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Funding may delay completion of Kano-Kaduna railway project � Amaechi

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022 Aminu Imam

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has warned inadequate funding may delay the completion of the Kano-Kaduna rail project. The Minister revealed that the Federal Government is sourcing funds for the project from various financial institutions for the execution of the project. The Minister also hinted that the Federal Government has so far injected over $400million into the project. The project, which is pegged at $1.2billion, is slated for completion in 18 months. Speaking about the funding challenge, the Minister, who was in Kano yesterday for an inspection of the project,…

“Amaechi deserves our traditional title”, Says Emir Of Daura

February 4, 2022February 4, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Emir of Daura, HRH, Umar Farouq Umar, has described the proposed conferment of a traditional title on the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi billed for tomorrow, Saturday, in Daura, as purely deserving. The Galadiman Daura and District Head of Mai�Adua, Alh. Ahmad Diddiri Ahmad, who spoke on behalf of the monarch in Daura yesterday, told newsmen that the title is given solely in recognition of his contributions to the development of the emirate, Katsina State and the nation in general. According to him, “The traditional institution does not align…

“$36 billion needed to connect the entire country by rail” – Amaechi

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022 Aminu Imam

Speaking on a television programme on Friday, Amaechi said railway is capital intensive, a situation that has made it difficult for private firms to invest in the sector. He said the reason the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has been borrowing funds from overseas in recent years was because only Abuja was able to come up with the needed collateral to take such loans. When asked why the Kaduna-Abuja railway had not been linked to Lokoja, Amaechi responded: �If we had money, I would want to be the minister that…

‘Jonathan responsible for rise of banditry in Nigeria’ � Amaechi

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says funds Jonathan left behind couldn�t sustain nation for 3 weeks The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has said that banditry in Nigeria became rampant because of the poverty created by the past administration of president Goodluck Jonathan. Amaechi, who stated this during a television programme, claimed that the monies Jonathan left for Nigeria at the point of his departure on May 29, 2015, was not enough to run the country for three weeks. The ex-Governor of Rivers State claimed that while he was chairman of the Nigerian Governors�…

Abuja-Kaduna rail service generates N300m monthly, Says Amaechi

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that the Abuja-Kaduna train service generates at least N300 million every month. Amaechi while speaking at the weekend, on a television programme, said his ministry is beginning to contribute to the nation�s economic growth. According to the minister, the federal government is also making plans to add 16 more trains to the Lagos-Ibadan rail line, adding that this will increase revenue generation from that axis. �We make N300 million per month from the Abuja-Kaduna train�, he said. �Currently, we are running Lagos-Ibadan from…

Rail attack: NRC to restore service on Abuja-Kaduna route today – Minister

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday said train service will resume on the Abuja-Kaduna route today, Saturday, days after a section of the rail line was blown by gunmen. Amaechi, who disclosed this yesterday during an on-site inspection of the scene of the blast, said the government is working with the Department of State Services, (DSS), and the Chief of Army staff to apprehend the suspects. According to the minister, the government was deploying digital security sensors on the railway tracks such that they can easily know when there is…

700 kilometres of rail line completed in Nigeria � Amaechi

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that the Federal Government has completed about 700 kilometres of rail line in the country since 2015. Amaechi, who disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja yesterday, said the mileage was part of about 6,000-kilometre rain line which the present administration planned to complete before 2023. He named the Abuja-Kaduna Railway, the Itakpe-Warri and the Lagos-Ibadan as the projects that had been completed. According to him, over N1 billion has been paid into a special account as the ministry�s contribution to the repayment…

Proposed Kano train station will be like Ebute-Meta mega station � FG

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Federal Government says the approved design for the Dawachiki, Kano Train Station will be a mega station similar to the Ebute-Metta train station, which was commissioned in Lagos early this year. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known in a statement, signed by the Director of Press and Public Relations of the ministry, Eric Ojiekwe yesterday. Amaechi, when he visited the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, at his Palace, said the resolve to replicate the station, was because of the commercial nature of the city and its…

2023 Presidency: “I�m not aware of any agreement to handover to Tinubu” – Amaechi

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says ‘stealing done quietly under this government‘ The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has debunked claims that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to hand over power to its chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2023. The minister made the disclosure while speaking in an interview with newsmen in Abuja. This is coming amidst speculations that the ruling APC had an agreement to hand over its party presidential ticket to Tinubu when the political party was formed in 2014. So far, Tinubu is yet to openly declare his presidential ambition…

Amaechi accuses finance minister of sabotage for delay in $200m Cabotage� Funds disbursement to Nigerian shipowners

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has accused the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, of frustrating the disbursement of the fund, again dashing the hopes of indigenous shipowners who have been waiting to assess the fund for over 17 years. The CVFF, which currently stands at over $200million and is warehoused in the Treasury Single Accounts (TSA), has become an issue of controversy, as past administrations of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) were not able to disburse it. Recall that, in March, the agency said it had…