AMCON TAKES OVER OAS HELICOPTERS

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria has taken over Odengene Air-Shuttle Services Helicopters in Lagos following a court order. AMCON had on Tuesday sealed the company at Maryland in Lagos, indicating that the company had been taken over by AMCON. The order on the company’s office reads: “POSSESSION TAKEN TODAY 14/2/17 BY AMCON COURT ORDER ON SUIT NO. FHC/4CS/1139/2016

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PLAN TO BAN ‘’DANFO’’ BUSES IN LAGOS: AMBODE COMMENDED

Chief Ayo Opadokun, Convener, Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reforms (CODER) on Monday, commended Lagos state government’s plan to ban yellow commercial buses (Danfo) from plying roads in the state.Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode’s plan Opadokun told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that reckless driving by ‘Danfo’ drivers called for concern and government action, adding that they had made […]

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SPEED CAMERAS COMING TO NIGERIA ROADS – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

The Federal Government has disclosed it will introduce speed cameras on Nigeria’s roads to help the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) curtail excessive speeding by motorists and improve safe use of the roads. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, said this yesterday after he inspected ongoing repair works on the different sections of the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway […]

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TRUCKS ENTERING NIGERIAN PORTS: NPA PARTNERS FRSC ON ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS

In its determination to provide safe road environment for its customers, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has signed a Memoriam of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on the enforcement of Minimum Standard of Safety and Road Worthiness (MSSRW) for trucks that operate from and to the ports. Speaking at the signing ceremony held at the Ports […]

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BASIC SAFETY PRINCIPLES FOR MANAGING LPG TRANSPORTATION, INSTALLATIONS AND CONSUMPTION

While flammability is the major safety concern with LP (Liquefied Petroleum) Gas it is not the only one. Good safety practice addresses the various hazards from production to consumption. The term LP Gas embraces several products which while related have important physical differences which affect safety. If more than one type or grade of LP Gas is being handled, each […]

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THREE LIVES LOST, A.A. RANO LPG TANKER, HOUSES AND CHURCH BURNT IN ONITSHA GAS PLANT EXPLOSION (PICTURES)

Three persons, comprising two tenants of a nearby property and a LPG Truck Driver, were reportedly burnt to death on Saturday when a gas plant located within the premises of Onochie Nnanna Nigeria Limited went up in flames at Nkwelle-Ezunka in Oyi local council of Anambra State. Two houses close to the gas plant, including personal belongings of the tenants, […]

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