It was mayhem in Maryland, Lagos today as irate mob descended on and extensively damaged close to 20 BRT buses following the death of a street hawker who was said to have been knocked down, allegedly by a BRT bus. The damaged BRT buses were among the recently procured buses injected into the BRT Scheme and managed by Primero Transport […]
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SUZUKI SET TO ROLL OUT VEHICLES FROM LAGOS PLANT
As part of measures to support Nigeria’s National Automotive Industry Development Plan (NAIDP, representative of Suzuki Motors in Nigeria, Boulos Enterprises Limited said it will soon begin to roll out Suzuki vehicle in the country. The organisation, which ceased its representation of a three-wheeler, Piaggio earlier in the year, told The Guardian in Lagos that it has made progress in […]
Continue reading »NRC INCREASES CAPACITY FOR GOODS HAULAGE, WORKING ON FUEL HAULAGE
The Nigerian Railway Corporation says it has increased its capacity for goods haulage, especially dry products, in the Lagos district with the intention to capture more freight business this year. It also said the corporation planned to improve its movement of petroleum products as more oil companies showed interest in using the train to transport their products across the country.
Continue reading »BUS DRIVERS PROTEST IN ILORIN AGAINST ACTIVITIES OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY
No fewer than 1,000 bus drivers staged a protest march through the streets of Ilorin on Monday over the arrest of one their members by the Kwara State Road and Traffic Management Agency. The driver was said to have been arrested by the officials of KWARTMA for allegedly flouting traffic regulations. He was said to have contacted his colleagues who […]
Continue reading »MANY INJURED AS DANGOTE TRUCK CRUSHES SEVEN VEHICLES
No fewer than 25 persons have been seriously injured after an overloaded truck belonging to Dangote Cement rammed into seven vehicles at the Odukpani Junction in Cross River State. The truck, which was reportedly overloaded with bags of cement, was said to have lost control due to the recklessness of the driver. The unregistered truck, which had the number ICT-11F-050 […]
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