Nigeria Commences Bicycle Riding Project For Transportation

The Ministry of Transportation says the National Council on Transportation approved the commencement of a bicycle riding project, as a means of transportation in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, told journalists at the end of the National Council on Transportation meeting on Monday in Sokoto, that the introduction of bicycles as a means of transportation would reduce congestion on the road and also improve the health of the riders.

“National Council on Transportation is a policy making council if nothing else; we approved that we should do a pilot project on bicycle riding in FCT," Mr. Amaechi said. He said that using bicycles as a means of transportation was not new, adding that countries including China, UK, and others were already using it.

UCJ, UNILORIN.