Nigeria has opened a new Chinese-built light railway network in the capital Abuja after 11 years of construction, a rare transport project in a nation where economic growth has been stymied for generations by a lack of infrastructure development. Passengers were permitted this week to ride the first phase of the Abuja light railway system, […]
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Nissan Says Next GT-R Will Be the ‘Fastest Super Sports Car in the World’
Even though the next-generation GT-R sounds like it’s still a ways away, one Nissan exec is already talking up the R36’s supposed capabilities. Speaking to Autocar at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Nissan’s Senior Vice President of Global Design, Alfonso Albaisa, says the company’s upcoming Godzilla replacement will be nothing short of a game-changer, going […]
Ford is saying goodbye to cars and hello to batteries
Ford made waves recently when it announced it would stop producing cars (except for the iconic Mustang) — in favor of SUVs, trucks and other large vehicles — for the United States. It wasn’t a big surprise and if anything it was expected since SUV and truck sales are growing while car sales plummet. But […]
Nissan admits faking exhaust emissions data in Japan
Nissan has admitted that it falsified exhaust emissions data on some of its cars made in Japan. The company said the falsifications took place at five of its plants in Japan and involved nearly two and half thousand vehicles. Nissan officials said workers at the factories falsified data on fuel-efficiency and exhaust emissions. Last year […]
Nigeria’s Air Peace to operate first all-female flights on July 5
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace says it will commence four-sector flights on the Lagos-Abuja, Abuja-Owerri, Owerri-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos routes with an historic all female flight and cabin crew members on Thursday. The airline made the announcement in a statement signed by its Corporate Communications Manager, Mr Chris Iwarah on Wednesday in Lagos. Iwarah said the development […]
New Volkswagen Beetle to go all-electric
The current two-door Beetle has been on sale since 2011 and production is due to end next year. Originally, it was thought that the current Beetle wouldn’t be replaced – indeed, VW officials confirmed as much earlier this year – but now our sister title Autocar reports that plans are in place to resurrect the […]
Effective Intermodal Connectivity Vital To Port Efficiency- NIMASA DG
By Foster Obi The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency NIMASA, Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stressed the importance of effective intermodal connectivity to port efficiency stating that good Port- city linkage systems would facilitate seamless transport and create immeasurable positive effect on the economy. Dr. Dakuku who made this known while […]
Max Air joins Nigerian domestic market
The owners of Max Air Limited have concluded plans to venture into the Nigerian domestic air transport market in addition to its usual Hajj and Umrah operations. Alhaji Bashir Mangal, Vice Chairman, Max Air, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday in Abuja, said the airline would commence full operation […]
Emirates Operates World’s Shortest Scheduled A380 Flight Ever
Emirates is by far the world’s largest operator of the A380. The airline exclusively has 777s and A380s, so they operate huge planes on short routes (and also huge planes on long routes, obviously). As it stands, the airline operates the world’s longest and shortest regularly scheduled A380 routes. The longest is their Dubai to […]
Nigeria’s Abuja airport records 1.02m passengers in Q1 – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says that no fewer than 1.02 million passengers travelled through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja during the first quarter of 2018. FAAN’s First Quarter Report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday, in Abuja showed a 38.9 per cent growth from 623,727 recorded during […]