The federal government has given a new August 2018 deadline for completion of the 323km Itapke -Warri rail project. Sunday Okobi takes a look at the feasibility or otherwise, given that the contract terms gave March 2019 as the delivery date. In August 2017, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, conducted a site inspection
Transportation
Buffett proposed to invest $3 billion in Uber, but talks failed: Bloomberg
FILE PHOTO: Warren Buffett, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, pauses while playing bridge as part of the company annual meeting weekend in Omaha, Nebraska U.S. Billionaire Warren Buffett had proposed to invest $3 billion in Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] earlier this year, but the talks failed following disagreements over the deal’s
Deutsche Post DHL says Streetscooter flotation possible
The production line of the new StreetScooter electric delivery van is pictured during an opening tour in Dueren near Cologne, Germany, May 30, 2018. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay DUEREN, Germany (Reuters) - Deutsche Post DHL could envisage floating its Streetscooter electric van business, which is expanding internationally, on the stock market, but not for
Nairobi City and Its Insufferable Traffic Jams
By Lilys Njeru Traffic Jams the Cause of Sleepless Nights for Nairobi Residents In 2012, former president Mwai Kibaki inaugurated Thika Road, an eight-lane superhighway meant to ease the relentless traffic congestion that had come to define the route, but six years later, residents are back to unbearable traffic. People whose arrival
Freight train robberies on the rise in Mexico
Thieves were believed to have caused this derailment in the early hours of the morning of September 27, 2017 in Querétaro. ...thieves block rail tracks Freight train robbers in Mexico are increasingly blocking tracks or loosening rails to stop trains and steal the contents. The federal rail agency said Monday the number of cargo
Malaysia Cancels Multi-billion-Dollar Rail Project to Singapore
Mahathir Mohamad, center, on May 28. Photographer: Joshua Paul/Bloomberg Malaysia is cancelling a project to build a high-speed rail link between its capital, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore, and will talk with its southern neighbor about any compensation Malaysia has to pay, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Monday. Mahathir, the 92-year-old who
Bloody Weekend As 10 People Killed in Cape Town Taxi Violence
Authorities in South Africa are monitoring various transport interchanges and high-risk areas in Cape Town after a surge in taxi violence left 10 people dead over the weekend. The bloodshed is understood to be related to a battle over taxi routes. A detective-led task team is probing the incidents. The most recent involved
Kenyan Govt Orders South Africa Buses as Dar Buys in Nairobi
Kenyan fabricator of passenger vehicle bodies Labh Singh Harnam Singh (LSHS) has been hired to build high-capacity buses for Tanzania government's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) services as Nairobi prepares to import the same from South Africa next month. LSHS managing director Daniel Maundu said the firm was working on the first
America has a massive truck driver shortage.
Daniel Gollnick is a truck driver in Melrose, Wis. He makes $45,000 a year, less than he would like, but he is home every night. (Daniel Gollnick) Here’s why few want an $80,000 job. America has a massive shortage of truck drivers. Joyce Brenny, head of Brenny Transportation in Minnesota, increased driver pay 15
Fiat Chrysler recalls 5.3 million vehicles for cruise control defect
Washington (Reuters) - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is recalling more than 5.3 million vehicles in North America over a defect that could prevent drivers from deactivating cruise control, the company said on Friday, warning owners not to use the function until they get software upgrades. The Italian-American automaker said no injuries