General Electric (GE) confirmed its “keen interest” in acquiring a Nigeria railway concession project worth about $2 billion, the U.S. company said on Monday. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said this month that GE would be investing $2.2 billion in a concession to revamp, provide rolling stock, and manage some of the country’s railways. “Given the […]
Used to the “drop” culture, taxi operators are battling to stop the Lagos State Government from enforcing the taxi operation law. Is the law inimical to their interest? ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE reports that enforcement of the law is the way to go. Nobody can say how and when taxi operators started the “drop” culture in Lagos. […]
Members of the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, have collectively employed about 500,000 Nigerians, the National President of the association, Alhaji Isiwele Shehu has said. The employments comprised of drivers, motor boys and office workers and are spread across the country. Members collectively have more than 250,000 vehicles across the country, he said. […]
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, […]
After the military through the Derg or committee as it was known toppled the government of Emperor Haille Sellasie in 1974, Ethiopia has never looked back. They may not have a very good record on human rights, but come on, what is the essence of human rights to a starving people? Until recently, Kenya has […]
A regulatory framework has been planned by the government to allow an 'airport' for remote controlled drones to be established which could facilitate transport of urgent medical supplies and electronic parts to remote parts of the region
There are strong indications that indebted airlines will not pay up the debts owed to aviation agencies anytime soon despite unions’ protests over alleged N100 billion debt. A reliable aviation source revealed that a major debtor airline has yet to come to agreement as to the actual value of its debt. The source said: “They have had meetings […]
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 […]
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 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has pledged it’s support to the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to improve transport logistics in the aviation sector of the national transport system. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Yakubu Dati, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN on Friday in Abuja. The statement […]
