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Kano-Kaduna Rail Project Kicks Off In July
By Ngozi Onyeakusi---- The Kano- Kaduna rail project is to commence in July, 2021, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed on Friday. Amaechi made the disclosure when he paid…
FG names Abuja, Lagos, Port Harcourt Kano airports as Special Economic Zones
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----The Federal Government has approved the designation of four international airports as Special Free Economic Zones (SEZ). This was disclosed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on…
NCAA to meet FAAN, NAMA over bird strikes at airports
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu yesterday said the authority will hold a meeting with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN and Nigeria…
Gridlock: Sanwo-Olu abandons Oshodi-Apapa expressway, as motorists, commuters lament
Motorists and commuters along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and Apapa environs have continued to languish helplessly in gridlock due to activities of drivers of articulated vehicles who park indiscriminately on the highways…
Lagos floats in 500 small new buses next week
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has promised to introduce 500 small new buses to the state by next week Thursday in a bid to provide alternatives to local motorcycles.…
NCAA lifts Azman Air suspension after six weeks
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has lifted the suspension it placed on Azman Air on March 15 following series of incidents involving the airline’s Boeing 737 aircraft. Azman announced on…
Petrol scarcity persists, transport fares rise by 100%
Petrol scarcity in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa and Niger states persisted on Tuesday and provoked an over 100 per cent rise in transport fares in many locations of the affected…
FG set for concession of Lagos Trade Fair, Calabar, Kano SEZsÂ
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The Federal Government has affirmed its resolve to commence the process for the concession of four federal assets. The Bureau of Public Enterprises, who…
Hopes Of Reviving Refineries Fade As FG Begins Fuel Import From China
Contrary to claims by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that fuel imports will end by early 2021, the country has resumed importation of petrol from China, the world’s top…
NRC Commences Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan Rail Services
By Ngozi Onyeakusi----- The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Monday announced the commencement of rail service operations on the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard gauge train. The Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, made…