FEC approves $3.02bn for PH-Maiduguri rail line

The Federal Government on Wednesday approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern Narrow…

FG to complete Lagos-Ibadan railway in December

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday announced that the $1.6bn Lagos-Ibadan railway project will…

FG sets for Port Harcourt- Maiduguri rail project

The Federal Government has started negotiations for the commencement of the construction of the Port Harcourt…

FG approves $1.6bn for Port Harcourt, Warri ports

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi recently disclosed that two new seaports costing $1.6bn are to…

FG urged to ensure innovative transport system

The founder of National Association of Approved Freight Forwarders (NAAFF), Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, has urged the…

FG begins deployment of anti-piracy equipment in June

The Federal Government will begin the deployment of anti-piracy equipment in the nation’s Maritime sector by…

FG approves $2.3bn for coastal rail line development

The Federal Government has approved the sum of $2.3bn for the development of a coastal rail…

FG approves $20m foreign loan for Lagos transportation plan

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan of $20 million for Lagos State strategic…

Senate, Ministry of transport demand collaboration for maritime development

Matthew Otoijagha The Senate Committee on Marine Transport and the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMOT) have…

Nigeria to partner others on use of Africa’s vast sea resources

Matthew Otoijagha The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed its readiness to cooperate with sister countries…

FEC approves purchase of pilot cutters for Apapa

Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the purchase of two pilot cutters at the cost of…

Apapa gridlock would soon be a thing of the past-Amaechi

Matthew Otoijagha The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday reinstated the Federal Government’s commitment to…

Bala Usman charge pilotage board members on call to serve

Matthew Otoijagha The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Hadiza Bala Usman has charged members…

Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail to be ready in 2019 — Amaechi

The Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri standard gauge rail line will be ready for commercial use next year, the Minister…

FG targets insurance firms, others to fund national shipping fleet

The Federal Government is targeting insurance firms and banks to finance the national shipping carrier, following…

U.S Investor to provide $10bn for Nigeria’s rail projects

  Ameri Metro Incorporation, a United States-based company, on Monday declared its readiness to provide $10bn…

FG to start interim phase of narrow-gauge railway concession

Matthew Otoijagha The Federal Government and four companies including General Electric (GE) and APM Terminals have…

FG commences railway modernisation

The federal government of Nigeria has signed an agreement with an international consortium to proceed with…