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<strong>NRC Announces Indefinite Suspension of Edo Train Service Over Abduction</strong>

8Jan

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

NRC Announces Indefinite Suspension of Edo Train Service Over Abduction

The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has announced an indefinite shutdown of Ekehen Station in Edo State. It said the decision was reached due to security challenges. The development happens barely one year after the March 28, 2022 attack by suspected terrorists on the Abuja-Kaduna train, which culminated in the death of about 14 passengers while 65 others were kidnapped. The NRC in a statement posted on the passengers’ WhatsApp group said that the closure was “till further notice.” The statement reads, “Public Announcement: This is to inform our general public and most especially our esteemed passengers, that Ekehen Station has been temporarily closed due to security issues, till further notice.” Another notice reads, “Due to the incident at Ekehen station on Sa...

<strong>Vice-Chairman of Max Air, Bashir Mangal Dies</strong>

23Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Transportation

Vice-Chairman of Max Air, Bashir Mangal Dies

The vice-chairman and chief executive officer of Max Air, Bashir Mangal, has died. His death was confirmed in a statement issued by Max Air’s media consultant on Friday. The statement said that Mangal died on Friday morning, December 23, 2022. The statement read, “Inna lillahi wa inna Ilaihi rajiun, this is to announce the death of our beloved brother Alhaji Bashir Barau Mangal vice chairman/CEO, Max Air in the early hours of today Friday 23rd December 2022. May Allah grant him Jannatul Firdaus.” Mangal is the younger brother of Dahiru Mangal, chairman, Max Air, and one of the richest men in Katsina state. The aviation company described Mangal as a seasoned administrator, an excellent manager of human and material resources, a consummate investor, and “a complete gentlem...

<strong>FG To Toll Second Niger Bridge – Fashola</strong>

21Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Transportation

FG To Toll Second Niger Bridge – Fashola

Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works and Housing, has stated that the temporarily opened Second Niger Bridge will be tolled. Fashola said that the bridge will be tolled to help make sure that the infrastructure is maintained to serve for several years. The Minister disclosed this during an interview with Channel Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. He added that the delay in delivering the project was due to the relocation of transmission lines connecting the East to the West across the Niger River and the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra. He gave the expected date to deliver the project as April or May 2023. Fashola said, “Inevitably, the bridge will be tolled but that is the job of the NSIA because we must make sure the bridge is prop...

<strong>Second Niger Bridge To be Opened For 30 Days</strong>

15Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Infrastructure, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Second Niger Bridge To be Opened For 30 Days

The Federal Government has directed the opening of the Second Niger Bridge for use during the yuletide to ear traffic in the South-East region. The bridge was formerly opened in the late hours of Thursday. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who issued the directive on Wednesday at the inauguration of the bridge, stated that it will be opened for a period of one month during the festive period. Fashola said that the bride will be shut down to traffic on January 15, 2023. The minister asked motorists that will be plying the bridge to be cautious so as not to defeat the purpose of constructing the bridge. Recall that the federal government disclosed last week that the bridge will be opened to traffic on December 15, 2022. Fashola while speaking at the ...

NRC Increases Fares On Lagos-Ibadan Train Service Over Diesel Cost

8Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Finance, News, Nigeria, Transportation

NRC Increases Fares On Lagos-Ibadan Train Service Over Diesel Cost

The Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, has disclosed that the fares for Lagos-Ibadan and Lagos-Abeokuta train have been reviewed upwards. Recall that the NRC had in August announced a reduction in the number of trips on the Lagos-Ibadan route due to an increase in the cost of diesel. In a memo issued by the NRC, the train services for the Lagos-Ibadan route were hiked. The memo read, “The new fare on Lagos – Ibadan Train Service (LITS), “Lagos – Ibadan, and Ibadan – Lagos; First class (9,000), Business, (6500), Standard, adult (3600), minor (3000). See Also: IGP Deploys Armed Officers As Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Restarts Monday “Lagos – Abeokuta, and Abeokuta – Lagos; First class (6,000); Business (4,500), Standard, adult (3,000), minor (2,000). “Abeokuta – Ibadan...

