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The Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, on Saturday, declared his interest to run for the office of President of Nigeria, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Amaechi made the declaration at a thanksgiving service organised by the Rivers chapter of APC at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt. He stated…
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed due process for the inability to acquire the necessary security equipment for the rail lines in the country. This is as he said about eight persons have so far been confirmed dead and 41 hospitalised in the Monday attack on a Kaduna bound train. Amaechi, who made…
Barely 24 hours after resumption of train services by the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, following Thursday’s explosion on the Abuja-Kaduna rail line, the Kaduna terminal station at Rigasa, has witnessed low passenger turnout. The NRC on Saturday resumed services on the Abuja-Kaduna route two days after it suspended operations on the route following the explosion.…
More than 8,000 passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train route have accessed the Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, e-ticketing platform three days after into its test-running. A statement by Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, Media Assistant to Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said the federal government on Wednesday announced the commencement of the test run. She said that e-ticketing on…
The Federal Government has named some railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridor after some prominent Nigerians. This was made known on Monday by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi. He tweeted: “President @MBuhari has approved the naming of some railway stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors after deserving Nigerian citizens.”…
The plan by the Federal Government to increase train fare is unjust, unfair, soulless and insensitive, former Senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has declared. Sani made the declaration on Monday in reaction to the plan by the federal government to increase the fare following the need to observe social distancing…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved that the Agbor railway station be named after former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known while declaring that the Warri-Itakpe standard gauge rail line was set and ready for inauguration. Amaechi, while inspecting the Warri-Itakpe rail line on Saturday, also expressed satisfaction at…
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday said he had sent out invitations to the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and other stakeholders to address issues slowing down the rail project. Amaechi, during the inspection of work on the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line, expressed sadness at the slow pace of work on…
Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde, said on Monday that the state would take full advantage of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan rail project when it becomes fully functional. Makinde, who stated this at the end of an inspection tour of the rail project which he embarked upon alongside the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister…
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday ordered stoppage of work at Omi-Adio Railway Station under construction on Lagos-Ibadan standard guage rail line over compromise of standards by the contractor. Amaechi gave the directive when he got to the station during his monthly routine inspection tour of the ongoing project which he commenced…
