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Vice President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has said Federal Government has no other choice than to encourage and "re-stimulate the manufacturing and transport industry in order to promote economic growth.
The Federal Executive Council yesterday approved contract for the procurement of 116 cars of Peugeot brand from the Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited in the sum of N504, 191, 362.50.
Stakeholders in traffic management and administration, Mararaba-Nyanya axis, yesterday called for the restriction of heavy duty vehicles on the Abuja-Keffi highway at Kugbo and Nyanya axis.
Eighteen passengers inside a commercial bus last Friday sustained various degrees of injuries in a fatal accident that occurred at Piri village, along the Abuja-Lokoja highway.
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The presidency yesterday threw more light on the planned purchase of four new aircraft worth $120million (N31.5billion) by the government.
Work on the roundabout at Sango - Ota on the Ota - Abeokuta Federal Highway is to be completed in February 2010, a contractor handling the project, Julius Berger Nigeria Limited has assured. He gave the assurance at the site when the Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Hassan Muhammad Lawal, paid an inspection visit.
TRANSNET announced yesterday it had secured a R2,2bn untied loan from a French development bank to partly fund the expansion of its container terminal in Cape Town and hinted that its multi- billion-rand investment plan might increase 10% over the next five years.
SOUTH African airlines will for the first time face direct competition from Air Namibia on certain African routes after it was granted fifth-freedom rights by the respective governments.
A SENIOR officer in the Windhoek City Police is facing three criminal charges - including a count of drunken driving - after making a first court appearance on Friday following a late-night car accident in the city earlier in the week.
SOUTHERN Sudanese President Salva Kiir was yesterday involved in a plane mishap at Gulu airport as he was about to leave Uganda to return to his country.
The Governor of Imo State, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim has assured Imo State citizens living in Lagos State of Free Transport back to the state during the forthcoming Christmas celebrations.
The Federal Government is proposing to buy four more aircraft for the presidential fleet, according to the 2010 Appropriation Bill sent to the National Assembly yesterday by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua.
Like most industries that start off unregulated, the motorcycle passenger business is growing to be as much of a curse as it is a blessing. In a few years, it has become one of the most dominant modes of passenger transport in Kenya.
The Federal Government yesterday took step to link up with the global shipping communication network as the government yesterday in London, UK signed the Long Range Identification and Tracking System,(LRIT) Services Agreement with the International Mobile Satellite Organisation (IMSO).
GAUTENG roads and transport MEC Bheki Nkosi yesterday moved to quash speculation that the government was considering making additional funding available to the Bombela Consortium to complete the airport link of the Gautrain in time for the Soccer World Cup.
PARLIAMENT yesterday heard that the influx of old second-hand vehicles and the Government's decision to allow sale of second hand tyres is a contributing factor to the high number of road accidents in the country.
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed today the Long Range Identification Tracking System ( LRIT) Services Agreement with International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) in London UK.
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Malam Abdul Salam Mohammed has said that Automated System Custom's Data (ASYCUDA) should be adopted so as to realize an electronically driven Port operation system.
An aviation expert, Mr Gbenga Olowu has identified the aviation sector as one of the hardest hit by the global economic meltdown. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos, Olowu said that as the recession bites harder; air travel has shrunk, hitting airlines and airport
The Lagos State Government has concluded arrangement to provide free bus service for the residents of the state during the Sallah festival aimed at making the festival smooth and stress-free.
Oil marketers are raising alarm over increased threats to vessels delivering crude oil to the Kenyan coast, due to piracy.
The chief executive officer of the Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVA), Cross Kgosidiile has said that last year, the number of people who died in road accidents went down compared to 2007.
People who commute on the Francistown-Mandunyane road may find themselves in the lurch as bus and combi drivers threaten to strike to protest the recent 'reduction' of fares by the Department of Road Transport and Safety (DRTS).
The Chief Pilot of the Ghana International Airlines (GIA), Mr. Eric Mills-Lamptey, has resigned from the ailing company, following a misundertstanding between him and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Ms. Anna-Myers.
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