The Minister for Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has said that the ministry is concluding plans to acquire a national carrier. He said a vessel would soon be named as the national carrier to afford cadets sea time knowledge in their chosen fields. Also, the minister has called for a performance audit of the maritime sector, […]
A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Fatai Mojeed, says the state House of Assembly will ensure appropriate funds are allocated to the ministry of transportation to enable it to curb gridlock on the roads. Mojeed, Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Transportation, spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday […]
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Wednesday faulted the scrapping of the Ministry of Aviation by the Federal Government. The Assistant General-Secretary of NUATE, Mr Olayinka Abioye, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The Federal Government had on Tuesday merged the ministry with […]
The Enugu State House of Assembly has declared a state of emergency on federal roads in the Southeast. This followed a motion by Chinedu Nwamba (Nsukka East), condemning the deplorable state of the roads. Nwamba said: “Residents of Enugu and its environs, for over a decade now, are faced with myriads of problems because of […]
As the countdown continues to the grand finale of Miss Tourism International World finals holding in Vietnam this November, the Nigeria representative and delegate, reigning Miss Tourism International, Her Majesty Queen Rita Onyinye Oguebie is not leaving any stone unturned to ensure she makes her country proud. The Anambra State born beauty queen who has […]
The retrogressive place of Nigeria's tourism sector in African ranking is worrisome and a cause for concern considering the inherent capacity of the sector to contribute in no small measure to the socio-economic development of the country. Recently, in a paper titled, "'Tourists, gas propeller of socio-economic and political growth," to mark the World Tourism […]
The Master Mariners Association of Nigeria has urged the Federal Government to develop water transportation as an alternative means of conveying containers and petroleum products in the country. President, MMAN, Capt. Ade Olopoenia, said instances of containers and tankers falling on people and properties could be minimised if such heavy duty cargos were taken off […]
The Ministry of Aviation has alleged that the debts owed to the aviation agencies by local airlines in Nigeria have leaped to about N100 billion. It was learnt that these debts are owed to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The debts range […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, August 5, instructed the Ministry of Aviation to fast-track action on the establishment of a new national airline for the country. The president gave the directive while receiving briefing from officials of the Aviation Ministry, led by the Permanent Secretary, Binta Bello, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Bello, who spoke […]
The Federal Ministry of Transport has thrown its weight behind the collection of the controversial professional operating fee (POF). The collection of the POF has remained a bone of contention among the umbrella body of agents in the country, the Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANLCA) and another set of agents under the auspices […]