President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday commended the efforts of the ministries of transport, power, works and housing, the security agencies, Kaduna State government, the contractor, Julius Berger, and others, on the successful completion of work on the runway and re-opening of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, 24 hours ahead of the time limit. The President, in a statement signed by […]
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Ethiopian Airlines says it will land a brand new Airbus 8350 at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday to mark the reopening of the airport on Wednesday. The Airline’s Traffic and Sales Manager, Mrs Firiehiwot Mekonnen, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. Mekonnen said that the aircraft would land in […]
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The Kaduna State Government has placed a ban on street hawking and begging, as well as commercial motorcycle activities in the state capital and environs. This is the outcome of resolutions reached at the State Security Council meeting held on Tuesday at the Government House. Briefing reporters after the meeting, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Samuel Aruwan, […]
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The Presidential Sub-committee on Security has assured all foreign and local airlines of the safety of passengers at Kaduna Airport, which was earmarked as alternative by the Federal Government, following the planned temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, from next month for rehabilitation works. Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Movement of Airport Operations from Abuja to […]
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The Kaduna Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has confirmed the death of three persons and declared 14 others missing after an 18-seater bus plunged into River Rijana on Kaduna-Abuja Road. The sector’s Head of Operations, Mr. Salisus Galadunci, said the accident occurred around 11pm on Tuesday.
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The Federal Government has inaugurated a technical committee for the establishment of the Kaduna Dry Port with a view to decongesting the country’s seaports. In March this year, the Federal Executive Council approved the establishment of Inland Container Depots (ICD) in the country and explained that the concept would be run on a public-private partnership, using the build, own, operate […]
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The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) Mobile Court at Kakau Unit of the Kaduna Sector Command on Friday convicted 29 motorists for various traffic offences and discharged six others. The sector’s Legal Officer, Mr. Fawzy Garba, who made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria in Kaduna, said a total of 35 motorists were arrested.
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The Federal Government has declared Kaduna Inland Container Depot a port of origin and final destination to extend shipping services to hinterlands and landlocked areas to decongest the ports.
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