Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, has charged the government agencies to obey Federal Government’s Presidential Executive Orders on ease of doing business. According to him, This will bring about ease in trade facilitation and also boost investor confidence in the country’s trade. The minister, who disclosed this during
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Vehicle smuggling booms on back of punitive national auto-policy
Nigeria Ports Authority MD emerges VP of International Association of Ports and Harbours
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mrs. Hadiza Bala Usman has emerged vice-president (Africa Region) of the International Association of Ports and Harbors. It is a global trade association for seaports based in Tokyo Japan and non-governmental organisation which represents the interest of ports across the world. Bala
Nigeria Ports loses more revenue on vehicles import to Cotonou ports
The Ban of Importation Of second-hand cars by the Federal government Of Nigeria through neighbouring countries may remain a mirage, as importers appear to have taken solace in the range of incentives offered by the Port of Cotonou in the Benin Republic. Recently, The Port of Cotonou slashed its transit
Mazda hails more efficient petrol engine
Japanese carmaker Mazda has developed a more efficient petrol engine at a time when the industry is driving toward electric vehicles. It said the compression ignition engine was up to 30% more fuel-efficient than its current engines and plans to sell cars with the new engine from 2019. Last week, Mazda
Dubai Test run world’s first automated flying taxis
....Trial runs of the world's first automated aerial taxis (AAT) are expected to start by the end of this year. According to Gulf News, Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is collaborating with German firm Volocopter, which specializes in manufacturing Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAV), on the AAT project. Over the next five years,
Nigerian Customs to deploys ICT to boost revenue at Nation Ports
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
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