The project was first awarded in 1987. It was, however, stalled for over 30 years due to paucity of funds. The federal government on Friday flagged off freight and haulage services on the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri rail line. The Itakpe-Warri railway line, which links Warri in Delta state to Ajaokuta in Kogi state, was inaugurated by President … Read more
The former governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Hon Rotimi Amaechi, has said that women deserve more role in government as they are far more intelligent than men. Amaechi said the 35per cent affirmative action policy currently been given to women is not enough considering the intelligence and capacity been displayed by the … Read more
The Chief Medical Director, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Prof. Henry Ugboma, has asked the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to focus on governance and stop denigrating the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. The Chief Medical Director, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Prof. Henry Ugboma, has asked the Rivers State Governor, … Read more
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has alleged that he appointed Rotimi Amaechi, his predecessor and Minister of Transport, as the state’s governor. Wike, who was Amaechi’s former Chief of Staff, chastised the APC leader for referring to him as his employee in an interview with the BBC Pidgin service on Friday. The Rivers governor … Read more
An Igbo sociopolitical organization, the World Igbo Peoples Assembly, (WIPAS), has expressed dissatisfaction with approval of the narrow Gauge Rail for the eastern corridor. The group rejected the project, which is expected to link Port Harcourt to Maiduguri by rail, saying it amounts to continued marginalisation of the igbo tribe. The Igbo group lampooned the … Read more
The former Governor of Rivers State and the current minister of transportation, Rotimi Ameachi has asked Nigerians not to be distracted by the politics of 2023, saying he is not a politician. The transportation minister said he is preoccupied with delivering on the various railway projects across the country, adding that he could not combine … Read more
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, have renewed their hostility. EKO HOT BLOG had earlier reported how Wike fired the first salvo on Wednesday. He had said the infrastructural development being carried out by Amaechi’s ministry has political undertone. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and Governor Nyesom Wike of … Read more
Members of the faction stated that the dismissal of Appeal by Igo Aguma of the rival Sen. Magnus Abe’s faction was upright and just The spokesman of the Amaechi’s faction of APC, Chief Ogbonna Nwuke, expressed delight of loyalists of the Transportation Minister with the Supreme Court ruling Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), … Read more
A former Governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has disclosed why he can’t dabble into the perennial and sensitive discourse of farmers/herdsmen clashes in some part of the country. Speaking when he featured on Channel Television’s programme, politics today, on Sunday, Amaechi said his ministerial position will not allow him weigh … Read more
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Social media users were aghast last week when pictures of Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, using crutches to aid his mobility surfaced online. Expectedly, different conjectures and speculations were woven around the unsettling picture, with some overbearing social media users saying he might have been involved in an accident. But the real reason behind for … Read more
The last of the clutch of nationalist, first republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, says there is nnothing that’s not negotiable about Nigeria. Speaking at press conference organised by Global Movement for Igbo Presidency (GLOMIP) at his home in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, on Saturday, the 91 year called … Read more
The crisis rocking Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) took a debilitating turn on Monday as a splinter group suspended Rotimi Amaechi, minister of transportation. The Igo Aguma-led faction announced Amaechi’s suspension on Monday. Ekohotblog reports that he development is coming days after the Isaac Ogbubula-led caretaker committee of the party in … Read more
The federal government on Friday said it had approved fares for the new Lagos-Ibadan rail standard gauge which would commence operations by January 2021. Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation, disclosed this at the inauguration of the governing council of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIOTA) in Abuja. The minister said he … Read more
The federal government on Wednesday disclosed that it had approved the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri narrow gauge rail line. Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi made the disclosure while addressing state house correspondents after the weekly federal executive council (FEC). The minister said the rail line, which is valued valued at $3 billion, … Read more
It will be best to move cargoes by train – Fashola Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday said the Lagos-Ibadan rail project will be completed by December or in January 2021. Amaechi made this known when he featured on a Channels Television programme on independence day. Minister of works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, also … Read more
Amaechi shut down courts for two years and NBA did nothing Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, says the state benefited immensely from him when he was the minister of education during the administration of former president, Goodluck Jonathan. Minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, was the governor of Rivers then. Wike tackled Amaechi over the … Read more
The federal government has approved funds for the construction of a rail line that will link Nigeria to Niger Republic. The project which will gulp $1,959,744,723.71 was approved by the federal government on Wednesday. The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, made this known while addressing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council, FEC presided over by … Read more
15 September, 2020 – The Federal Government in collaboration with Lagos State Government agreed on Tuesday to halt all sorts of operations along Marina Coastline. – The Minister of Transportation with the Governor of Lagos State disclosed this assessing the Marina Coastline on Tuesday. The Lagos Marina is set to regain its beauty and serenity, … Read more
14 September, 2020 The governor of Lagos State and the Minister of Transportation were this evening at the scene of the accident involving a train and two vehicles. The duo arrived the accident scene in order to assess the spot where the incident occurred. The accident claimed one life with seven persons sustaining various injuries. … Read more