Rotimi Amaechi Archives - Page 7 of 9

‘Lagos-Kaduna-Kano railway:� will reduce deficiency, drive efficient transportation system’ ? Buhari

July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Inaugurates interchange road project in Kano President Muhammadu Buhari has said the Kaduna-Kano segment of the Lagos-Kano railway modernisation project will reduce the deficiency in the nation�s transportation infrastructure and drive effective and more efficient transportation of passengers and freight within the country. The President stated this yesterday, at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kaduna-Kano segment of the railway project, which was held at Zawaki, Dawakin-Kudu local government area in Kano. The segment starts from Rigasa station in Kaduna to Kano. The length of the mainline is 203.8 kilometers. It…

FG to flag-off Kaduna-Kano railway project in 2 weeks

July 3, 2021July 3, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that the $1.2 billion Kaduna-Kano standard-gauge rail project will be flagged-off in two weeks. This was announced by the minister during a ministerial media briefing, organised by the presidential communications team in Abuja yesterday. Recall that the federal government approved the Kaduna-Kano railway project in January 2017. Ameachi had said the federal government will borrow less than N100 billion for the project. He said while awaiting the Chinese government�s loan, one-third of the project will be funded from the Federal Government�s budget.…

H/Reps summon Amaechi, NPA over N166bn unremitted revenues during suspended MD NPA Hadiza�s first tenure

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021 Aminu Imam

The House of Representatives, yesterday, summoned the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and the management of the Nigeria Port Authority, (NPA), over the unremitted sum of N166,685,929,000 revenue generated by the Authority as of December 31, 2016. According to the lawmakers, the said amount were not properly captured in the statement of account of the agency and other expenditures. The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, Rep. Busayo Oluwole Oke, issued the summon following the absence of the minister, the management of the NPA and the…

“Poverty, inequality responsible for threats to Nigeria�s existence” � Amaechi

June 15, 2021June 15, 2021 Aminu Imam

�Says Hadiza Bala not suspended, but asked to step aside The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has blamed poverty and inequality for the challenges currently threatening Nigeria�s corporate existence. Speaking during a graduation ceremony at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, (UNN), Amaechi, who was governor of Rivers State for eight years and speaker of the state House of Assembly for eight years prior, said there cannot be genuine democracy in a society divided by unequal access to the good things of life. The minister said that inequality has produced an…

Buhari inaugurates Lagos-Ibadan Standard Gauge

June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has officially inaugurated the 157km double track Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge. The inauguration ceremony took place on Thursday morning. Some top officers, including three ministers, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and all the governors of the South-West region, except that of Ondo who sent his deputy, were present at the occasion. Some royal fathers, led by representatives from the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu; the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Gbadebo, witnessed the occasion. President Buhari, who had earlier appeared in an interview on…

Kano-Kaduna rail line project to commence in July � Amaechi

May 29, 2021May 29, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that as the ministry was rounding up the Lagos-Ibadan rail project billed to be inaugurated in June, the ministry was set to commence work to link Kano-Kaduna with rail. In a statement issued yesterday by his Media Aide, Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, said Amaechi made this known when he led a delegation of Nigerian Shippers Council and Nigeria Railway Corporation on a courtesy visit to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, of Kano State. According to Amaechi, because of the economic viability of the State, the…

Wike accuses Amaechi of diverting power $308m projects

May 23, 2021May 23, 2021 Aminu Imam

The Rivers State�governor, Nyesom Wike, yesterday accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, of diverting the proceeds from the sale of the State�s power projects and aircraft worth $308 million. The governor, according to a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, stated this when he received two former chairmen of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr. Davies Ikanya and Hon. Igo Aguma, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Port Harcourt. He also challenged his predecessor to mention any federal project he…

NPA MD sack: “Hadiza was power-drunk” – Maritime Forum Chairman, Elder Asu Beks�

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 Aminu Imam

…Likened her to Diezani of the maritime sector The Convener and Chairman of Maritime Elders Forum, Chief Asu Beks, has accused Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, of being ‘power drunk’ during her management at the Authority prior to her suspension by President Muhammadu Buhari. Elder Asu Beks, who is also the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Maritime Media Limited, revealed this while featuring on Liberty Television and Radio programme: ‘Dialogue’. The elder maritime chieftain, while speaking on the controversy surrounding the alleged infractions by…

Bala-Usman: Amaechi drops �unremitted� N165bn claim, instructs panel to investigate MD for �insubordination�

May 15, 2021May 15, 2021 Aminu Imam

�’Disband Investigative Panel’, Katsina youths urge Buhari The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has made a U-turn, as the Panel of Enquiry he set up to investigate the alleged shortfall in operating surpluses by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) under the leadership of the suspended MD/CEO, Ms. Hadiza Bala-Usman. It was gathered that the Panel will now probe her for insubordination, as against the earlier claim of not remitting operating surplus of N165 billion to the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CFR) account. This comes as the youths in Katsina State, under…

“Truth will always triumph” � Suspended NPA MD, Usman

May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 Aminu Imam

The suspended Managing Director of Nigerian Port Authority, (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman, on Thursday said that the truth will always triumph. Hadiza is currently under investigation over N167 billion unremitted funds to the Federal Government purse by the panel set up by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi. However, on Thursday on her Twitter handle, she said the truth will always triumph. In a pose with Governor Nasir el-Rufa’i at the palace of the Emir of Zazzau, she captioned the photo, �Eid Mubarak�.�Taqabbalall?hu minn? wa minkum� – (May Allah accept…