The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Tuesday said it had licensed 150 taxis to operate shuttle services from the Kaduna International Airport beginning from Wednesday. Mrs Amina Ozi-Salami, the Airport Manager said in Kaduna that Airport Taxis Company would deploy 100 cabs while the Kaduna Taxi Services Company would provide 50. She said that the taxi cabs were […]
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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 Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, Cross State has clinched the “Best Airport Cleanliness award” for the year 2016 amongst the airports nationwide as well as among all airports managed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. At the award ceremony, the organizers of the event, the Nigeria Aviation Awards, acknowledged the vital role played by MEIA leadership in turning […]
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The Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, says the shutting of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, remains at midnight of Wednesday, not Tuesday as reported. Sirika made the clarification in a statement by Mr James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs, Ministry of Transportation, on Tuesday, March 7, in Abuja. He said that the clarification became necessary as […]
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Acting President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said that the Federal Government was committed to delivering a fast and efficient rail service system between Lagos and Ibadan within a projected time frame of December 2018. Osinbajo, who spoke at the Ground Breaking Ceremony of the Segment II Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project with Extension to Lagos […]
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A lorry has crushed dead four policemen attached to X Squad of the Lagos State Police Command. The command in a statement said the policemen were killed when a lorry ran over their patrol van along Shagamu Road, Isiwu, Ikorodu Sunday afternoon. The patrol van was said to be chasing another patrol van that allegedly extorted money from some motorists. […]
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The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ibrahim Idris, has on Sunday assured air transport passengers being diverted to the Kaduna International Airport of maximum security. Idris gave the assurance following his inspection of security facilities in the airport. According to him, the force has deployed men and equipment required to perform their work including vehicles and helicopters for surveillance. “We […]
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Abule Egba Flyover which is a direct response by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration in Lagos State targeted at fixing the perennial traffic gridlock often associated with the area especially during rush hour. The construction of the Bridge, scheduled for completion this year 2017, is at an advanced stage. Much as the Ambode administration which has become synonymous with creative […]
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The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria, has asked the Federal Government to jettison its plan to ban okada in the country saying 30 million people would be rendered jobless. The organisation alleged impersonation by a faction which had held a meeting with officials in the the Ministry of Transport. The National President of ACOMORAN, Alhaji Muhammad […]
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A train travelling to Kano from Lagos derailed in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, in the early hours of Saturday. It was gathered at the scene that the train got to the terminus in Osogbo around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday and continued its journey but the accident happened at about 2:30a.m. On getting to the outskirts of Osogbo the state […]
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The House of Representatives says it will review the National Automotive Policy, in order to set an effective implementation framework and incorporate a number of suggestions offered by local automakers and other stakeholders in Nigeria. The lawmakers made the resolve as industry players in the automobile sector sought for a ban on importation of used vehicles through land boarders. Speaking […]
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The Federal Government has approved the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with effect from the midnight of March 7. This is to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to carry out a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport. The Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos […]
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