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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…

‘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…