Category: Transport & Aviation

Transport & Aviation

AMAECHI CALLS FOR UNITY IN SOUTH EAST, SOUTH SOUTH …LISTS PROJECTS IN THE REGIONS, CHALLENGES, PROGRESS

Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on the people of the South East and South South to love themselves and work together in unity to foster growth in the regions. Amaechi made the call during an interactive session with the South East South South Professionals of Nigeria (SESSPN) in Lagos, weekend. The SESSPN had invited the Minister to address concerns of … Continue reading AMAECHI CALLS FOR UNITY IN SOUTH EAST, SOUTH SOUTH …LISTS PROJECTS IN THE REGIONS, CHALLENGES, PROGRESS

flashpointnewsLeave a comment
Delta News, News, Transport & Aviation

OKOWA LAUDS PRES. BUHARI FOR RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT, AS FED. GOVT INAUGURATES ITAKPE-AJAOKUTA-WARRI RAIL LINE FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION

Governor of Delta, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Tuesday, September 29th, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his bi-partisan approach to governance which engendered the completion of the 326-kilometre Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line. Okowa gave the commendation at the inauguration of the Commercial Operations of Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail line and Railway Ancillary Facility Yard at Goodluck Jonathan Railway Complex, Owa-Oyibu, Ika North East Local Government Area, Delta. He … Continue reading OKOWA LAUDS PRES. BUHARI FOR RAILWAYS DEVELOPMENT, AS FED. GOVT INAUGURATES ITAKPE-AJAOKUTA-WARRI RAIL LINE FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATION

flashpointnewsLeave a comment
COVID-19/CoronaVirus, News, Rivers News, Transport & Aviation

Covid-19: RIVERS GOVT LAUNCHES FREE BUS SCHEME; TO OPERATE FROM 6:30AM – 7PM DAILY

Rivers State Government has launched a COVID-19 Free Bus Scheme to cushion the effect of the pandemic on citizens. A statement by Pastor Paulinus Nsirim, Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communications on June 01, 2020, disclosed that, inaugurating the Scheme in Port Harcourt today, the Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Sunny Ejekwu commended Governor Wike for the initiative which is the first of it’s kind … Continue reading Covid-19: RIVERS GOVT LAUNCHES FREE BUS SCHEME; TO OPERATE FROM 6:30AM – 7PM DAILY

flashpointnewsLeave a comment
News, Transport & Aviation

DELTA LINE GETS 60 NEW BUSES

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday, December 20, in Asaba, inaugurated 60 buses for Delta Transports Services Limited (Delta Line) with a charge to the company to turn around its fortunes through improved services. He commended the company for its improvement, saying that the successes recorded by it within the 18 months of operating on Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) arrangement with God is Good Transport Development … Continue reading DELTA LINE GETS 60 NEW BUSES

flashpointnews
Controversy, News, Transport & Aviation

FRSC DENIES ‘CHIP WHIP’ NUMBER PLATE

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has distanced itself from the ‘Chip Whip’ number plate, which was posted on social media and has since gone viral on the internet in the last 24 hours. The Road Safety Corp, in a statement signed by Bisi Kazeem, Corps Commander, Corps Public Education Officer, FRSC and published online, states categorically that the FRSC did not produce the number … Continue reading FRSC DENIES ‘CHIP WHIP’ NUMBER PLATE

flashpointnewsLeave a comment
Governance, News, Transport & Aviation

AMAECHI SIGNS MOU ON RAIL MODERNISATION, IN SOCHI RUSSIA

The Hownourable Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on behalf of the federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Russian for the modernisation, development of railway infrastructure, rehabilitation of existing Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) rolling stock-fleet and upgrading of workshops across the country. The MoU, involves two Russian firms: Russian Joint Stock Company Russian Railway (JSCRR) and Transmash Holding, a private rolling … Continue reading AMAECHI SIGNS MOU ON RAIL MODERNISATION, IN SOCHI RUSSIA

flashpointnewsLeave a comment
Aviation, Delta News, News, Transport & Aviation

FIDC/MA, AIMS Consortiums Emerge Favorites in Opening Bids To Concession Asaba Airport

Two consortia, FIDMA/MA and AIMS emerged as favourites in the quest by the Delta state government to select appropriate concessionaires to manage and upgrade the Asaba Airport in line with best international standards. The bid to concession the Asaba Airport was opened on May 22. 2019, by the transaction adviser to the state government, on the concession modalities for the airport, HALCROW Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, … Continue reading FIDC/MA, AIMS Consortiums Emerge Favorites in Opening Bids To Concession Asaba Airport

flashpointnewsLeave a comment