The last may not have been heard about Nigerian Aviation Handling Company’s (NAHCO) decision to raise cargo tariff by 20 per cent. NAHCO initially raised the tariff by 30% but was forced to reduce it to 20% following protests by the Association of Nigerian Customs Licensed Agent (ANCLA). NAHCO and the Skyways Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) are the major […]
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The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Sattrak Telematics, Mr. Abdul Bamgbopa, in this interview with COMFORT OSEGHALE of Punch Newspapers, speaks on the benefits of the speed limit device and the high rate of road crashes in Nigeria The Federal Road Safety Corps has fixed June 1 for the enforcement of the speed limit device to commercial vehicles. What do you […]
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Many were less than 48hours ago drenched in tears as they mourned their losses in a massive midnight fire. There were rows of shops and vehicles consumed by the fire, which occurred after a petrol tanker fell and spilled its content. The scene of ruination was Iyana-Ipaja in Agbado Oke Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). No lives were lost […]
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The Marina Express Train Service Ltd (METSL) is to collaborate with The Infrastructure Bank (TIB) to construct the proposed Lagos Metro Rail Transit (LMRT) Red Line project. Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar, stated this in Abuja at the ceding and handing over of the Right of Way (ROW) for the Iddo-Agbado Corridor for the proposed rail line. The proposed […]
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According to a news report just coming in, no fewer than 69 persons were burnt to death on Sunday evening when a trailer loaded with Premium Motor Spirit otherwise known as petrol that was descending from Army barracks side of Onitsha Enugu express way lost control and rammed into the Asaba Motor Park at Upper Iweka, Onitsha and exploded. Eleven […]
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The Managing Director of Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), Engr. Ibrahim Abdulsalam at a recent media chat speaks on why the agency did not ground airlines indebted to the organisation, the alleged overstaffing of NAMA, its plan to do calibration business and several issues:
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ICAO security audit is around the corner. How prepared is NAMA? We are working together with the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). NCAA is actually the arrowhead. We are all working with the Ministry of Aviation. We have attained a level in this industry that we cannot go down. And I can […]
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Conoil Plc said it has placed orders for two new world-class, state-of-the-art bowsers to deepen its quality service delivery to leading domestic and international airlines operating in the nation’s airspace. The company said in a statement that the new bowsers have combined storage capacity of 62,000 liters and the ability to refuel aircraft at 1,500 liters per minute.
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No fewer than 25 officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has been sanctioned, Lagos State Solicitor General, Lawal Pedro (SAN) said. Pedro said the erring officers of the agency appeared before the disciplinary committee in his Ministry for various offenses which includes irregular issuance of fine tickets, refusal to put on uniform while on duty, illegal extortion […]
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The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has faulted the claim by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that it has a stock of 1.2 billion litres of petrol, saying such huge volume of products, equivalent to about 300 imported cargoes, could not be stored anywhere in the country! Earlier this month, the NNPC had stated that its downstream […]
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In 2014, trucking brought in over $700 billion — the highest revenue ever for the industry, according to an American Trucking Associations report. The report, American Trucking Trends, compiled data on the trucking industry’s size and performance. In it, ATA found that the $700.4 billion generated by trucking last year accounted for 80.3% of all freight transportation spending.
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A Carlisle man suffered serious injuries when he was run over by the cab of an articulated lorry in a haulage yard where he worked at Stainton, near Penrith. On Tuesday 13 May 2015, Carlisle Magistrates’ Court heard Graham Robinson was working as a transport manager for The Haulage (Holdings) Organisation Ltd, which is the transport arm of the Omega […]
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