BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO BiBigizer Africa pioneers transport sector decarbonisation in Nigeria. MAX, on its part, is already bridging the credit gap by empowering transport operators to access income-generating assets, develop a verifiable digital credit profile, and gain future growth opportunities. MAX is offering comprehensive vehicle subscription packages and has two products: MAX Drive and MAX […]
By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice In a country where grand political declarations often fizzle into dust, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is scripting a quiet revolution in the transport sector—one that may yet define his legacy as a reformist leader. At the heart of this transformation is the taciturn yet mercurial Minister of Transportation, Senator […]
BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO The Global Transport Policy Annual Roundtable, which is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, in Lagos, will unveil key components that could redefine Nigeria’s transport landscape at its second edition. At a pre-event briefing held on Monday at BON Hotel, Ikeja GRA, industry experts and organisers stressed the need for urgent reform and […]
BY TEMITOPE ADEBAYO Managing Director of XpressRide, a rising player in Nigeria’s transport industry, Ismaila Yusuf Atus, has called on the federal government to prioritise comprehensive reforms in the transportation sector to ease hardships faced by Nigerians in the past year. In a New Year message, Atus highlighted the urgent need for an affordable, safer, […]
Transport for Abuja (TFA) took a monumental step towards transforming urban commuting in the capital city with a grand inauguration ceremony at Eagle Square, CBD, Abuja. The event marked the official entry of TFA into the transportation sector, sparking enthusiasm and anticipation among attendees, including dignitaries, government officials, industry leaders, and the media. At the […]
By Temitope Adebayo Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, has reiterated Nigeria’s dedication to fostering an environment conducive to decreasing greenhouse gas emissions in the transport sector. He made this disclosure in his address at the 86th Inland Transport Committee Conference on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Transport Sector. The conference, themed, ‘Taking Ambitious […]
By Temitope Adebayo The National President of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO), Yusuf Lawal Othman, has called for the review of existing road policies to curtail insecurity across the country. Othman said the current policies governing road infrastructure and its uses have become obsolete in the face of the high rate of […]
The Federal Government has extended 50 percent cut in transportation fares to 128 road transport passengers in Abuja. Naija News gathered that some passengers on the northern routes received the refund of 50% of their fares from one of the groups monitoring the implementation. Recall that the federal government last week announced the transportation rebate […]
By Tunde Opalana One of the leading transport unions in the country, the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has vowed to sustain the good working relationship between the association and journalists in Nigeria. President of the Association, Alhaji Musa Mohammed made the vow on Thursday during a visit by the leadership and members […]
Benin City – Some transport operators, plying the Benin-Lagos route, on Wednesday defied the Federal Government’s restriction on interstate movement. The federal government recently imposed restriction on interstate movement to reduce community transmission of the coronavirus disease. A visit to some unbranded motor parks in Benin City, reports that the operators are getting volumes of […]
Kano – Kano State Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA), says it has impounded 35 vehicles over violation of the restriction on movement of persons on the state’s boundaries following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Nabilusi Abubakar, Public Relations Officer of KAROTA, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Kano. Abubakar said that the vehicles, which […]
Sequel to the 2020 Single Currency Road Map, ECOWAS has embarked on massive infrastructural projects that would fast track the commencement of the economic integration policy. The President of ECOWAS Commission Jean-Claude Brou, disclosed that about 10 major joint border posts and a 1000 km Highway Corridor linking several countries, were in the pipeline of […]
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, Wednesday urged Nigerians to seek dialogue as a means providing answers to the national question. He said disintegration as some are championing, is not an option worth pursuing. Amaechi stated this at the presentation of ‘Dignity in Service,’ the autobiography of late former Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Matthew Mbu, in […]
Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, said at ta recent event that he earned “only N950,000” a month out of which he also paid his aides. The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, says it is worrisome that the older generation is refusing to leave the scene for the younger generation. Onaiyekan, who is […]
Over 800 national and international cross-sectoral participants from tourism and transportation industry will gather at this year’s edition of the Tourism Transport Summit (TTS) 2018 to discuss strategies for achieving sustainable growth of the industry. Scheduled to take place at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, from April 30th and May 1st, the annual summit is a […]
The Federal Government has commenced the audit of the entire operations of the maritime sector in its quest to increase its contribution to the national purse. The review was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, and has been duly approved for a private independent entity – Compliance Professionals Plc, to examine the flow of […]
Minister of Transport Rt Hon. Rotimi Amaechi at the weekend, joined other stakeholders in the transport sector to commend the critical role being played by Sterling Bank Plc in the repositioning of the sector. The minister, who spoke to reporters at the end of the2017 National Conference organised by the Ministry of Transport, commended Sterling […]
Motorists and other road users on Sunday were urged by the Lagos state government to strictly adhere to safety rules and measures already put in place to prevent any disaster as a result of the ongoing construction of the Oshodi Transport Interchange. The project, which is being executed on behalf of the state government by […]
The Association of Motorcycle Transport Union of Nigeria (MTUN) and Association of Tricycle Transport Union of Nigeria, Anambra State chapters have endorsed Governor Willie Obiano for a second tenure. Both bodies in Awka held a rally to unanimously express their support to the present administration for involving them in decision-making. The unions said the present […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a rail line from Kano to his hometown in Daura, Jibia local government areas of Katsina state. This was disclosed by Rotimi Ameachi, the minister of transportation, at The Osasu Show Symposium — which bothers on the economy and its effects on the less privileged. According to Ameachi, the president […]