Governor Bassey Otu has approved the immediate suspension of the sale of tickets, collection of levies, and all related charges imposed on inter-city transport operators across Cross River State. The directive followed a meeting between the Cross River State Government and the leadership of the Inter-City Drivers Association over concerns regarding multiple ticketing and excessive…
Five Indian air force personnel were killed when a military plane crashed while landing at a base in the country’s remote northeast on Saturday, the military said in a statement. “The Indian Air Force deeply regrets the loss of five personnel in the An-32 accident at Jorhat”, a city in Assam state, the air…
Representatives from Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique have launched a new initiative to remove persistent bottlenecks on regional transport corridors, acknowledging that border delays, regulatory fragmentation and infrastructure constraints are driving up business costs. The meeting was held in Harare under the auspices of the Trilateral Joint Route Management Group and Joint Committee. Zimbabwe’s Transport and…
Russia and Mali have strengthened their cooperation following the second session of their intergovernmental commission held in Kazan. Three memorandums of understanding were signed in the fields of transport, industry, and trade. These agreements pave the way for closer collaboration, particularly in modernizing infrastructure and developing Mali’s railway network. Malian authorities believe these commitments will…
A Nigerian transport giant is facing a storm of public outrage after claiming that a bus attacked by kidnappers was empty, even as a weeping widow begged for her daughter’s life and police confirmed that multiple passengers were abducted. The incident happened on April 18, 2026, along the Lagos Benin Expressway in Edo State. Gunmen…
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By Gabriel Agbeja President Bola Tinubu has pledged to make the transport sector, a pride of Nigeria’s economy. The President made the assertion at the second matriculation ceremony of the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, 2024/2025 academic session. Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Transportation, Sen. Said Alkali, emphasised government commitment towards building…
Kano State Commissioner for Transport, Ibrahim Namadi, has officially resigned from his position after the State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, received the report of the Investigative Committee on Justice and Constitutional Matters. The committee had been probing Namadi’s involvement as a surety for Sulaiman Danwawu, a suspect in a drug trafficking case. Court documents confirmed…
DO NOT PUBLISH Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has dispatched a helicopter to transport the fourth recovered body from last week’s helicopter crash near Bonny Finima to a designated facility. Keyamo said this in a statement on his X account on Monday. This update follows an earlier announcement from Keyamo, who…
It will also collaborate with relevant players in the private sector to work out alternatives for the challenge to achieve optimum results. Vice President Kashim Shettima stated this on Thursday during a facility tour of the Scania headquarters in Södertälje, Sweden. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Scania is a world-leading provider of…
