By Olusegun Folarin The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, is to deploy two thousand personnel comprising Regular and Special Marshals to oversee traffic activities on highways across Ogun State as part of its 2023 Ember Months Special Patrol Operations. The Ogun Sector, Commander, Mr Continue Reading
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By Mosope Kehinde The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin has urged the contractor handling the Ido-Eruwa road rehabilitation project to expedite work on the road and ensure that a quality job is done. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin stated this when he inspected the 48km road project which was awarded by Governor Seyi […]Continue Reading
By Nosa Aituamen The significance of civil aviation in fostering global trade, air connectivity, tourism, peace, and prosperity takes center stage as the global community celebrates the International Civil Aviation Day, ICAO Day 2023, with the theme: “Advancing Innovation for Global Aviation Development”. In this special report, our correspondent delves into Continue Reading
By Oluwakayode Banjo Oyo State Government has approved the construction of two unit commands of the Federal Road Safety Corps, as part of its efforts to ensure safety on the roads. The Commissioner for Public Works and Transport, Professor Dahud Kehinde Sangodoyin disclosed this when he received the management team of FRSC and Staff College […]Continue Reading
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter, on Friday, crash-landed and exploded at the NAF Base, Port Harcourt. Though what led to the crash could not be immediately ascertained, it was learnt that the incident occurred around 7.50 am. A source said, “I was inside my apartment when I heard this thunderous sound at the NAF Base. […]Continue Reading
A crash involving a car and a truck occurred in the early hours of Friday at the Magboro end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to an eyewitness account who was at the scene of the accident, explained that no life was lost. The accident involved a Toyota Camry with number plate SMK 436 GB and […]Continue Reading
Ogun State government will soon begin construction of bus stations for the take-off of the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mass Transit along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Engineer Dairo Olugbenga, who disclosed while speaking on a radio programme in Abeokuta, said the stations are to be sited in Mowe, Ibafo, Arepo, and […]Continue Reading
By Olatunji Idowu One person has been presumed dead, while seven others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident at the Fidiwo axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Ogun Sector Command, Mrs Florence Okpe who made known in Abeokuta, said the lone accident involved a Daf […]Continue Reading
By Oluwakayode Banjo In its effort to ease movement and transportation around the Apata-Odo Ona-Challenge axis, the Oyo State Government has assured road users of the axis that the ongoing 12.5-kilometre road construction will be completed by next Monday. The work on the road has reached about 90 per cent, remaining the median, walkway, streetlight, […]Continue Reading
Hundreds of commuters are currently stranded following the protest being held by Lagos commercial drivers against the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and Task force on Monday. According to reports the commercial drivers embarked on the strike to protest extortion. It was observed that commuters are stranded at various bus stops and motor parks due […]Continue Reading
An accident involving a commercial bus with number plate MUS 753 YD claimed three lives on Sunday after the vehicle caught fire along the Lekki expressway of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency disclosed this in a statement made available on its Facebook page on Sunday. According to the statement, the bodies of […]Continue Reading
Omolara Adasofunjo Five persons have been reportedly dead while two injured in a fatal crash which occurred early hours of today along Ijebu-Ode- Ore Express way between a Mack truck and a Honda Accord car with no registration number. A statement by the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corp, Ogun Sector Command, Mrs Florence […]Continue Reading
No fewer than five persons lost their lives in an accident that occurred at Mpape, a settlement close to the Maitama District of Abuja, on Thursday. It was gathered that the accident occurred when a truck conveying sand had a brake failure. Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FCT […]Continue Reading
By Abimbola Bamgbose The Ogun State government has unveiled the first set of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Mass Transit Buses, the first of its kind in Nigeria. This is in fulfillment of the promise made by the executive governor of Ogun state, Prince Dapo Abiodun to cushion the effect of the recent removal of fuel subsidy by […]Continue Reading
By Oluwatoyin Adegoke The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has flagged off this year’s ember months campaign in Ogun State, with emphasis on the need for road users to resist the temptation of speeding beyond stipulated limit on roads corridors around the state. The FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer, in charge of Lagos and Ogun, Mr […]Continue Reading
The federal government has called on stakeholders in the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW to come up with initiatives that will help reduce road accidents in the country. Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr Simon Lalong who made the call during the National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW conference in Abuja, also […]Continue Reading
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has appointed a retired military officer, Major Adesagba Adekoya (rtd), as the chairman of the Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA). The appointment, which was contained in a letter signed by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Otunba Segun Ogunwuyi, is with effect from […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Seven commuters have reportedly lost their lives while three others sustained injuries in an auto crash at the Ogidi village axis along the Osogbo/Gbongan Road in Osun State. The accident involved an ash colour Nissan Sharon car, with registration number: WWD57AE. Tori News According to witness account, the vehicle Driver, who was […]Continue Reading
By Olusegun Folarin A 21-day ultimatum has been issued to illegal traders on road setback along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, especially those at Kara, Isheri Warewa area of Ogun State to vacate. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who gave the directive in a message to a meeting with community leaders at the palace of Olofin of Isheri, Oba […]Continue Reading
The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, has passed votes of no confidence on a former president of the union, Tajudeen Baruwa. The National Chairman, NURTW Caretaker Committee, Tajudeen Agbede, said this while speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that Baruwa’s tenure as the union’s president expired […]Continue Reading
The operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have prevented another diesel fire explosion at Obadeyi before Ijaye along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. According to a statement released on Thursday by the Agency’s Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Adebayo Taofiq, the tanker driver eloped after the tanker fell in the early Continue Reading
The Lagos State Government on Monday issued a seven-day ‘Vacation Order’ to motorists and commercial bus drivers operating on top of bridges across the state. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, said the ‘Vacation Order’ was based on the need to remove every infraction impeding free flow of traffic […]Continue Reading
The House of Representatives Committee on Works says it will adopt the use of concrete for road construction against the use of asphalt. The Chairman, Mr Akin Alabi, during the inauguration of the Committee at the National Assembly claimed that the use of asphalt had led to the deplorable state of road infrastructure in the […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Road accidents will reduce to the minimal if drivers obey traffic rules, government construct good road networks and law enforcement agencies give effective service delivery. This was the submission of stakeholders during the flag off this year’s ember months’ campaign organized by the state command of the Federal Road Safety CORPs, FRSC, […]Continue Reading
By Lanre Omotoso Commuters plying Ado-Aramoko highway have bemoaned the deplorable condition of the road, they appealed to both Federal and Ekiti State Governments to take appropriate measures to ameliorate the sufferings of the people. A truck driver and two residents of Aramoko who do not want their names mentioned made the appeal while speaking […]Continue Reading