The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved the two narrow gauge rail lines to be rehabilitated by General Electric (GE) being the Preferred bidder. The firm which received its letter of award from the government early this year would run the gauge rail for a period of 30 years. The agreement is being drafted
Year: 2017
General Motors rebrands Name to Isuzu
Uber offer free services to disables in Kenya
......Taxi company Uber partnered with the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to ferry Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs) to and from their respective polling stations in Nairobi, Thika and Mombasa on August 8, 2017, free of charge. The technology company, which has been operating in the country since 2015, will also give
Parcel delivery can be just a click on your phone
LAMATA Partners Japanese Agency On Monorail System
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) in conjunction with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has developed a survey on Lagos Urban Railway Development project, aimed at introducing a new transportation system in Lagos State called the Automated Guide Transit (AGT), which is a type of Monorail. The survey titled “Lagos
UK Motorways may be covered by ‘tunnels’
......Similar structures in Europe act as an "effective safeguard to communities near busy roads", Large "tunnels" covering stretches of motorway to protect locals from dangerous levels of pollution are being considered by Highways England. The agency said in its latest air quality strategy that it is exploring the possibility of building physical canopies
Dilapidated Lagos Int’l Airport Road to be Reconstructed in September
The Governor, Of Lagos State Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday disclosed at the 3rd Quarterly Town Hall Meeting in Badore area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria that the reconstruction of Oshodi-Ikeja International Airport Road will begin in September. The road would be developed into a 10-lane road befitting an international road residents
Sri Lanka Airlines Near-Fire Raises Battery Questions Again
On Sunday, July 30, a Sri Lankan Airline A330-200 with 202 passengers aboard was flying from Kochi, India to Colombo, Sri Lanka when smoke was detected coming from an overhead compartment. The flight attendants, who immediately suspected a lithium-ion battery fire, sprayed the luggage with a fire extinguisher. When that failed to stop
Ethiopian Airlines Begin Flight Operations To Kaduna
Ethiopian Airlines has commenced its flight operations to Kaduna with Boeing 737-800 aircraft, The Airline conveying 17 passengers landed at the Kaduna International Airport from Addis Ababa at noon. The flight with registration number ET-9221 also departed for Addis Ababa at 1:30 p.m with 10 officials of Kaduna State Government
Nigeria Med-view Airline Declares 27% Mid-year Profit After Tax
The Managing Director of Med-view Airline Plc, Alhaji Muneer Bankole recently told the shareholders at the annual general meeting (AGM), that the company’s growth in aviation industry had continued with accelerated efforts and has stood out significantly among her contemporaries. The Airline which reported a growth of 27 per cent in