Tag: TRANSPORTATION

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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