Tag: Rotimi Amaechi

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

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…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…

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

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…’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…

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

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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…

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Amaechi inaugurates 7-man panel to probe suspended NPA MD, Hadiza Bala-Usman

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, today inaugurated a seven-man Panel of Enquiry to probe the suspended Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA), Hazida Bala-Usman. The panel, according to him, is to examine and investigate the administrative policies and strategies adopted by the suspended Managing Director while at the helms and confirm compliance with extant laws and rules from 2016 till date. The minister, during the inauguration of the committee in Abuja, noted that the terms of reference of the panel include examining and investigating issues leading to…

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How Ameachi exposed Hadiza Usman to President Buhari over NPA’s unremitted N165.320bn

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Fresh facts have emerged over the immediate reasons for the sack of the erstwhile Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority(NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman. According to a memo addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari that may have sealed the fate of the Kaduna state-born female activist, personally written and signed by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, the Minister complained of the inability of the NPA’s management to account for the unremitted amount of N165.320 billion between 2016 to 2020. In the memo, titled: ”Remittance of Operating Surplus to the Consolidated…

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Senate approves $1.5bn, €995m external loan for FG

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The sum of $1.5 billion and Euro 995 million external loans has on Tuesday been approved for the Federal Government by the Senate. The approval was granted by the Senate following the consideration of the report of of its Committee on Local and Foreign Debts on the external borrowing plan of the Federal Government at plenary. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Clifford Ordia, presented the report. This is conung on the heels of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi’s recent comments that the “selfishness” of some lawmakers that resulted in…

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FG officially flags-off freight services on Itakpe-Warri rail line

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has officially flagged-off freight and haulage services on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line. It was gathered that this will mark the opening of the rail line for goods and cargo movement. Recall that Amaechi had, in a tweet on Wednesday, announced the official start of the movement when he said: “This Friday, we’ll officially flag off freight services and haulage activities on the Warri-Itakpe rail line”. The Itakpe-Warri railway line, which links Warri in Delta state to Ajaokuta, in Kogi State, was inaugurated by President…

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PHOTO NEWS: FG officially flags-off movement of goods through rail transport

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has officially flagged-off freight and haulage services on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line. It was gathered that this will mark the opening of the rail line for goods and cargo movement. Recall that Amaechi had, in a tweet on Wednesday, announced the official start of the movement when he said: “This Friday, we’ll officially flag off freight services and haulage activities on the Warri-Itakpe rail line.”

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FG to commence construction of 4 new rail projects across Nigeria – Amaechi

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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the Federal Government is about to commence 4 new rail line projects in various parts of the country. This disclosure was made by Amaechi while speaking at the annual ministerial press briefing on programmes, projects and activities of the Federal Ministry of Transportation and its agencies on Friday, in Abuja. The listed rail line projects include Ibadan-Kano, Port Harcourt-Maiduguri, Kano-Maradi and Lagos-Calabar rail lines. Although the minister announced that the Federal Government was about to start the rail lines project, he…

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Amaechi orders sack of corrupt Kaduna rail workers

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Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday ordered the Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, (NRC), Fidet Okhiria, to investigate allegations of ticket racketeering at Regasa, Kaduna, train station, and sack those found culpable. Amaechi gave the order yesterday, during a press briefing at the Ministry’ headquarters in Abuja. The Minister’s order came following reports of racketeering of train tickets at the train station. The MD of NRC said the cooperation has restricted passengers to two ticket purchases at a time in order to block racketeering but racketeers had found ways…

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