The Lagos State Government on Wednesday disclosed that it had effectively restructured N25.3 billion credit facility, which local and international lenders granted it to buy back the Lekki Concession Company (LCC), the concessionaire of the Lekki-Epe expressway.
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TRUCK CRUSHES STREET HAWKER TO DEATH: MAYHEM IN MARYLAND AS MOB VANDALISES 20 BRT BUSES
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 […]
Continue reading »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 […]
Continue reading »OWORO MODERN BUS PARK: OUTWARD 3RD MAINLAND DONE, INWARD 3RD MAINLAND COMMENCES
Riding on the massive goodwill that trailed the unveiling of the 1st Phase of the Oworo Modern Bus Park, a project targeted at easing the perennial traffic gridlock often experienced at the Oworo end of the third mainland bridge, the Lagos State Government has commenced the immediate construction of the 2nd Phase of the project which is the inward-third-mainland-bridge side […]
Continue reading »DANGOTE LEKKI REFINERY, PETROCHEMICAL PROJECTS WILL BOOST NIGERIA’S ECONOMY- AMBODE
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday said that the refinery, petrochemical, gas and fertilizer projects being undertaken by Africa’s richest man and business mogul, Aliko Dangote at the Lekki Free Zone (LFZ) in Lagos would significantly boost the economy of Lagos and Nigeria in general. Governor Ambode who spoke to newsmen shortly after an extensive inspection tour of […]
Continue reading »LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT CLARIFIES EVICTION OF TARZAN, METRO FERRY OPERATORS FROM JETTIES
The Lagos State Government on Friday said its decision to serve eviction notices to Tarzan Marine Enterprises and Metro Ferry, both operators of commercial jetties in the State, was in line with overriding public interest and quest to ensure strict adherence to safety measures and international best practices. In a statement signed by the Managing Director of the Lagos State […]
Continue reading »LASG UNVEILS WATER TRANSPORTATION MASTER PLAN, EXPLAINS ISSUES WITH PRIVATE OPERATORS
The Lagos State Government on Sunday restated its commitment to sanitize the water transportation system so as to ensure improved, efficient and safe mode of movement of people and goods on its waterways. Managing Director of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Ms Abisola Kamson in a statement said the government had recently embarked on stock taking and repositioning by […]
Continue reading »FRSC TO ENSURE SAFETY COMPLIANCE AT ROAD CONSTRUCTION SITES
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has applauded the Federal Government for resumption of work on Lagos-Ibadan expressway and other major roads across the country following the recent mobilization of the contractors, assuring that the Corps is determined to ensure that safety measures are observed in the construction areas. He said this would […]
Continue reading »LAGOS ENGINEERS SET UP HIGHWAYS ARM, URGE MAINTENANCE CULTURE
Apparently to address the problem of road transport infrastructure in the country, the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Lagos chapter, has formally inaugurated a new body, Nigerian Institution of Highways and Transportation Engineering (NIHTE). Although, the body, which was created in 2013 as the 19th Division of the Nigerian society of Engineers, is now saddled with the responsibility of transforming […]
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