Amaechi, Sirika, Lai Mohammed may rekindle Nigeria Air’s hide and seek game
Tracking back to last week’s screening session of the immediate past Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika at the Senate, he promised to revisit the suspended floating of new national carrier tagged Nigeria Air if reappointed to handle the…
Nigerian bunkering merchants 7th largest oil ‘producers’ in Africa—Amaechi
Former Minister of transportation and Director General of President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 Re-election Campaign, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has opened up, saying the worth of oil bunkering cartels in Nigerian waters is about $25bn which can comfortably make them the…
Absence of Minister derailing Ethiopian Airlines deal to drive Nigeria Air
Friday’s revelation by the Chief Executive of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde Gebremariam, that his group had been meeting with the Federal Government and relevant private sector players on plans to bring the proposed Nigeria Air to life, has come under threat…
N47bn for Nigeria Air in 2019 budget enough to attract investors—Expert
The fact that the Federal Government has given a human face to the nearly controversial national air carrier, Nigeria Air, by scaling appropriation for it from paltry N8.7bn to N47bn, will serve as a strong indication that the government is…
Niger Deltans want to hear FG releases, not approves $2.3bn for Lagos-Calabar rail
…Score Amaechi low, accuse him of abandoning zone in 4 years Recent announcement by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, during his valedictory press conference in Abuja last week that the Federal Government has approved the sum of $2.3bn for…
FG to know key China-Exim Bank loans repayment terms in June—Minister
In reaction to trending fears of taking over management of key infrastructural facilities built with loans secured from China-Exim Bank, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has made a comment suggesting that Nigeria is yet to know the terms upon…
Kaduna Dry Port now alive as rail begins containers, tankers haulage via Lagos ports
Following the arrival of new rail wagons originally planned to strengthen Lagos-Ibadan railway transit, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has ordered deployment of 18 wagons to move containers and tankers to Kaduna Dry Ports. With the development which started…
Amaechi writes off chances of Lagos-Calabar rail scheme
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi has apparently revealed that chances of proposed Lagos to Calabar railway is gone under this administration considering his revelation during weekend’s facility tour of Lagos-Ibadan rail project. Addressing the media in Ibadan in…
Again, NIMASA fails to disburse $100m Cabotage Fund in 2019 Q1
As the economy begins its journey into the second quarter of 2019 today, it has become very clear that the Federal Government through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), failed in its promise last year to flag off…
How NIMASA, Amaechi frustrated shippers’ access to CVFF in 2018
Contrary to the whole noise made by the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi and the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Dakuku Peterside on growing Blue Economy and deepening participation of indigenous shippers in…
