FG reveals plan to ban heavy cargo transport by road
The federal government has disclosed that it will ban the movement of certain categories of cargoes on some roads after the completion of major railways in the country. Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation, made the disclosure on Saturday, February 1, when speaking at an economic summit in Lagos. The minister, who said it is important to transfer the movement of some goods to rail from road, noted that the movement of cargo by rail is faster than by road. He added the highways will last longer when certain types of cargo are not be allowed to go by road. The minister said Nigeria is working towards possessing the technology to construct railways in 10-years time. He said about 150 Nigerians were being trained in China on railway construction.
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