On March 19 this year, eight officials of the Federal Ministry of Transportation and the Nigerian Railway Corporation huddled together in Abuja with representatives of three contracting firms handling various sections of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Railway. The meeting had a singular agenda: the narrow-gauge rehabilitation project - broken into three contracts - had failed […]
The Full Business Case Compliance of the Ibadan Dry Port (IDP) estimated to cost $94m (about N43.24bn) will soon be developed for approval by the Infrastructure Concession and Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and the Federal Executive Council (FEC). This is the next phase of the public private project (PPP) that is being guaranteed by the Nigerian […]
The Nigerian government has announced that the fifth evacuation flight for its citizens stranded in the United States of America is set for July 31. This was contained in a statement by the Consulate General of Nigeria on Monday and shared by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama. Notice on the FIFTH Evacuation Flight […]
Travelling to Abuja from Lagos can be quite tasking and stressful, especially if you are travelling by road. You wouldn’t expect anything less from a trip that is at least 12 hours depending on the part of Lagos you are taking off from. Although road transportation is not the only means of transportation from Lagos […]
Air Peace has dispatched two Boeing B777 aircraft, 5N-BWI and 5N-BE, at the weekend to airlift Indians, Malaysians and Singaporeans from Nigeria and also returned to the country with over 300 Nigerians citizens from different countries in Asia. Among the evacuees airlifted from Nigeria included about 250 Indians in one of the many evacuations done […]
The federal government Sunday said it would review its Air agreements with various countries as a result of the unacceptable treatment of Nigerian carriers during the coronavirus pandemic. It specifically lamented that the United Kingdom government withdrew the landing rights of Air Peace close to departure time for the evacuation of stranded Nigerians despite making […]
The Nigerian Shippers' Council (NSC) has announced that it is perfecting plans to ensure that cargo clearing processes and all other port transactions are carried out online by first quarter (Q1) of 2021. The Executive Secretary of the NSC, Hassan Bello, who disclosed this in a chat with newsmen in Lagos, said Nigerian port is […]
Apprehension and skepticism are expected to continue to define air travel due to coronavirus pandemic, as nations adopt protocols to protect their citizens. For instance, about two weeks ago it was announced that EU excluded Nigerians from travelling to countries under the union due to the COVID-19 fears, stating that Nigeria was not doing enough […]
Azman Air, one of the domestic carriers, with its biggest hub in the North is expected to start operations today even as Overland Airways is expected to commence operations from next Wednesday. Though the Azman Air got approval from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday July 7 to restart operations, it could not […]
Director of Public Works in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States of America, Ms. Robin Hutcheson, has suggested a model transportation action plan , as a way out of the traffic congestion in Lagos State. Delivering a keynote address Tuesday, on Lagos Transportation and Traffic Webinar themed "The Never-ending Story, Traffic Congestion in Lagos: What Can Be […]
