Category: Infrastructure

Senator Sani wrote: “Kaduna Abuja Train derails; NRC please ensure the security and safety of the stranded passengers.”

On the seeming overlap of functions between the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, and the National Information and Technology Development Agency, NITDA, the minister asked the two strategic agencies of government to continue to work together and deliver results until necessary laws and policies were developed to take care of the areas that seem to overlap between them.

According to him, the deliberations were very fruitful and all is almost set for the commencement of the evacuation of goods from the A.P Miller terminal to designated freight stations along the Lagos to Ibadan railway corridor through the standard gauge railway line.

On Tuesday, the President will inaugurate the historic first Phase of the Blue Line of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit in Marina and the John Randle Centre for Yoruba Culture and History at Onikan roundabout.

“IoTs are the order of the day now. A lot of things are connected to the Internet, and they need SIMs. Asides from that, at the federal and state level, there is serious awareness on the need to adopt ICT. Many services have moved online, and don’t forget that the CBN is pursuing a cashless economy which means that there is a need to probably use an Internet-enabled phone.”

“All the 148 passengers and 30 crew members were evacuated to a safe place and arrangements were made to convey 148 passengers to their various destinations and they have been successfully conveyed.