No toll shall be collected at the second Lekki tollgate along the Lekki-Epe Expressway. This and more were the assurances delivered by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday at an interactive session with journalists at the Banquet Hall of the Lagos House, Ikeja. The Governor also emphasised that he was more interested in ensuring that the road […]
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Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Thursday visited some of the major traffic points in the metropolis, stating that his administration will provide solutions to traffic snarls in the state. The governor, who spoke with journalists at Dopemu in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area after the inspection, said he decided to visit the traffic points himself to get […]
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Some tipper drivers in Ogun State have protested against alleged extortion by some officials of the state government. The drivers, under the aegis of the First Nigeria Tipper and Lorry Driver’s Association, said they were being excessively charged for every job they undertook. They said they were initially paying N2,600.00 per trip to the officials, but on last Wednesday, the […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has expressed deep concern over the recent spate of road traffic accidents involving tankers and trailers on Nigerian highways. At a One-Day Stakeholder’s Summit on “Haulage Operations for National Development” in Abuja on Monday, the Corps Marshal of FRSC, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, said that from January to June 2015 alone, 1193 vehicles caused road […]
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There was pandemonium in Anambra on Wednesday as unspecified number of people sustained injuries, while a pick-up van belonging to Anambra Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) was badly damaged following a clash between officials of the agency and commercial motorcycle operators, who resisted the former from impounding their motor-cycles.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has identified drug abuse as one of the major causes of road crashes in Nigeria. Speaking at a sensitization programme for commercial drivers in Kaduna, Chief Inspector Atese Ben noted that drug intake impairs the vision of a driver, thereby causing him/her to misjudge distance. He said in some instances, it could make a […]
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Following the meeting between the Lagos State Government and tanker owners over the recent tanker accidents and explosions in Lagos, the government, Monday, set up a committee to examine the immediate and remote causes of the tanker fire incidents. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode disclosed this after a closed door meeting with representatives of the Petroleum Products Tanker Drivers’ Union and other […]
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Akwa Ibom transporters, under the aegis of the Transport Operators Movement, have condemned the 25 years lease of Akwa Ibom Transport Corporation to Nsik Motors. They alleged that the deal was unilaterally sealed on behalf of the government by a former Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Godwin Ntukudeh, in favour of his friend, Mr. Nsikak Johnny, the Managing Director of Nsik […]
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The Lagos State Governor at a recent media interactive session that had in attendance the Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule and Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello while responding to a question on the traffic situation at the Lekki Axis muted the idea that the roundabouts in Lekki may give way for an improved connectivity and traffic […]
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At about 12.05am today, in the Idimu axis of Ikotun-egbe, a fully loaded petrol tanker, reportedly overspeeding, fell-over, spilled its content into the drainage through which it traveled for another 1km and exploded into a massive inferno that consumed over 35 houses within the vicinity. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal and State Fire Services […]
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At least 90 people killed after explosion in capital Accra, blamed on floodwater sweeping stored fuel into nearby fire. A huge explosion at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital Accra has killed at least 90 people and set alight neighbouring buildings after floods swept stored fuel into a nearby fire, according to authorities.
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has ordered officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, the Vehicle Inspection Office and the Kick Against Indiscipline not to harass or forcibly take over citizens’ vehicles. Ambode spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with the officers at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.
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