The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Wright, the Attorney-General of England and Wales and Advocate General of Northern Ireland, also spoke on the first day of the week-long symposium
Browsing: Rotimi Amaechi
Amaechi said this on Wednesday in Abuja while signing the Memorandum of Understanding for the project with a Chinese company, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Limited
Wike has always worked to maintain peace and stability in Rivers State. He needs stability in order to deliver service to the people, and attract even more investors to the State
Last month, a delegation of the Federal Government, led by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, undertook a test-ride of the train service from Idu Main Station to Kubwa in Abuja and thereafter returned a verdict of success on the project. Amaechi said the completion of the project, which had suffered years of hiccups, is a mark of full commitment by the present government towards the revival of the transport sector in Nigeria
According to Akinsoji, if Nigeria has ships in international waters carrying dry cargoes, the country will generate huge financial resources and create jobs for youths in the maritime sector
It said the Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known when a delegation of the Technical Unit on Governance and Anti-Corruption Reforms paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja
Amaechi made the appeal while answering questions at the forum of the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja
Amaechi, while fielding in questions at the forum of the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday, said the Cargo Vessel Financing fund would be used to assist Nigerians who have vessels on the coastal line and would take equity in the national carrier
The hearing also focused on a bill for an Act to provide for the establishment of three national transport commission.
Amaechi revealed that the Federal Government and General Electric had concluded arrangements for the commercialisation of the Lagos-Kano railway project
A source close to the ministry said on Sunday that this was contained in the correspondence between LADOL and the ministry
A concerned and patriotic Nigerian who felt sufficiently troubled with what was happening then, gave a copy of the Sanusi letter to Amaechi in Amaechi’s capacity as the chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). Like Amaechi, we should appreciate that concerned Nigerian’s patriotism
The Senate had in past weeks in strongly worded statements asked President Buhari to immediately sign the budget and also called for the resignation of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency
According to him, before the launch by President Muhammadu Buhari, the rail will be test-run in March, adding that during that period, passengers will board for free
With regards to the Inland Waterways Development, in order to sustain and utilize the dredged Lower River Niger Channel, the Ministry through NIWA had procured some ferries for use on dedicated routes using the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model
Amaechi said the ministry would soon commence “extensive audit” of the renovation of the nation’s airports carried out by the past administration
The remodeling of the airports was started by the former President Goodluck Jonathan administration
Amaechi, after the tour of Federal Government projects in Osun State, commended Aregbesola for the judicious use of meagre resources accruing to the state
The Rivers State Commissioner of Information, Austin Tam-George, levelled the allegation on Wednesday
According to him, the fears of the community arose from the alleged directive by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, that works on the project should be stopped due to the ongoing probes