The Lagos State government has said the two newly acquired high-speed trains for its Red Line rail project will improve the state’s goal of achieving urban transportation as it will improve traffic management and transportation. This was as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu completed the acquisition deal of the two sets of 10 cars Talgo 330 kilometre …
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Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s recent statement that the Lagos Blue and Red lines rail would commence operation by the fourth quarter of this year is significant not only for the hope it raises among the state’s residents who have to go through excruciating experience daily to move to and from their livelihood; but also as a …
The federal government has earmarked the sum of N230 million for the purchase of law books, management of litigations and arbitrations in the Federal Ministry of Transportation in the 2022 budget as signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari a fortnight ago. This is in addition to an allocation of N60m for the implementation of …
The Federal and Lagos State governments hope to continue on the trajectory of delivering legacy projects that would deepen inter-modal systems in the transportation sub-sector, Year 2021 ended on a high note for the transportation sector at the national level with the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, assuring Nigerians that the projections for the sector …
Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the Federal Government has prioritized the transport sector as the economic backbone to making the country a transport hub in the sub-region that will drive growth in the country. Speaking at the opening of a three day National Transport Summit hosted by the Chartered Institute of Transport …
A firm, Eonsfleet Prosolutions Limited (EPL) and Primero Transport Services Limited, operators of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, are partnering to reduce travel time for Lagos commuters. The Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of EPL, Tokunbo Arannilewa, said in a statement issued by Head, Corporate Communications of Primero, Mr Mutiu Yekeen, on Tuesday, that …
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FOLLOWING Nigeria’s moves towards the implementation of the African Continental Trade Agreement, AFCTA, the Presidency has hinted that it was fast-tracking several transport infrastructure projects to facilitate Nigeria’s product competitiveness in the continental market. Speaking at the ongoing conference with theme, ‘‘The Role of the Transportation Sector on the African Continental Free Trade Area’’, Francis …
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The Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Damilola Emmanuel has disclosed that the agency is renovating 15 jetties and one terminal in a bid to ensure delivery of water transportation services across the states. The LASWA boss made this disclosure known to newsmen during a briefing held in Lagos on Friday. …
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Global leaders and stakeholders in the transportation and trade industry will Monday deliberate on the role of transportation in the implementation of the African Continental free trade Area, AfCFTA. The forum is an international conference being organized by the Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology, NITT, Zaria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Abuja. …
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The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved April 2022 as the official date for the commencement of the operations of much-awaited Nigeria Air. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, disclosed this when he along with Ministers of Transportation, and Finance, Budget and National Planning, Rotimi Amaechi and Zainab Ahmed, respectively, briefed State House correspondents on the …
