The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $45.3 million contract for the feasibility study and engineering design of a rail route linking four seaports in Nigeria’s western region—Badagry Deep Sea Port, Tin Can Seaport, Apapa Seaport, and Lekki Seaport—to the hinterlands. The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, disclosed this on Tuesday during the Global …
By Vivian Chime When Jimoh Abeeb first heard about using compressed natural gas (CNG) to run cars back in 2022, he didn’t think much of the idea. A friend had just adapted his vehicle for CNG and was encouraging him to do the same. “When he told me that I was going to use up …
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Vice President Kashim Shettima has emphasized that adopting an autonomous transport system will position Nigeria as a global leader in the transportation sector. He made this assertion during the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Summit in Abuja. The summit, organized by the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration, was themed “Intelligent Transport System: A Call to Action.” …
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In Nigeria, tankers carrying petroleum products are a common sight on the nation’s highways. These massive vehicles, often loaded with flammable and hazardous liquids, are an integral part of the country’s transportation system, facilitating the movement of crucial fuel supplies across the nation. However, the increasing number of tanker accidents, many resulting in devastating fires …
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 …
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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