FEC Divided On Nigeria Air, Says Amaechi The Federal Executive Council is divided on the modality for the establishment of the proposed national carrier called Nigeria Air, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, announced on Thursday. Amaechi, who disclosed this during his valedictory press briefing in...

Amaechi Accuses Chinese Firm Of Breaching Railway Contract   Nigeria is to take delivery of 10 additional coaches that will be deployed on the Abuja-Kaduna and Lagos-Ibadan rail lines. It was gathered that the coaches were meant to arrive in Nigeria from China by June this...

FG To CCECC: Complete Abeokuta-Ibadan Rail Project Before May The federal government has directed the company in charge of the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC), to immediately return to site to complete the Abeokuta-Ibadan section of the...

Eastern Rail Line: Construction To Gulp N9trn, N'Assembly Delays Approval   The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday said the Federal Government needed $12.8bn, about N9trn, to construct standard gauge rail lines from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. He also blamed the National Assembly for stalling the...

$1.5bn Lagos-Ibadan Fast Rail: FEC Gets Cost Overrun Request From Amaechi   As construction work on the 156km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail progresses, Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi is expected to present a request to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for cost overrun, Daily Trust can...

Lagos-Ibadan Rail: FG To Utilize 16 Locomotives, Others The Federal Government will utilize about 16 locomotives, 40 coaches and 120 wagons in the standard gauge Lagos-Ibadan rail line that is currently under construction. It was gathered that the government had placed orders for the fabrication of...