Chiagozie Azubuike

LAGOS – Dr Giwa Olayiwola Mojeed (FCIOTA, MCILT), a scholar at the Department of Transport Technology and Infrastructure, Faculty of Transport and Logistics, Lagos State University, has propounded a model aimed at achieving a data-driven, seamless, accessible, lively and lucrative rail transportation system in Lagos.Giwa, a well-travelled academic, envisions these for Lagos and ultimately, Nigeria …

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The Delta State Government has assigned its Economic Team the task of evaluating an investment proposal to develop a rail transportation system throughout the state. The proposal was presented by Mr. Duke Jerome-Scott, Managing Director and CEO of Jezreel Engineering Services Limited, during a meeting with Deputy Governor Sir Monday Onyeme at the Government House …

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An aviation expert and founder of Funcaul Technologies, Abimbola Caulcrick, has called on the Federal Government to adopt artificial intelligence for smoother operations at Nigerian airports. He said the adoption of AI would help facilitate a reduction in the processing time. Speaking to Sunday PUNCH, Caulcrick said many systems in other countries were AI and …

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The federal government has said that about $700 million in investment was made in compressed natural gas and electric vehicles last year. The special adviser on energy to President Bola Tinubu, Olu Verheijen, said this was made possible by the various incentives announced by the president to support investments in electric mobility and midstream and …

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LAGOS – Sixteen years after the Federal Government proposed the construction of a second runway for the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, the project is still submerged in crisis. Mr. Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, had revealed at the National Assembly last week, while defending the ministry’s budget before the …

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The National Assembly Committee on Aviation, in collaboration with the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), on Wednesday held a strategic stakeholders retreat aimed at driving the transformation of Nigeria’s aviation industry. The event, which took place at the National Assembly Conference Room in Abuja with the theme, “Reinvigorating the Aviation Industry through Strategic Stakeholders Engagement: …

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Said Alkali, Minister of Transportation, has presented the proposed 2025 fiscal budget of N225,744,028,687 billion before the Joint Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives on Land Transport. The budget, presented at the National Assembly in Abuja, outlines key infrastructure projects aimed at advancing Nigeria’s Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan. The budget showed that …

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The Delta State Government has taken decisive action to maintain the quality and longevity of its road infrastructure, banning the mixing of concrete on tarred roads and pavements across the state. The ban, which became effective Thursday, January 16, was announced by Charles Aniagwu, Commissioner for Works (Rural Roads) and Public Information. Aniagwu said that …

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The Federal Government has ordered the removal of speed bumps on highways across Nigeria, citing the need to improve traffic flow and enhance road safety. Minister of Works, David Umahi, made the announcement during a two-day retreat in Abuja. According to Umahi, many speed bumps on federal highways are poorly designed, causing accidents, damaging vehicles, …

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