The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Friday apologised to Nigerians over the suspension of the Iju-Abeokuta free train ride during the 2019 general elections. Amaechi tendered the apology during the monthly rail inspection of the Lagos-Ibadan modernisation project in…
Wike accuses Amaechi of planning to bomb INEC offices (Punch)
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, of plotting to bomb INEC offices, destroy voting materials at registration area centres and disrupt the peaceful conduct of the Saturday elections in the state. Wike…
How Buhari’s re-election campaign team decision may pit Tinubu against Amaechi (Guardian)
Since President Muhammadu Buhari announced his decision to place a former governor of Lagos State, Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in full charge of his re-election campaign at the inauguration of All Progressives Congress (APC) 2019 Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja…
The Future Awards Africa celebrates 20 outstanding young Nigerians
The Future Awards Africa last week celebrated 20 young and driven Nigerians making impact in diverse sectors of human endeavour including advocacy, media, music, technology, art, film, photography and more. The event which held at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal…
Lagos-Ibadan rail project almost completed – FG (Punch)
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that the construction work on the Lagos-Ibadan rail line project was gradually coming to an end. It said the project was being finalised as train ride would commence from Iju in Lagos State to…
Catholic Bishop demands apology from FG, Amaechi over killings (Nation)
Makurdi Diocese Catholic Bishop Most Reverend Wilfred Anagbe, has demanded an apology from the federal government, especially Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi for allegeldy attempting to change the narratives of the killing of two priests and 17 worshippers in Mbalom last…
Trust us, we promised change, brought huge change – Rotimi Amaechi (Vanguard) * Lagos 2019: Bode George expresses shock over Otedola’s endorsement of Sanwo-Olu (DailyPost)
Trust us, we promised change, brought huge change – Rotimi Amaechi (Vanguard) Similar to 2015 campaign period, the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had been in locked horns since the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
APC built Train stations in villages of PDP chieftains – Amaechi (Nation)
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, on Sunday said that in the course of executing the Warri-Itakpe Rail line, stations were built in the villages of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains. Amaechi disclosed this at the ‘Next Level Presentation’…
FG: Why $2.7bn Railway Concession Talks with GE Stalled
The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has clarified that the federal government did not sign any agreement with General Electric (GE) on the planned $2.7 billion deal to concession and rehabilitate Nigeria’s narrow gauge railway, stressing that the American…
Amaechi slams pace of work on Lagos-Ibadan rail line (Nation) * We’ll end Shiites’ protests, IGP promises (Punch)
Amaechi slams pace of work on Lagos-Ibadan rail line (Nation) Mr Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation has said that he was not impressed with the pace of work at the Lagos end of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project. Amaechi expressed…