Chiagozie Azubuike

Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has assured the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Festus Keyamo, of his administration’s support. The ministry announced a plan to upgrade the Muhammadu Buhari Airport, Maiduguri, to international status. Zulum gave the assurance on Monday, during a visit to the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. “As the chairman of northeast governors, …

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Lagos State Government Announces Launch Of Red Line Rail Project By October 15 The Lagos State Government has announced that its second rail initiative, the Red Line, is set to commence commercial operations on October 15. This information was shared in a statement by Kolawole Ojelabi, the Head of Corporate Communication at the Lagos Metropolitan …

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The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, are to unveil a 15 million-litre aviation fuel depot close to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport road in Lagos. The Joint User Hydrant Installation 2 when unveiled on October 17, 2024, will be the …

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Senator Sa’id Ahmed Alkali, the Minister of Transportation, has directed the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) to establish Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) conversion centers across all 36 states of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The directive was issued during the 2024 NITT Management Retreat held on October 8, 2024, in Kaduna. …

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The Federal Government has launched an N366 million, two-week emergency repair project on the Abuja-Kaduna Dual Carriageway to ease traffic and improve commuter road safety. The project involves patching existing potholes and restoring critically damaged road sections. The contractor, Messrs H&M (Nig.) Ltd, began work on October 2, 2024, focusing on Section I, which spans …

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Vice President, Kashim Shettima has directed the implementation of a sweeping overhaul of Nigeria’s road safety measures. He gave the directive on Friday during a meeting with the leadership of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) led by its Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to a statement by his spokesman, …

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The Nigerian transportation sector, Greenville LNG, Nigeria’s flagship Domestic Gas Infrastructure development and gas Distribution Company, commenced the fuelling of Nigerian Railway Corporation’s Abuja-Kaduna Trains retrofitted locomotive engines with LNG.  Greenville LNG also commenced fuelling Ekeson Transport’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered luxury buses in Lagos. Greenville LNG was at the Idu Abuja Railway Station to, for the second time, fuel for a …

Greenville LNG Makes History: Fuels Nigerian Railway Corporation’s Abuja-Kaduna Train’s Locomotive Engines With LNG. Read More »

Emirate Airlines, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier, flight touched down at Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, two years after it ceased operations in Nigeria due to diplomatic row and trapped forex. Flight EK 783, which landed at the old terminal of the MMIA at about 3:32 pm, …

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The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has concluded plans to embark on Surface Movement Radar (SMR) sensitization In a bid to enhance safety, efficiency, and awareness in ground operations The sensitization of the SMR in Lagos on October 4, 2024, at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) conference Hall is an opportunity to elevate stakeholders’ …

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The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has unveiled groundbreaking strategies to combat Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs), shifting focus from motor park rallies to community-based initiatives nationwide. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Olusegun Ogungbemide said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Ogungbemide said the Corps was concerned about the …

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