The Federal Government’s plan to decongest the Lagos Port Complex (LPC) at Apapa by moving 90 units of 40-foot container cargoes daily through the rail services is experiencing hitches, The Nation investigation has shown. About a month ago, Transportation Minister Saidu Alkali kicked off cargo movement on the Apapa Port standard gauge branch line from …
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Monday issued a seven-day ‘Vacation Order’ for motorists and commercial bus drivers to stop operating on top of bridges across the state. LASTMA spokesperson Adebayo Taofiq in a statement said the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation Sola Giwa issued the order based on …
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80,000 passengers moved so far since the commencement Lagos State Government has concluded plans to increase the Blue Line train trips from 12 to 54 commencing from Monday, October 16, 2023, and ultimately, 74 trips before the end of November 2023 on the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, Marina to Mile 2 route. According to the …
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Enugu state government said it has concluded plans to establish a state-owned airline, Enugu Air, within the next 15 months The State Commissioner of Transportation, Obi Ozor, made this disclosure during a meeting with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Aviacargo committee in the state airport. He noted that the state’s Governor, Peter Mbah, …
Nigeria’s West Africa’s biggest carrier, Air Peace, has confirmed its membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) clearing house, even as it boasted of adequate capacity through the aircraft in its fleet and the well-trained personnel it has to operate international flights. Spokesman of the airline, Stanley Olisa, made the declaration to counter the …
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The Nigeria Customs Service and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for automated data sharing of vehicle registration. Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony at the headquarters of the FRSC in Abuja, Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, said the collaboration would foster unity between the two agencies and …
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Sanwo-Olu said the suspension of services for the two days will allow for an increase in train trips from 12 to 54. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who disclosed this in a post on X, formerly Twitter on Wednesday, said the suspension of services for the two days will allow for an increase in train trips from …
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Air Peace has cleared the air on its international operations, disclosing that it is in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) clearing house and has the right equipment and personnel to operate international service. Reacting to reports that Nigerian airlines can’t succeed in international operation because they are not in the IATA clearing house and …
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Aviation experts have identified poor legislation, unpredictability of the cost of airline operation, and underutilization of equipment as some of the factors that are retarding the growth of the aviation industry in Nigeria. In their presentations during a webinar on, “Repositioning the Aviation Sector for Revenue Generation and Growth: The Role of Legislation,” the experts …
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Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), said from January to September 2023, it recorded a substantial reduction in the total number of road traffic crashes (RTC), injuries, and fatalities as well, having achieved a 22 percent reduction in RTCs, 21.3 percent decrease in road injuries and 23.1 percent reduction in road traffic deaths when compared with …
