Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA and Nigeria Police on Thursday, embarked on strict enforcement operations to remove all abandoned and indiscriminately parked trucks within Apapa and its environs, particularly, Oshodi-Apapa Expressway. Continue Reading
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The Federal Government has stated that it will soon issue an order, compelling airline operators to commence payment of compensation to passengers for delayed and cancelled flights not ‘caused’ by natural occurrences. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said this during a meeting with airline operators in Abuja on Monday. His words: […]Continue Reading
By Olusegun Folarin Four persons have been presumed dead while three people sustained injuries in a crash that occurred on the Lagos-Ibadan highway, Ogun State. The crash, which occurred at quarter to one this morning, involved a luxury bus marked, ACA 533 ZP and another vehicle with no registration number on it. The Public Education […]Continue Reading
By Oluwakayode Banjo The Oyo State Government has disclosed that the Iwo-road Mega Terminals will be completed for the use of commuters and drivers shuttling between Iwo-road to other parts of the country by February 2024. The Mega Terminals are two gigantic structures conspicuously erected in a centrally located area with a pedestrian Bridge which […]Continue Reading
By Omolara Adasofunjo Ogun State House of Assembly has passed a resolution, lifting the ban on the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, in the State. The Speaker of the House, Mr Olakunle Oluomo announced this at a plenary held at the Assembly complex, Oke Mosan, Abeokuta. The motion to lift […]Continue Reading
The Kebbi State Government has condoled with members of immediate families, Yauri Emirate Council, and the Local Government over a boat mishap involving 30 traders. In the accident, 23 people were feared dead. Alhaji Ahmed Idris, Chief Press Secretary to the governor disclosed this in a statement made available to Newsmen in Birnin Kebbi on […]Continue Reading
By Iyabo Adebisi Former Head of Service, HOS, in Oyo State, Dr Ebenezer Okebukola wants government at all levels to ensure provision of adequate road signs on the nation’s roads to enhance security and prevent accidents. Dr Okebukola who is also the former state coordinator Special Marshal stated this while delivering a lecture entitled: OYRTMA […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele To accomplish 5% reduction in road traffic incidences, Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, personnel, Special Marshals and other stakeholders have to adopt best practices of Road Safety Management and Administration. FRSC Corps Marshal, Aliyu Biu made the call during this year’s Sectoral Special Marshals workshop held in Osogbo with the theme: Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC personnel, Special Marshals and other relevant stakeholders in society have been urged to ensure best practices of Road Safety Management and Administration in accomplishing the 5% reduction target in road traffic incidences. The FRSC Corps Marshal Aliyu Biu made the call during this year’s Sectoral Special Marshals Continue Reading
A fully loaded NNPC tanker got stuck and caused traffic gridlock for travellers coming from Oju Odo, Synagogue Church, inward Ikotun area of Lagos State on Tuesday morning. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Adebayo Taofeek, on Tuesday. According to the […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele The Media Office of The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Prince Adewale Egbedun, wishes to clear the air on the news of the Speaker’s involvement in a car crash Sunday. A Statement by the Chief Press Secretary of the Speaker, Mr. Olamide Tiamiyu assured members of the public that […]Continue Reading
No fewer than five people were confirmed dead on Sunday while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident near the Foursquare Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the development in an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta. […]Continue Reading
The Lagos State Government, on Friday, announced palliative works to be carried out by its Public Works Corporation and the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on failed sections of the ever-busy Third Mainland Bridge. The state Ministry of Transportation, in a statement by its Permanent Secretary, Abdulhafiz Toriola, explained that the repairs would go […]Continue Reading
The Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority, Dr. George Moghalu, has expressed immense grief on the boat accidents that happened at Gurin River, a suburb of Fufore Local Government Area, Adamawa State, and a river in Gbajibo, Mokwa LGA, Niger State. In a statement issued by the NIWA’s media office and made available to newsmen […]Continue Reading
By Mojisola Oladele Osun Road Maintenance Agency Establishment Bill 2023 has scaled through the Second Reading, after the legislators presented it’s policy thrust. The lawmakers called for the accelerated passage of the Bill which would help upgrade Transportation system in the State, aid easy maintenance of Truck “B” roads, Rehabilitation of Continue Reading
By Bimbo Bamgbose Residents of Mowe-Ofada in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State will soon begin to enjoy a smooth drive as the eight kilometer road which has been under construction is expected to be completed and ready for the use of commuters plying the road by the end of October, 2023. Ogun […]Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates, UAE, on Monday, lifted the visa ban placed against Nigerian travelers after the meeting between President Bola Tinubu and the UAE President, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in Abu Dhabi. Another landmark agreement at the meeting between the two leaders was the immediate resumption of flight schedules of both Etihad Airlines […]Continue Reading
Two people died while one was injured in an accident involving a Mazda bus and a Mazda car at Ayedere, along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. The spokesperson for the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps, TRACE, Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Akinbiyi stated that the accident occurred at 7:10am at Ayedere […]Continue Reading
At least 26 people died in Nigeria’s northern Niger state after a wooden boat they were travelling in capsized in a dam on Sunday. The vessel was carrying over 100 passengers, including women and children, who live in communities between Jebba and Kainji dam in Mokwa area of the state, before it hit a reservoir. […]Continue Reading
By Olusegun Folarin Two people have been feared dead while one person sustained serious injury in fatal crash that occured on Abeokuta-Lagos road around otta toll-gate The accident which occurred at about eleven minutes past five this morning involved a Volvo Trailer marked T-14223LA, a Volkswagen with registration number KRD132XX and two motorcycles marked Continue Reading
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit Blue Line System has begun its long-awaited commercial operations. The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, became the first passenger to ride on the train during its inaugural ride as operations began on Monday. The governor boarded the train from the Marina terminal enroute Mile 2. The Managing Director, Lagos […]Continue Reading
Mojisola OladeleThe Osun State sector command of the Federal road safety corps says six persons lost their lives while Eleven were injured in a multiple road accident that occurred at Imesi- Ile Hill in Imesi-ile Town. According to the State Sector Commander, Corps Commander, Henry Benemaisia in a statement by the Route Commander, Agnes Ogungbemi […]Continue Reading
By Iyabo Adebisi The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi has advocated the use of newly introduced Concrete Pavement Technology, in road construction projects for its durability and cost effectiveness compared to asphalt roads. He stated this while addressing journalists during an inspection tour of Abeokuta-Ibadan Road project. The minister is on two-day working visit […]Continue Reading
By Iyabo Adebisi Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration in partnership with Lagos and Ogun State are to light up one of the busiest roads in Nigeria, the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. He made this known while receiving the Minister for Works, Senator David Umahi, on a courtesy visit in his office, in Ibadan. Governor Makinde […]Continue Reading
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, announced that the Blue Line Rail will start commercial operations on Monday, September 4, 2023. The Blue Line Rail will move from Marina to Mile 2. Speaking at the Blue Rail Line Terminal in Marina on Tuesday, the Managing Director, Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, […]Continue Reading