Mr Fidet Ikhiria, the Acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced that the Abuja-Kaduna train service recorded a gross income of N5.1 million within the first two weeks of operation. This disclosure was known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) while travelling on the train from Abuja to Kaduna on Saturday. The Managing Director of […]
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DRY PORTS: AMAECHI PLEDGES TO REMOVE BOTTLENECKS FOR CONCESSIONAIRES
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, at the weekend promised federal government’s assistance to the private sector investors through the removal of bottlenecks for rapid development of dry ports in the country. He made the disclosure in his office in Abuja, during a meeting with the concessionaires of the dry ports in the six geopolitical zones who came to […]
Continue reading »OGUN CUSTOMS IMPOUND 18 VEHICLES WITH SMUGGLED RICE
The Nigeria Customs Service, Ogun Area Command, has impounded 18 vehicles loaded with bags of rice at the Idiroko border, which were being smuggled into the country from the Republic of Benin. The Controller of the command, Comptroller Multafu Waindu, said the vehicles and contraband were impounded around 3am at Alari and Ifoyintedo bush paths, in the Ipokia Local Government […]
Continue reading »HOODLUMS INTERCEPT BUS, KIDNAP 14 PASSENGERS
A commercial bus conveying about 14 passengers from Port Harcourt to Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State was intercepted on Friday by suspected kidnappers. The hoodlums were said to have ordered the passengers out of the vehicle, set it ablaze before whisking them (passengers) away.
Continue reading »FG MULLS CONCESSIONING OF EASTERN, WESTERN RAIL LINES IN 6 MONTHS
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, said on Friday that the Federal Government would in February, 2017 consider approval for the concessioning of the Eastern and Western rail lines. Amaechi stated this to State House correspondents after Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated a steering committee for the concessioning of the Eastern and Western rail lines at the Presidential Villa.
Continue reading »FG INAUGURATES RAILWAY LINES CONCESSION COMMITTEE
The Federal Government on Friday constituted a 20-member steering committee on the concessioning of the Eastern and Western lines of the Nigeria Railways. The move is said to be aimed at spurring a transformation of the railway infrastructure in the country. Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo inaugurated the committee headed by the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, at the Presidential Villa, […]
Continue reading »KIDNAPPING: IG DEPLOYS 510 POLICEMEN ON ABUJA-KADUNA HIGHWAY
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on Friday launched an operation against kidnappers and other hoodlums by deploying 510 anti-riot policemen on Abuja-Kaduna Expressway. The operation which was backed with 40 patrol vehicles and armoured carriers, was expected to man dark spots and vulnerable points along the road which had become notorious for kidnapping and other violent crimes.
Continue reading »‘BRT MANAGEMENT, NOT LAGBUS OWED DRIVERS’
The LAGBUS Asset Management Limited says drivers, who protested against deduction in their salaries on Tuesday, are not its workers. It added that the protesters worked with Primero Transport Services Limited, which operates Lagos Bus Rapid Transport, contrary to their portrayal as LAGBUS workers. The Punch had reported that many commuters were stranded on Tuesday after the drivers trooped to […]
Continue reading »NDLEA ARRESTS DRIVER WITH 1,126KG OF INDIAN HEMP
The Kogi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested a truck driver with 1,126.9 kg of Indian hemp with a street value of N5m. The truck driver, Ismaila Abdulahi, was arrested on Wednesday with the illicit drugs concealed in 100 bags. The commander of the agency, Alhaji Idris Bello, who paraded the suspects yesterday said Abdullahi […]
Continue reading »LAGOS MOTORISTS DRIVE LIKE TERRORISTS – LASDRI
The Lagos State Driver’s Institute on Thursday described most drivers in the state, especially “commercial drivers”, as terrorists. The Chief Executive Officer, LASDRI, Mr. Philip Ogunlade, explained that many drivers in the state were on the roads to threaten the lives of other road users. Ogunlade, who spoke during a sensitisation workshop for drivers at Iyana-Ipaja, added that drivers, especially […]
Continue reading »FIVE DIE IN KOGI AUTO CRASH
Five persons were confirmed dead in a ghastly motor accident along the Lokoja-Ajaokuta Road in Kogi State on Thursday. The Federal Road Safety Corps, who confirmed the accident, said the victims — three men and two women — died on the accident spot at Gidan Bassa village.
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