Rivers State House of Assembly has passed a vote of confidence on Governor Rotimi Amaechi for his achievements in office in the last two years.

Recent automobile accidents on the increasingly deplorable federal highways, especially the Benin-Ore and Enugu-Onitsha roads have again drawn our attention. Deep gullies, pot-holes, and craters have encumbered these highways thereby rendering them almost impassable.

Information reaching this reporter has confirmed that the Basse Ferry that has stopped normal services at the Basse Wuli crossing point for nearly two weeks as a result of flooding is reported to have started operations and conducting its normal

Cross River State council of Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has commended the Federal Government over the success of the first phase of its amnesty programme.

President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has approved the constitution of a 10-man committee to look into the problems of the aviation sector with a view to tackling them and ensuring smooth operation of domestic airlines.

Pilgrims airlift to Saudi Arabia for this year's hajj will be completed four days to the closure of King Abdulazeez International Airport Jedda, Managing Director of Kabo Air Captain Sa'idu Mohammed has said.

Former Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) chairman, Chief Olabode George, will on Monday, October 26, 2009 , know his fate, as Justice Olubunmi Oyewole will deliver judgment in the contract splitting/inflation case instituted against George and five others.

Contrary to the usual practice when all unspent budgetary allocations are returned to the treasury, President UmaruYar'Adua has directed that unspent allocations to the Ministry of Works, Housing and Urban Development should no longer be returned, but rather, be channelled

WHEN the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) launched the electric train more than two decades ago, the long dreary journey between Harare and Dabuka, south of Gweru, became an enjoyable one. Although long overdue considering that the first electric train

HISTORY was made on October 16, 2009 when Hyundai Motors Nigeria Limited, (HMNL) a division of Stallion Motors handed over 78 Hyundai vehicles comprising mini buses, sedans and SUVs to support the FIFA-U17 World Cup Tournament Nigeria, 2009-LOC.

The Federal Government yesterday set up a 10-man intervention committee to look into problems of the aviation sector.

A ROAD safety campaign, organised by the Uganda Orthopedic Association, has been launched. The drive kicked off last week with a march from Mulago Hospital through Yusuf Lule Road to Hotel Africana in Kampala.

The report of the Senate Ad-Hoc Committee on Investigation into the Transportation Sector, which indicted some former and current public office holders for allegedly violating due process in payments of contract sums and recommended them for prosecution by the Independent

Contrary to the widely held opinion that the FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Services, commonly called VIO, is as shiny as its white uniform, the reverse appears to be the case, Daily Trust investigation reveals.

Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba expressed Federal government's plan to use part of the World Bank loan and Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) fund for the training of pilots and engineers for the aviation industry to the discontent of aviation

Arik Air, on Tuesday announced the further expansion of its domestic network with the launch of scheduled flights to Ilorin, capital of Kwara State. The airline will offer services from Ilorin to both Lagos and Abuja.

Director general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Temi Omatseye has identified some of the benefit derivable from effective management of transport logistics mainly as it affects local affreightment of crude oil and other liquid cargo. Omatseye

MOVEMENTS of goods and services from one part of the country to another may be hampered if recent threats by the Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria (ALBON) to withdraw their vehicles from the roads are' anything to go

The issue of dearth of human capital in the entire transport sector and particularly the maritime subsector has reached alarming stage it has and will continue to be discussed in different fora. The purpose of the continued discussion is to

SOME Government officials and Members of Parliament are refusing to pay tollgate fees recently introduced as part of resource mobilisation to improve the road network, a parliamentary portfolio committee has said.