The Federal Government on Friday said it planned to downgrade the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu or shut it down for runway rehabilitation. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, who made this known at the 2019 Stakeholders’ Forum, in Lagos, said the decision was taken to enable the Federal Government to work […]
Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi says the Kaduna Dry Port will greatly provide the needed stimulus for massive economic growth in Kaduna state and the country at large. The Minister stated this on Tuesday in Kaduna at a ceremony to mark the commencement of cargo delivery by rail to the inland dry port. The […]
By Foster Obi There are indications that Federal Government has concluded plans to commence cargo delivery by rail to the Kaduna Inland Dry Port. A statement by the Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) noted that the inauguration is scheduled to hold tomorrow, Tuesday, May 7, at the facility’s premises Kakuri, Kaduna State. The inauguration is expected […]
A total of 540 persons died, while 3, 383 others were injured in 950 road traffic crashes across the country in January, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reported. A total of 7, 827 persons were involved in those accidents. The agency in its monthly Road Traffic Crash (RTC) Report signed by the Corps Marshal, […]
Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria says it has relocated a total of 14 airlines from the old Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to the newly constructed CCECC terminal. In view of this, FAAN in a statement on Tuesday said it might soon start the rehabilitation of the old Abuja airport terminal. It said the airlines had […]
The Vehicle Inspection Service in Lagos State says its officials are on road operations only to check rickety, overloaded and unregistered vehicles. Head of Control, Regulations and Enforcement, Mr. Olusoji Adebayo, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday that VIS in Lagos had adopted new operation system of carrying out vehicle inspections in the […]
By Foster Obi Following the certification and designation of the FAAN training centre as an ICAO Aviation Security Training Centre on the 9th October, 2018, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on the 23rd April 2019, held its inaugural ICAO sponsored training: ICAO Risk Management Workshop at the Aviation Security Training Centre, FAAN Training […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said it would soon pull down over 7,000 telecommunication masts and towers belonging to Global System for Mobile Communications [GSM] providers. The NCAA had equally given a 30-day ultimatum to affected operators to comply with its directive of getting the relevant ‘clearance’. In a statement signed by its […]
By Foster Obi Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that the incident that took place Saturday afternoon at the Abuja new airport terminal equipment room was a minor one and has been taken care of. A statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta, General Manager, Corporate Affairs said the “Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria hereby […]
As part of activities lined up to improve safe vehicular movement and mitigate crashes before, during, and after the Easter celebration; the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has approved the massive deployment of personnel, both regular and special marshals, to address wrong road usage by motorists and ensure free flow […]