FG shuns Lagos-Calabar, other internal rail scheme, flags off Kano-Niger $1.96bn
Unprecedented criticisms are currently trailing the decision of the Federal government as they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mota-Engil Group for the construction of the $1.959bn Kano-Maradi (Niger Rep) standard gauge rail project. This is coming barely two weeks…
APM Commissions new command centre Terminals in Apapa
Leading seaport terminal operator, APM Terminals has commissioned a new operation command centre it built at the Apapa operations to boost efficiency and service delivery. The commissioning was witnessed by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who graced the occasioned…
Minister blames ‘urban nature of Lagos’ for endless delivery of Lagos-Ibadan rail
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has fashioned out another strange reason for the inability of all his previous delivery dates for Lagos-Ibadan rail project to have been failing. This time, he absolved the contractor which he had been blaming…
Angola’s national carrier takes position ahead of AfCFTA, begins flight to Nigeria
As the Federal Government is yet to present a clear policy that will drive Nigeria Air as the emerging national carrier, African national carriers are currently expanding their frontiers and capacities in view of the long awaited full takeoff of…
Transport Varsity in Daura, one of conditions for CCECC rail contracts—Minister
…Says Daura isn’t in Niger Republic, Biafra or Mali At the groundbreaking ceremony of new Federal University of Transportation, Daura, President Muhammadu Buhari’s home town in Katsina State on Monday, the Minister for Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, revealed how he…
Osinbajo, Amaechi silent on use of Nigerian ore at Kajola rolling stock plant
Whereas the euphoria of the unveiling of Kajola Wagon Assembly Plant established by the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) over the weekend in Ogun is still in the air, development analysts have picked holes in the addresses presented by…
Lost battles: Like Abuja-Kaduna highway, like Apapa Port access
Two critical road tests for the Federal Government; the insecurity on Abuja-Kaduna highway and articulated vehicular excesses on Apapa Port access road in Lagos are now becoming lost battles as far as many Nigerians are concerned. On the Apapa Port…
I completely abandoned maritime sector in my first term—Amaechi confesses
More facts have emerged on why activities in the Nigerian maritime industry were grounded during the first term of President Muhammadu Buhari under the ministership of the former and current Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi. This is coming on…
Am ashamed Nigeria only maritime nation without Single Window port system—Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi weekend revealed that he has always been ashamed over his country being the only African maritime nation without a Single Window platform for port operations. It was not however, clear if it was…
Return of Amaechi to Ministry of Transport divides industry stakeholders’
Former Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon Rotimi Amaechi, was yesterday sworn-in again as the substantive minister of the same ministry. Based on his antecedents between 2015 and early this year when President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term elapsed, there had mixed…
