The Federal Government on Wednesday announced that General Electric, a global conglomerate emerged the preferred bidder for the narrow gauge railway concession in Nigeria as announced by The Federal Government on Wednesday 24th May, 2017. The letter of award was handed over to GE at the headquarters of the Federal Ministry
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East Africa considers Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway to facilitate moving goods across Lake Victoria
Kenya and Uganda are considering putting up new ports to carry cargo across the lake after Rwanda pulled out from the Kenyan standard gauge railway in favour of Tanzania’s Central Corridor. According to Analysts, the pulling out from the Northern corridor could have just been the saving grace for the collapsed Lake Victoria transport system
Stop $150 deportation charge, NCAA asks Ethiopian Airlines
Facts have emerged of how Ethiopian Airlines compelled passengers traveling to South Africa to pay ‘unauthorized’ Deportation charges. The charge estimated at between $75 to $150 (N35,000- N70,000) is tagged, “Refundable Deportation Fee” which all South African bound passengers are compelled to pay before boarding. It was learnt that the fee was
Medview not banned, still airlifts Passengers to London
Contrary to media reports last week that Nigerian airliner, Medview was banned from flying into London, Moov LogisticsNews can report that it still flies to London Gatwick Airport. The airline yesterday airlifted about 249 passengers from Lagos to London, thus confirming that it was not banned by the European Union (EU)
Midair Pilfering: 2 Arik Air passengers nabbed, handed to police.
Luck ran out of two Arik air passengers who were caught pilfering money and goods from passengers’ baggage midair. MLN can confirmed that the two male passengers were caught in the act onboard the airline’s Lagos-Abuja flight on Friday morning and subsequently handed over to the Police after the aircraft landed
Railway Concession: 20 Locomotives, 20 wagons to arrive in May
The Federal Government has disclosed that come May 29, General Electric (GE) will bring in 20 locomotives and 200 wagons to boost the country's rail transit services. As part of the ongoing negotiations with the GE, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi pointed out that the concessionaire showed more interest in
Nigeria Customs to reduce trade facilitation time by 50%
The Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Joseph Attah, announced in an official statement that the NCS will reduce the time it takes to import and export goods (trade facilitation) by 50 per cent. ''The service is required to schedule and coordinate the Mandatory Joint Examinations and sign-off
Logistics: The Backbone of Africa’s E-commerce Boom
There has been a lot of growth and development in Africa’s communications infrastructure. The deployment of broadband fiber optic cables along the coast has in a great way, helped to pace the revolution. Based on GSMA's report, roughly half a billion Africans own a smartphone. ''Some of these key developments across