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The Federal Government is currently working on roads connecting Nigeria to other nations of Africa as part of measures to boost Nigeria’s competitiveness in the African Continental Free Trade Area market.
Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said this at the ongoing virtual workshop organised by the National Action Committee on the AfCFTA with focus on ‘Nigeria – the Transportation Hub for Africa.’ Fashola, who was represented by the Director, Highway Planning, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, Chukwunwike Uzo, said the ongoing work on the roads was part of the Federal Government’s efforts at improving road infrastructure… More details through: https://punchng.com/fg-fixes-roads-connecting-nigeria-african-countries/
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The Federal Government on Wednesday approved contracts for construction of new roads and augmentation of existing roads contracts worth $256.768 million (N97.572 billion) across Nigeria. Minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, while briefing State House correspondents after the 22nd virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja…
More details through: https://businessday.ng/exclusives/article/fec-approves-n97-572bn-for-road-contracts/ The Federal Government has reached an agreement with three state governments to build standard railroad underpasses and underpasses at level crossings along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway corridor.
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr. Fidet Okhiria, said, “The policy is that there should be no physical level crossing; it should be either overpasses or underpasses.” Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi had last weekend during an inspection of the project at Moniya in Ibadan hinted that the government would bring relief to communities that were displaced as a result of the train service… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/lagos-ibadan-rail-fg-to-build-overhead-ground-route There appears a sigh of relief for importers from the traffic gridlock experienced on the Apapa and Tin Can Island Port roads, as Jakys Nigeria Limited berthed 32,000 Square meters throughout the terminal at Ijegun area of Satellite Town Lagos.
With about 32,000 square meters, the terminal is expected to accommodate over 5,000 containers, and about 25 trucks loading at the same time, thereby easing the Apapa and TinCan Island Port congestion. The Managing Director and Chief Executive of Jakys Nigeria Limited, Henry Muogho said the terminal is 90% completed and has commenced test running about eight months ago. Also, it has gradually started taking away the pressure from the ever-busy Lagos port roads and bridges… More details through: https://guardian.ng/business-services/maritime/new-terminal-to-offload-5000-containers-from-apapa-ease-congestion/ The Federal Government has commenced acquisition of right of way for the $1.9 billion Kano (Nigeria)-Maradi (Niger Republic) rail line, and that of the $5.3bn Ibadan-Kano rail line project. The Minister of Transport, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, during an inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail line.
Amaechi speaking on the fresh Ibadan-Kano and Kano-Maradi projects said, “Kano-Maradi is at the stage of loan negotiation. In fact we are fast-tracking the contractor, they are doing front engineering now even before the loan, we are insisting on that… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/fg-begins-right-of-way-for-7-2bn-kano-maradi-ibadan-kano-rails European and American bound exports through the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos will enjoy discounted charges, Mr. Olusegun Awolowo, the Executive Director/CEO, Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has said.
He stated this in a webinar on fixing the broken supply chain: post COVID-19 survival strategies for non-oil exporters. He said this initiative would encourage exports from Nigeria and drive exports growth. “A special discounted airfreight services from Lagos International Airport to London Heathrow Airport and transshipment road haulage services to 27 EU countries was recently introduced by the Council and partnering Free on Board Global Logistics Limited (FOBGL)” he said… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/exports-via-lagos-airport-get-discounts-for-europe-us-routes Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has committed to spend $6.1m (N2.3bn) on the development of Dala Inland Dry Port in Kano State.
Ganduje, who paid a working visit to the Nigerian Shippers’ Council in Lagos on Friday, said the money was for the development of the first phase of the port which he believed would boost Kano State’s economy and that of Nigeria in general. The governor also called on the council to ensure that inland dry port was linked with the railway network, stressing the need for effective collaboration between shippers and shipping lines… More details through: https://punchng.com/kano-to-spend-n2-3bn-on-dry-port-development/ The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $3.18 million (N1.208 billion) for the purchase and installation of security equipment at seven stations of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano lines.
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Wednesday. At the briefing, Amaechi said, “We presented a memo for the supply, deployment, installation, testing and commissioning of security equipment for the seven railway stations across the federation, namely; Idu, Rigasa, Jere, Kubwa, Kaduna and Kano in the sum of N1.208bn inclusive of 7.5 per cent VAT with a completion period of 12 months… More details through: https://dailytrust.com/abuja-kano-rail-fec-approves-n1-21bn-for-security-equipment Maersk has begun shipping operations from China directly to Onitsha without having to stop by at the Apapa Port in Lagos. Shipping schedules made available on the company’s website show that the transit time for each shipment is between 53 and 54 days.
A breakdown shows that the vessel first arrives at the Onne Port and then departs for the Clarion terminal in Onitsha. Operations resumed at the Onitsha Inland Port on Tuesday after the port was commissioned on Wednesday… More details through: https://www.newtelegraphng.com/maersk-begins-direct-container-shipping-to-onitsha-from-china/ SIFAX Group on Wednesday commissioned a new off-dock facility which is located at Ijora Causeway, Lagos.
The terminal is expected to help consignees, agents and shippers promptly clear their goods and access a better road network devoid of the traffic congestion that has plagued the Lagos ports over the years. Speaking at the launch of the container terminal, Group Managing Director of the SIFAX Group, Adekunle Oyinloye, said the terminal would be driven by information technology. Oyinloye explained that the terminal would solve the perennial gridlock associated with the ports… More details through: https://punchng.com/apapa-congestion-sifax-commissions-new-container-terminal/ |
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