Tag: Amaechi
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Amaechi apologises for Abuja-Kaduna train breakdown
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has apologised to Nigerians for the breakdown on the Abuja-Kaduna rail locomotives which occurred between Nov. 18 and Nov. 20. The minister gave the apology on Monday at the Moniya rail station during the routine inspection of the ongoing rail project in Ibadan. “I want to apologise to Nigerians over…
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#ENDSARS: Amaechi says it’s legitimate to protest, illegitimate to destroy property
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi has said that it was legitimate to protest but illegitimate to destroy government properties during a protest. Amaechi in a statement on Sunday said that those who took advantage of the #EndSARS protest to vandalise and loot government property should be made to face the full wrath of the law.…
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Buhari to commission Lagos-Ibadan Railway Jan 2021 – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi says President Muhammadu Buhari will be commissioning the Lagos-Ibadan railway in January 2021 to improve movement for cargoes and passengers in the country. Amaechi made this known during an oversight visit from Lagos to Ibadan to inspect the ongoing construction of the standard gauge in Ibadan on…
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JUST IN: Sanwo-Olu, Amaechi visit scene of train, vehicles collision in Lagos [Photo]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Monday visited the scene of accident involving a train and two vehicles at PWD bus stop. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that a train collided with two vehicles on Monday morning, with one person killed and seven others injured. Sanwo-Olu and Amaechi arrived the…
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Photo: Amaechi buries elder brother, says death a huge vacuum
Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi on Sept. 12, buried his elder brother, Charles Amaechi, in his country home Ubima, Rivers State. Amaechi said the death left a huge family responsibility on him as it would be difficult to combine both family and official responsibilities. The minister spoke during a church service organised for the deceased…
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$50m Daura Transport University a ‘gift’ to Buhari’s town – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said the estimated time for completion of the Transportation University in Daura by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) was September 2021. Amaechi made this disclosure when he visited the site in Daura to confirm commencement of work on the project on Saturday. ”There have been too much…
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Amaechi reacts to Lagos Health Commissioner’s COVID-19 status
Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has reacted to the news that the Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi has tested positive to the Coronavirus. Taking to his Twitter on Monday, the former governor of Rivers State wished Abayomi quick recovery from the deadly virus. Rest assured that Christ won’t abandon you, because…
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NASS questions may frustrate fresh $5.3b loan from China – Amaechi
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that the National Assembly should allow the government to get a fresh $5.3 billion loan from China. According to Amaechi, the legislative arm must stop asking questions concerning Nigeria’s loan agreement with China to enable the Asian giants grant the loan. The Minister pointed out that questions…
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Photo: Lai Mohammed, Amaechi inspect Lagos-Ibadan rail project
The Ministers of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed and Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi have embarked on inspection tour of the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail projects. The Lagos-Ibadan rail project is the first double-track standard gauge modern railway in West Africa. The project, the second leg of the Lagos-Kano Railway Modernisation Project is being constructed by…
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Let byegones be byegones, reconcile with your kith and kin now, Clark tells Amaechi
Frontline elder statesman and leader of South-South people, Chief Edwin Clarke, has advised Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi to let byegones be byegones and reconcile with his his kith and kin across political divides Clark recalled how Amaechi sought to be his son, but would later stay from him completely because of his (Clarke’s) close…