to Sirika, the commencement of the airline's operations would, however, depend on the commencement of […]
