President Bola Tinubu will be happy to commission the Abuja Rail Mass Transit project in May. Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, said this on Friday after an inspection tour from the Metro Station in Central Area to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Minister disclosed the Rail Mass Transit (ART) project is 97 per cent …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) generated N1.07 billion as revenue from passengers in Q4 of 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), this is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for Q4 2023 released in Abuja on Monday. The report showed that the figure decreased by 7.51 per cent …

The Lagos State Government has disclosed it is working to boost water transportation by creating safer, more efficient, and sustainable strategies which are at various stages of implementation. A statement on Sunday noted that the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, stated this during a tour of the Lagos State Waterways Monitoring and Data Management Centre Control Room, established …

The Federal Government has postponed the commencement of the train services on the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail line till April. The Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri rail project initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. It was meant to commence operations by the end of March. Meanwhile, contrary to the initial announcement, the …

Works Minister David Umahi has expressed satisfaction with the quality and progress of work on the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. The minister described the project as one of the most critical in the works sector. He promised that since the project is a critical national economic pillar, the government would prioritise the complementary economic services that would add value to it. …

The federal government has initiated moves to develop a National Land Transportation Policy (NLTP), to revolutionise the nation’s land transport sector, currently burdened with inefficiencies. This was revealed by the Minister of Transportation, Senator Said Ahmed Alkali in Abuja on Wednesday. In a statement by the special assistant (public affairs), Jamilu Ja’afaru, the minister, while speaking at the inauguration of …

Kwara and Kogi Governors Abdulrahman Abdulrazak and Ahmed Ododo have appealed for President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the dualisation of the deteriorating Ilorin-Lojoja road. The Governors emphasised that the President’s intervention is crucial, as the road, which extends to Makurdi, Gboko and the Republic of Benin, is vital not only for boosting the economy but also for the development of …

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on Friday, threatened to terminate the multi-billion naira Benin/Sapele and Ologbo road reconstruction if the contractors, Levant Construction Company, failed to comply with the scope and specification of the work. The minister expressed dissatisfaction with the work and subsequently ordered the ministry’s supervising engineers to issue a warning letter to the contractors on Monday. Umahi …

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday praised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the successful completion of the Red Line rail project of the state. The House also commended President Bola Tinubu for establishing the foundation in Lagos upon which successive administrations have built, while appreciating Speaker Mudashiru Obasa for playing positive roles by ensuring legislative approvals in support of …

The Federal Government, on Saturday, said train services on the Port Harcourt to Aba route would commence operations by the end of March. It was reported that the Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. The Managing Director of Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr. Fidet Okhiria disclosed …