LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation, says he is not aware of the suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman as the managing director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). On May 5, President Muhammadu Buhari approved Usman’s suspension following a recommendation by Amaechi. After Usman’s suspension, Amaechi inaugurated an 11-member investigative panel to probe NPA over all contracts awarded…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major shakeup Thursday evening rocked the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) with the immediate suspension of Hadiza Bala Usman as the agency’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. President Muhammadu Buhari instantly approved Mohammed Koko to step into the shoes left by the daughter of the Late Dr. Bala Usman, the famous…
LAGOS MARCH 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman and Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa are among the personalities expected at Maritime Association of Nigeria (MAJAN) summits. A statement signed by President of MAJAN, Comrade…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the reconstitution of the Board of Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA), with the reinstatement of Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye from the South West as chairman. Adesoye, who is former NPA board chairman, replaces Akinwunmi Recketts, a former Commissioner for Information in Cross River State under former Governor Liyel Imoke and an ally…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Campaign posters of the Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for President have flooded Abuja streets. The posters also had the face of Mallam Nasir Elrufai, the Governor of Kaduna State as the running mate and Vice Presidential candidate. One of the posters was titled “the People’s choice” while another…
LAGOS AUGUST 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclosed that the US$50million University of Transportation, Daura, scheduled to take off September next year will be built free of charge by the Chinese government. The Minister who stated this at the weekend in Daura, Katsina State, during his maiden inspection tour of the ongoing project,…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives said on Monday that Nigerian government officials signed empty repayment loan documents for the development of the Nigeria Rail sector even before the terms of the loans were negotiated. The House also said that it discovered that the Ministry of Transportation signed a commercial contract worth $33 billion…
LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the Federal Government would require about $5.3 billion loan from China to fund the Ibadan-Kano standard gauge rail project. Amaechi disclosed this over the weekend after inspecting the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, saying the Ibadan-Kano rail project would take-off once the loan was received. “We are waiting…