Tag: TRANSPORTATION

High Cost of Public Transportation: ‘Absence of gas refilling points, manpower stall CNG buses rollout’ — Alake

Aminu Imam

Indications emerged, on Wednesday, that the absence of relevant personnel and fuelling points around the country is responsible for the delays in deploying the long-awaited Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses. While in the United Arab Emirates, (UAE) President Bola Tinubu had assured Nigerians that he would unveil the buses, which have been produced by Innoson Motors and parked at Eagles Square, Abuja. Nigerian workers are facing untold hardships over the federal government’s unfulfilled promises made since July to cushion the high cost of public transportation arising from the May 29…

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‘Nigerians to pay less for transportation with CNG buses’ — Minister

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, has announced that the introduction of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered buses will lead to reduced transportation costs for Nigerians. This was made known by the Minister during a town hall meeting with the Ministry’s management and staff in Abuja.  The Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry, Stephen Kilebi, released this information yesterday. In his address, Minister Edun sought the cooperation and support of the Ministry’s staff to facilitate the fulfillment of the mandate entrusted to…

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‘Consider bicycles for transportation’, FG advises Nigerians

Aminu Imam

As part of efforts to promote a cleaner environment and healthy lifestyle, the Federal Ministry of Transportation has advised Nigerians to consider bicycles as alternative means of commuting. The Director, Road Transport and Mass Transit Administration, Musa Ibrahim, who gave the advice at the one-day stakeholders’ sensitisation meeting held in Abuja, said cycling will reduce road accidents in the country. According to him, the idea is to enhance and propagate the importance of cycling in Nigeria as it will obviously lead to a drop in road crash incidences. Ibrahim noted…

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FG imposes N1, 000 annual fee on all Nigerian car owners

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has introduced a new initiative requiring all motorists to pay an annual fee of N1,000 for the Proof of Ownership Certificate (PoC) verification. The Permanent Secretary of the Lagos Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Abdulhafiz Toriola announced the implementation of the initiative during a joint press conference in Ikeja, yesterday. According to him, the move aims to streamline and strengthen vehicle ownership verification, adding that starting from July 2023, the collection of this fee will be initiated by the Lagos State government. He further explained that this is in…

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Abuja-Kaduna Train: FG installs CCTV cameras on train coaches

Aminu Imam

Following the postponement of the Abuja-Kaduna rail services, the Federal Government has reportedly commenced the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras on the Idu rail station train coaches. Recall that the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, had announced earlier that the train services halted since March after terrorists attacked and abducted passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train would resume in a few days. Meanwhile, reports emerged last week that some contractors were at the Idu Rail Station to install the cameras and trackers but couldn’t install them. However, it was reported…

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Commuters to pay more as private transporters begin 25 percent fare increase Aug. 25

Aminu Imam

Interstate travellers in Nigeria should brace-up to pay more from August 25, following the decision of transporters to increase fares by 25 percent over rising costs of operation. This was the resolution after a meeting of the operators and board of All Private Transport Company Owners, (APTCON), which was contained in a memo it issued yesterday addressed to operators under its aegis. An internal memo, titled: “Notification of price increase effective 25th August 2022“, said the move is to prevent a situation where the operators run at a loss, and…

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Zazzau Emirate Council, JNI at loggerhead over N21m railways compensation

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
Emir Ahmad Nuhu Bamali of Zazzau

The Zazzau Emirate Council and Jama’atu Nasril Islam’s are at loggerheads over 21 million naira indemnity/compensation for the right of way for railway modernisation project. Zaharadeen Ibrahim, the JNI Chairman, Zazzau Emirate Branch, alleged that the Emir of Zazzau had siphoned the N21 million compensation. However, the Zazzau Emirate Council says it did not siphoned the said N21 million but kept the money pending the outcome of litigations over the property. A statement issued by Malam Mohammed Àminu, Wazirin Zazzau, on Tuesday in Zaria, said there were four groups contesting…

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