The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a memo presented by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for the construction of a rail line from Ibadan, Oyo State to Kaduna.
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FG HANDS OVER APAPA ROAD DESIGN TO DANGOTE, RAISES TRAILER PARK COST TO N9.55BN
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) wednesday said it had completed the design for the reconstruction of a major part of Apapa-Oworonshoki expressway in Lagos meant to be concessioned to Dangote Group and consequently handed it to the company.
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN ROAD: FG CONSIDERS INCREASING SCOPE OF WORK TO N300BN
Members of the Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, embarked on a marathon meeting that saw them approving contracts totalling about N960bn.
Continue reading »FG APPROVES CONCESSION OF LAGOS, ABUJA AIRPORTS
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, says the Federal Executive Council has agreed to concession the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja.
Continue reading »FASHOLA: BEAR WITH US ON THE STATE OF ROADS… WE ARE CONSTRAINED
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, says his ministry is constrained, appealing to Nigerians to exercise patience.
Continue reading »FG ORDERS USE OF ID CARD FOR ABUJA-KADUNA TRAIN TICKET
The Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has directed that every prospective train passenger must present identity cards before obtaining tickets at ticket sales points.
Continue reading »FG CONCESSIONS NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY LINES TO GE
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved an interim agreement for the concession of the Lagos-Kano and Port Harcourt-Maiduguri old narrow gauge railway lines to a consortium led US engineering conglomerate, General Electric (GE).
Continue reading »FG TO DIVERSIFY ECONOMY WITH $41BN RAILWAY INVESTMENT
The Federal Government has started a $41bn railway expansion to reduce dependence on oil and diversify the economy, the Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said.
Continue reading »FEC OKAYS N20.6 BILLION FOR ROAD CONTRACTS
…Approves policy for technology acquisition The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N20.6 billion for road contracts in Plateau and Kwara states.
Continue reading »LAGOS-IBADAN ROAD: FALAE, AFENIFERE, YCE, OTHERS SLAM FG, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
The Yoruba Council of Elders, pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, and a youth organisation, Yoruba Socio-Cultural Association have blamed the executive arm of government and the National Assembly for the suspension of work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Continue reading »AVIATION GROUP COMMENDS FED GOVT’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON AIRPORTS
The Aviation Round Table (ART) on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for its recent Executive Order on Ease of Doing Business as it affects airports across the country.
Continue reading »FRSC TO REALIGN OPERATIONS WITH PRESIDENTIAL EXECUTIVE ORDER
The Federal Road Safety Corps is to reorganise its operations for better transparency and efficiency in line with the recently signed Presidential Executive Orders.
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