The Government is inviting bids for transaction advisory services for the procurement of a tolling operator, bringing the journey towards the reintroduction of toll stations on some roads closed. According to the national treasury, the toll stations would be offered under a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with proceeds used for developing and maintaining roads. The ministry of transport has
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Uganda to review Road Safety Act
The Ministry of Transport in Uganda has initiated plans to review and amend the current Traffic and Road Safety Act, 1998. Uganda Minister of Transportation Aggrey Bagiire said that “Through this amendment, the Government shall put in place and enforce a comprehensive driver and testing regime, including adopting groupings of vehicles for driver
FG plans truck transit parks in five states
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced plans to establish truck transit parks in five states so as to decongest the two major seaports located in Lagos and Port Harcourt. It also declared that road haulage would continue as the major means of long distance transportation of goods and services in
Maritime workers ground seaports activities nationwide
A coalition of the two industrial unions in the Nigerian maritime industry, Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) and the Senior Staff Association of Communications, Transport and Corporation (SSACTAC) grounded activities in the nation’s seaports between 6am to 12pm on Tuesday over contentious amendment of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Act. Speaking to newsmen
Kenya Airways (KQ)to fly directs flights to US by March 2018
United States (US) has granted Kenya Airways (KQ) traffic rights, paving way for direct flights into its airspace. According to Cabinet Secretary for Transport James Macharia, the airline now awaits other crucial licenses to see it fly to the US by March 2018. The crucial licenses include the Air Service License which gives it commercial approval
How Autonomous Cars Could Disrupt Airlines, Hotels And Rental Agencies
Today's trinity of travel providers are airlines, hotels and the rental car industry. But a wave is gathering strength that will crash down upon each of them in the next few decades: the rise of autonomous vehicles. All three travel industries should survive, but each will have to change. Car Rentals: The
16 dead as US military plane crashes in Mississippi
At least 16 people were killed when a US military plane crashed in rural Mississippi on Monday evening, a regional emergency management official said. No official details were immediately available on the circumstances of the crash in northern Mississippi's LeFlore County, about 100 miles (160 km) north of Jackson, the
Ogun flyover, right of way stall Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge tracks
The formal laying of tracks of the N485 billion Lagos- Ibadan standard gauge rail is being stalled by right of way, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed yesterday. One of the challenges stalling the construction work is the ongoing construction of a flyover bridge at Ijoko, Ogun State. According to
SA transport minister wants Uber drivers to apply for public transport permits
Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi says that he wants Uber drivers to apply for public transport licenses and comply with legislation, or be removed from SA roads. The minister’s comments come as tensions between metered taxi drivers and Uber drivers flare up, with the former accusing the latter of stealing potential work while getting
Nigeria Holds National Summit On Truck Transit Parks
Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Transportation will on Tuesday in Abuja hold a national summit on Truck Transit Parks. Organizers of the event said the focus of the summit is to brainstorm on ways to address the infrastructure deficit in the country, provide a short-term resting place for truck drivers on long-distance