The Federal Government has renamed the Idu railway complex, station and the light rail station, both in the nation's capital, after the deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed.
TheFact Nigeria recalls that Mohammed was Nigeria's minister of Environment from November 2015 to December 2016.
The announcement was contained in...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has lauded the management of Maritime Academy of Nigeria(MAN) for its commitment in transforming the academy to meet international standard.
Amaechi said this at the just-concluded 2020 Ministerial Retreat held in Oron, Akwa Ibom, after commissioning the newly-acquired Simulators to be used for training...
The Federal government has said the Kano - Katsina - Jibiya - Maradi rail project will cover an estimated eighty million Nigerians across 10 states of the federation.
President Muhammadu Buhari made the disclosure, Tuesday, during the groundbreaking ceremony for commencement of work on the single track standard gauge rail...
The federal government has said it would support the enforcement of the Nigerian Port Process Manual (NPPM), as part of measures to check corrupt practice in the maritime sector.
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who made the position known during the stakeholders' meeting organised by Nigerian Shipper's Council held in...
The Minister of state for Transportation, Gbemisola Saraki, has reaffirmed her commitment to the transformation of the road sub-sector through partnership with relevant stakeholders.
Saraki said this when a delegation of the National Freight Hauliers Association (NFHA) paid her a courtesy visit on Tuesday in Abuja.
The Minister, who was represented...
The Federal Government on Thursday, launched the e-ticketing of the Nigeria Railway Corporations(NRC), as part of measures to check racketeering in the sector.
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who made the disclosure at virtual unveiling of the platform in Abuja, said the project is valued at N900million.
According to a statement...
Over 8,000 passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train route have access the e-ticketing just three days into the test running of the portal.
The Federal Government announcee this, Wednesday, January. 13, at the commencement of the test run of e-ticketing on the route, while pledging to officially begin the initiative.
On the...
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mota- Engil Group for the construction of US$1.959 billion Kano-Maradi Standard Gauge Railway lines.
The MoU was signed by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi (on behalf of the Federal Government), and the Managing Director, Mota- Engil, Antonio Gvoea (on...
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the commissioning of the Lagos-Ibadan rail line would be put on hold following the second wave of the COVID-19 in the country.
It would be recalled that the commissioning of the Lagos- Ibadan rail project was billed for January, 2021.
Amaechi who disclosed...
The Federal government has assured that construction work on the Ibadan - Kano rail project, will commence this year.
It, however, said commencement of work was dependent on the release of the $5.3 billion Chinese loan.
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi made this known when he appeared on the NTA...
