The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, is set to launch the dredging of the 152 km Ajaokuta-Onitsha waterways on April 28, in Kogi.
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LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES EVICTION OF TARZAN, METRO FERRY OPERATORS FROM JETTIES
The Lagos State Government on Friday said its decision to serve eviction notices to Tarzan Marine Enterprises and Metro Ferry, both operators of commercial jetties in the State, was in line with overriding public interest and quest to ensure strict adherence to safety measures and international best practices. In a statement signed by the Managing Director of the Lagos State […]
Continue reading »LASG UNVEILS WATER TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, EXPLAINS ISSUES WITH PRIVATE OPERATORS
The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its commitment to sanitize the water transportation system so as to ensure improved, efficient and safe mode of movement of people and goods on its waterways. Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Ms Abisola Kamson in a statement said the government had recently embarked on stock taking and repositioning by […]
Continue reading »26 WATER ROUTES COMING -LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to dredge the waterways along 26 water routes within the state. This disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola while delivering a paper title “Exploring Transportation beyond roads” at the Annual Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series in Alausa, Ikeja.
Continue reading »MASS TRANSPORTATION: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PARTNER WITH LAGOS ON INLAND WATERWAYS
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has restated the readiness of the Ministry to partner with the Lagos State Government on better ways of utilising the inland water ways to improve the transportation system in the State. The Minister who was the lead speaker at the 1st Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series with the theme “Migrating Workforce: The Challenges of […]
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