<strong>IGP Deploys Armed Officers As Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Restarts Monday</strong>

5Dec

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Security, Transportation

IGP Deploys Armed Officers As Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Restarts Monday

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Usman Baba has directed the deployment of armed operatives to secure the Abuja-Kaduna train services. This was contained in a statement issued by the force spokesperson, Oluwuyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday. Adejobi said the personnel would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit, and railway police command. The Abuja-Kaduna train service is scheduled to resume on Monday, December 5. The statement added that the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has kept regular contact with the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, and other security agencies in preparation for the commencement of operations. The statement read, “The deployment covers major railway stations along the route and operational coaches ...

<strong>FG Extends Resumption Of Kaduna-Abuja Train Services</strong>

28Nov

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Transportation

FG Extends Resumption Of Kaduna-Abuja Train Services

The Ministry of Transportation in Kaduna on Sunday announced the extension of the resumption date for the Kaduna-Abuja train service. Recall that the train service was halted in March 2022 after terrorists attacked its passengers. About 25 passengers were killed, several others sustained injury and more than 50 were kidnapped during the attack. But the federal government had earlier this month pledged that the Kaduna-Abuja train service would be restored before the end of November. See Also: Why Abuja-Kaduna Train Service Will Not Resume Now – FG However, Mu’azu Sambo, the Minister of Transportation, while on an inspection tour to examine its readiness for operation before the resumption of operations said that some things still need to be sorted out before resumptio...

Emirates Airline Suspends Flights To Nigeria

4Nov

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Finance, News, Nigeria, Transportation

Emirates Airline Suspends Flights To Nigeria

Emirates Arline has suspended flight operations to Nigeria due to its inability to send home funds stuck in the country. This was contained in a statement the airline issued on Thursday. The statement added that the suspension became effective on October 29, 2022. This marks the second time the airline will stop flights to Nigeria over its $85 million revenue, with the first coming in August 2022. It follows the inability of foreign airlines to send home their revenue of over $500 million. Despite Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis which has made it hard for revenue to be repatriated, the federal government released $265 million to foreign airlines operating in the country to offset outstanding ticket sales. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, released a further $120 millio...

FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025

29Oct

By Mary UgwuanyiNo Comments

Employment, News, Nigeria, Transportation

FG Set To Create 21 Million Jobs By 2025

Mu’azu Sambo, the Minister of Transportation, has revealed that the Federal Government is poised to create 21 million full-time jobs and lift 35 million Nigerians out of poverty by the year 2025. This was contained in a statement issued by the minister’s Special Assistant on media and publicity, Sam Idiagbonya, on Friday, during the ongoing 2022 Ministerial Retreat at Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. The Minister stated that the transportation sector is setting the stage for achieving the government’s determination to ensure the creation of 100 million opportunities for poor Nigerians in 10 years. Mu’azu Sambo He noted that gaps in transportation infrastructure prompted the development of the National Development Plans; Medium-Term Development Plans 2021-2025 and a Long-Term P...

How Airfares Rose By 96.87% In One Year – NBS

24Oct

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Finance, News, Nigeria, Transportation

How Airfares Rose By 96.87% In One Year – NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said that the price of air transportation rose by 96.87 per cent in one year. In its report titled ‘transport fare watch’ (September 2022), the Bureau stated that the average ticket for specified routes single journey rose by 96.87% from N36,922.97 in September 2021 on a year-on-year basis. NBS said that on a month-on-month basis, it rose by 11.76% from N65,041.89 in August 2022 to N72,690.54 in September 2022. The statistics body also revealed that the average fare paid by commuters for bus journeys within the city per drop rose by 2.19% monthly to N615.69 in September 2022 compared to N602.48 in September August 2022. See Also: DisCos Generates N398.16bn in Six months – NBS Reveals Also, the average Okada transportation f...