In a bid to find a permanent solution to the problem of truck congestion around Apapa and its environs, the Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, has commenced implementation of the much-awaited electronic call-up system for trucks accessing the terminal to load cargoes and containers. In a statement by Mr. Nasiru Ibrahim, Assistant
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A private firm, SecureID, has the concession to manage the Abuja-Kaduna e-ticketing platform for 10 years and recoup up to N900 million before handing over to the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NCR). The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi disclosed this on Wednesday during the official launch of the e-ticketing platform held
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The road sector in Africa is the main mode of transport carrying at least 80% and 90% of Passengers. 53% of the Roads in Africa are un-paved, isolating people from basic education, health, services, transport, corridors and trade hubs and economic opportunities. The scope of quality infrastructure in Africa is
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"We are going to be building concrete roads in the country so that anytime we build a road, we do not have to go back to repair after the third raining season." The Dangote Group has completed Nigeria’s longest rigid pavement located in Kogi State. It is the first of its kind,
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The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has reached an advanced stage towards launching a multibillion naira airline by pooling together its aviation assets especially planes in debt-ridden Arik Air and Aerocontactors Airlines, findings have revealed. The new international airline, to be named Nigeria Eagle, may take to the sky with at
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The word “gabion“ comes from an old italian word, gabbione, that means “big cage“. Around 7000 years ago, early gabion type structures protected the bank of river Nile. In middle ages, gabions were used as military forts. In earlier history, civil engineers have extensively used gabions for stabillization of banks,
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There are strong indications that the Federal Government may have dumped recommendations of the committee it set up to look into the possibility of reviving the automotive industry. This follows the presidential accent to the 2020 Finance Bill a week ago which revised the auto import duty and levy policy, while
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A major constraint with developing and maintaining rural roads is the fact that they are, unfortunately, rural. The areas where they are needed are often difficult to access, logistics become complicated, local contracting capability is limited, engineers are few and far between, and younger engineers especially, are not keen to
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Companies like Tesla, Uber, Cruise, and Waymo promise a future where cars are essentially mobile robots that can take us anywhere with a few taps on a smartphone. But a new category of vehicles is about to overtake self-driving cars in that leap into the future. Autonomous trucks have been
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Chief Innocent Ifediaso Chukwuma is the chairman and managing director of Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company. He speaks on challenges of entrepreneurship and his induction into Igbo Leaders Business Hall of Fame. As a pioneer of indigenous motor manufacturing, what challenges did you face and what motivated you into manufacturing cars for
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