Kaduna, Abuja — Overspeeding, numerous potholes and the worsening state of the Abuja-Kaduna highway which links many states in the North to the FCT have gradually turned the road into a death trap, Daily Trust findings have revealed. Checks by our reporters showed that many sections of the highway - from Zuba to Kaduna - […]
The Federal Government has said that it will soon commence the process of establishing a national carrier for the country. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, gave the assurance in Abuja while inaugurating the Ministerial Committee on Assessment of Security Situation in Nigeria's Airports. He said the government will soon start implementation […]
The Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, has said that the aviation sector is collapsing but the federal government is determined to revamp the sector to meet international standard. Sirika said this when Guillemette Jaffrin and Bayo Oyewole, from the World Bank, visited him in his office in Abuja to discuss the possibility of […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika has ordered the immediate suspension of Nnmadi Azikiwe International Airport Manager, it's terminal manager and the head of aviation security (AVSEC) at the airport following a serious security breach at the airport on Saturday. All three staff are under the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The minister […]
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige has called for an immediate minimization of Duty Tour Allowance in the ministry and agencies under it which he said was in line with the determination of the federal government to eliminate waste and maximize the use of scarce resources. The minister made the remark while […]
For the incoming minister that will be in charge of Nigeria's aviation sector, there can't be any idle moment. Over the years, the sector has so underperformed that it pales below even some of its competitors in Africa when it has all the potentials to match the fast pace of aviation business in other continents. […]
A Katsina state ministerial nominee, Senator Hadi Sirika on Wednesday stressed the need for the reintroduction of a national air carrier, saying it would enable Nigeria reciprocate the many bilateral agreements it entered with other nations. Sirika who is a Pilot and being touted to head the Aviation Ministry during his screening at the senate […]
Workers of the Nigerian Railway Corporation have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a technocrat who knows a lot about the railway as the Minister of Transport, so as to ensure continuity in the infrastructure development of the sub-sector. Secretary General, Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, Segun Esan, said that the rail transport sub-sector required […]
The immediate past Minister of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has denied allegation that substantial part of the $1 billion China-Exim Bank loan obtained for the Kano-Lagos rail project was diverted under the immediate past administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Mohammed Bashar, had last week, according to the […]
