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Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Friday said that the Kano- Kaduna rail project would commence in July.Amaechi made the disclosure when he paid a courtesy visit to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje in Kano.“Kano-Kaduna railway…

Nigerian politicians that disrupt the 2023 general elections will be banned from entering the United Kingdom, according to British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing.Laing stated this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State when she…

The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the freight services on Warri-Itakpe Standards Guage Railway Line would create more jobs and promote the ease of doing business in Nigeria.Amaechi made the disclosure on…

Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has urged the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to speed up work on the Lagos- Ibadan rail line project.Amaechi, who said this on Saturday while inspecting the project in…

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Nigeria's destiny can best be actualised in the context of one indivisible and united nation.Amaechi stated this while delivering the 34th Convocation Lecture of the University of…

Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said that Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi once described him as the next person in his life after God.He disclosed this in a Saturday interview with BBC Pidgin in Port Harcourt.The…

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that narrow gauge rail lines were not inferior to the standard gauge lines.Speaking in Lagos on Sunday, the minister said that the only difference between the two lines was…

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says he would be bringing himself low by engaging Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, whom he described as his former "staff".Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers, stated this in an…

Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido says Fulani people are being persecuted in Nigeria, especially in the South-West zone, because they are President Muhammadu Buhari's tribe.He faulted National Leader of All Progressives Congress…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike says his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi was more interested in awarding political projects to boost his personal ego than delivering services to Rivers people.He stated this in a statement by the…

He said Rivers State under Wike has gone back to the era of former militant leader, Ateke Tom in terms of insecurity.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC)'s decision to approve $1,959,744,723.71 for the construction of a rail line that will link Nigeria to Niger Republic has sparked outrage on social media.Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi…

Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi says it would be a herculean task for him to combine his job as a government appointee and family responsibilities thrusted on him by the demise of his elder brother, Charles Amaechi.According to a…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says politicians who bear bitterness in their minds against others hardly make progress.He attributed his success in politics and governance to his refusal to bear no grudge against anybody.Wike…

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the ongoing National Assembly investigation may frustrate the loan agreement between Nigeria and China to finance the Port Harcourt to Maiduguri rail project.Amaechi, who stated…

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi says he goes about with his mask and hand sanitiser because he is scared of dying from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).He explained that having seen many people die from the…

The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for naming a railway station after her late father, Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki.She gave the commendation in a statement…

Senator for Kaduna Central in the 8th Senate, Shehu Sani, has condemned what he described as "unjust" and "insensitive" increment in train fares for the Abuja to Kaduna service.Sani, who has made no secret of using the service, took a…

A founding leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Buba Galadima says the party is on its way to being torn to shreds ahead of the 2023 general election.He said that the rumoured presidential ambitions of APC National Leader,…

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has denied nursing a 2023 presidential ambition.According to a Sunday statement signed by the state's Commissioner for Information, Paulinus Nsirim, Wike made the clarification when he appeared as a…

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has rebuked his alleged supporters shown in a viral video inciting violence in Rivers State.The supporters can also be seen on video vowing to "burn Rivers State down" if the former governor…

First-Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi has accused governors and other top politicians in the South-East geopolitical zone of being afraid to address the security challenges facing the zone.He said that because of…

There is a father-and-son relationship between President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, the Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai has disclosed.He further disclosed that the president's…

First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi has accused the Northern Nigeria-controlled military establishment of denying the nation a people's constitution.The 90-year-old said that the military deliberately disorganised…

First Republic Aviation Minister, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi has revealed what he described as Emeka Ojukwu's greatest political mistake.Ojukwu was Military Governor of Eastern Region who later became leader of the breakaway Republic of…

Ousted Director-General, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dakuku Peterside could have got a second term but for his ally and Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi.Peterside's tenure expired on Tuesday, March…

Ex-Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has sensationally claimed that Bashir Jamoh, the newly-appointed Director-General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), is President Muhammadu Buhari's in-law.He…

A popular seer, Bishop Gospel Emmah Isong of the Christian Central Chapel International (CCCI), has said that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar would reconcile with his political adversaries in 2020.Isong said this as part of his New…