Showing posts with label Nigeria transportation sector. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigeria transportation sector. Show all posts

Thursday, 18 December 2014

FG to privatize railways, inland waterways, 6 others in 2015

These sectors include: Railway; Inland waterways; Road Authority; Roads Funds; National Transport Commission; Ports & Harbour reform; Federal Competition and Consumer Protection and Postal bill.
Mr. Benjamin Dikki, the Director General of the bureau, disclosed this during the end year workshop of the Commerce and Industry Correspondence Association of Nigeria (CICAN) in Lagos, saying “Government is riding on the success story of the previously privatised Public Enterprises, PEs, such as banking, power, telecom, marine, steel sectors of the economy, etc.
According to him “Today,

Tuesday, 1 July 2014

FG spends N49bn on water transport development

The Federal Government has spent over N49 billion in the development of water transportation in the country.
Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Maryam Ciroma, who disclosed this in Lagos also said that the Authority has concluded plans to hold an exhibition to further the development of the sector with the theme, “Moderning Inland Water Infrastructure and Vessels for Safe and Sustainable Inland Water Transportation in Nigeria.”
The NIWA boss said that