Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo said on Tuesday in Owerri that the State International Cargo Airport will be ready for use in May 2017. Okorocha said this during an interaction with newsmen in Owerri. He said that the airport which costs over N7 billion to upgrade, would improve the economy of the state. The governor was happy with the newly-established […]
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The Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria on Tuesday said that the construction of new Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line would reduce pressure on the busy highway. Alhaji Muhammed Musa, Lagos State Chairman of RTEAN, said that the project would reduce the amount of money spent on road maintenance annually when completed. Musa said, “We are happy for the development […]
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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN said no fewer than 16,000 passengers were transported through the Kaduna International Airport, KIA, within the first five days of its replacing the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, NAIA. Ibrahim Bwala, Head, Corporate Affairs of FAAN at the Kaduna International Airport, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Kaduna. This […]
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The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to ban commercial helicopters shuttling between Abuja and Kaduna. Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser (NSA), had directed regulatory agencies not to allow commercial helicopters make use of Abuja airspace. Citing security reasons, Monguno had said only flights with permission from the presidency should be allowed to use the airspace. He said all the […]
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Barring any unforeseen circumstances, fresh tomatoes will arrive Lagos from Kano by rail on Wednesday, or the first time in 58 years. This feat is being recorded just days after Professor Yemi Osinbajo, flagged off the Lagos-Ibadan rail project. This revelation was made by Emmanuel Itoya Ijewere, who is described as one of Nigeria’s eminent businessman with extensive experience and […]
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Dana Air has disclosed that the airline would review all the safety recommendations prescribed in the full report of the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) that was made public on Monday. Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, the airline’s Communications Manager, stated this in a statement issued to newsmen in Lagos on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the AIB Commissioner, […]
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Nigerian may lose as much as $1 billion (about N400 billion) owing to the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja. A former Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, who made the projection said that the economy would lose about N400 billion with the shutdown of the airport as many businesses have also shut down while some foreign airlines have […]
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The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has banned the planned helicopter shuttle service from Kaduna to Abuja by some helicopter companies. In a memo banning the move, Monguno said, “In view of the closure of the airport, air travelers will be required to travel by road/train to Abuja from Kaduna International Airport. This will undoubtedly cause constraints on the movement […]
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Mechanical failure and pilot error caused a 2012 air crash in Nigeria that killed 159 people, accident investigators said in a report published on Monday. The Accident Investigation Bureau said two engines on the doomed Dana Air flight from the capital, Abuja, failed mid-air before it crashed on approach to Lagos airport. “Engine number one lost power 17 minutes into […]
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The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, said on Monday that work on Abuja Light Rail Project has reached 90 per cent, as most of the rail stations are at the finishing stages. The minister made this known after his inspection of the project site in Abuja. Bello noted that there are 13 railway bridges, 50 culverts, 15 flyover bridges and […]
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Air passengers en route to Kaduna International Airport from Abuja by rail are being conveyed in specialised coaches different from the ones that transport other regular travellers on the same train service. Similarly, those travelling from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to the KIA were escorted by at least an armed police officer in each of the buses provided […]
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The National Union of Road Transport Workers has pledged its support to the Lagos State Government in the implementation of the transportation system in the State. The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the NURTW, Comrade P. Oginni, revealed the position of the Union in an interview with newsmen on Sunday. Oginni, who spoke with members of the Crime […]
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