The Tin Can Island Port, Lagos, generate more revenue for the country. The Nigeria Customs Service, Tin Can Island Port Command, in the last few years has been one of the major drivers of the nation’s economy, generating over N1 billion daily and contributing about N25 billion monthly, aside from the
Month: August 2017
Abuja-Kaduna rail line generating N1m daily
Nigeria's minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says the country's Abuja-Kaduna rail line, which commenced commercial operation in July 2016 now generates one million Naira ($3279) daily. In an interview with NAN, Amaechi said that the feat was due to the increase in passengers that patronise the rail. He attributed the passenger surge to the
Rail Services Across all State in Nigeria to commence soon
Nigerian Minister for transport, Mr. Rotimi Ameachi had announced that the ongoing overhauling of the rail system in the country will cut across the 36 states of the country. Reviewing progress made on the construction of the modernisation of Lagos to Kano rail project, which was commissioned earlier in the year.
Kenyan Government to test drivers before licensing
The new curriculum developed by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) will now require drivers to undergo 24 to 160 hours of training before being issued with a driving license. According to NTSA Director-General Francis Meja, the development of the curriculum was necessitated by the fact that road traffic accidents kill more
Amazon is thinking about building mobile drone stations on trains, vans, and boats
Amazon believes drones are the future of parcel deliveries. Amazon is heavily investing in drones, and one day hopes to use the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to revolutionize deliveries. Right now, it's all still early stages — but public patent filings can offer us tantalizing glimpses of what Amazon's engineers are
Nigerian Importers to pay N68.25bn demurrage
Nigerian importers are to cough out N68.25 billion on demurrage as trucks are finding it difficult to lift their containers out of Lagos ports, checks by New Telegraph have revealed. The amount is the charges they would pay shipping companies, terminal operators, Nigeria Customs Service, truckers and Customs agents in one
Taxify announces new 50%-off Tuesday special on all rides in SA
Uber, Visa Signs Partnership for Electronic Payments
Uber and Visa have agreed to a multi-year strategic agreement that aims to grow digital commerce across Africa. The partnership leverages both technology platforms to encourage the use of electronic payments among consumers across the continent. Under the agreement, Visa will work with its financial institution partners to set up debit
Nigeria, Ajaokuta-Warri rail to be completed in June 2018
The Federal Government has ordered the completion and commercial operations of the Ajaokuta-Itapke-Warri rail line by June 2018. Minister of Transportation Mr. Rotimi Amaechi gave the order yesterday during the inspection of rail facilities at the Ajaokuta-Itapke-Warri rail line around the Agbor and Abraka corridor, Delta State. The project is a standard
Nigerian Association of Pilots, Engineers Plans Strike
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers has disclosed plans to commence a nationwide strike in protest against the non-payment of the severance package of Aero Contractor Nigeria Limited’s sacked workers. Aero Contractors had in March issued letters of redundancy to about 60 per cent of its total workforce. There