The Lagos State Government says it has started the construction of an alternative road from the Olopomeji area to further decongest the gridlock in the Iyana Oworoshoki area leading to the Third Mainland Bridge. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Dayo Mobereola, who spoke in Alausa, Ikeja, on Monday, explained that the move was part of efforts to end gridlock on […]
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SOLDIERS VANDALISE KAI VEHICLE OVER ARREST
An operational vehicle of the Lagos State Kick Against Indiscipline has been allegedly vandalised by rampaging soldiers in the Ojuelegba area of the state. The soldiers, who reportedly queried KAI officials for arresting a trader and his wheelbarrow, allegedly smashed the windscreen and wing mirrors of the vehicle.
Continue reading »DRIVER, ARRESTED FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCE, CRUSHES LASTMA OFFICIAL
A taxi driver, Sunday Agbariko, has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, identified as Olayemi Isiaka. Agbariko crushed Isiaka’s leg on Monday at the Ojota yard of the agency while attempting to escape with his car that had been impounded.
Continue reading »ROBBERS ATTACK CBN BULLION VANS, KILL TWO POLICEMEN
Two mobile policemen were killed in the early hours of Tuesday at Hawan Kibo along Jos-Abuja road as armed robbers attacked a convoy of bullion vans belonging to the Central Bank of Nigeria. Our correspondent gathered that the bullion vans and their retinue of armed mobile policemen escorts had left Jos in the early hours of Tuesday enroute Abuja.
Continue reading »AJAO ESTATE, NAVIGATING POTHOLE INFESTED ROADS
Residents of Ajao Estate, and other road users in that flank of Isolo Local Council of Lagos State, are counting their losses, over the gradual deterioration of roads in the area. The daily worsening condition of the roads, which has seen potholes taking over them, has got the residents wondering whether state and local government authorities have forgotten about them. […]
Continue reading »CONTRACTORS HANDLING PORT HARCOURT-ONNE ROAD MOBILISED TO SITE – MINISTER
The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Usani Uguru Usani, says the contractors handling Section iii 0-15 km from Port-Harcourt to Onne junction in Rivers have been mobilised back to site. Usani, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Uyo. He said the project was awarded to the Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) […]
Continue reading »CUSTOMS GENERATE N385.7BN REVENUE IN 6 MONTHS
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated N385.7 billion revenue from January to June this year. This was against the N438.2 billion generated in the same period in 2015. The NSC Public Relations Officer, Mr Wale Adeniyi, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Monday in Abuja.
Continue reading »KWARA ACCIDENT LEAVES ONE DEAD, THREE INJURED
An unidentified man was confirmed dead on Saturday, while three sustained varying degrees of injuries, following an accident on a bridge along the road between Flower-Garden and Kwara Mall in Kwara State. Our correspondent gathered that the accident, which occurred on Friday night, involved a Renault Scenic car with registration number SHA 630 TW (Kwara State) and a commercial motorcycle […]
Continue reading »WOMEN TO BE CO-OPTED INTO ‘FRSC GOSPEL OF SAFETY’
The Federal Road Safety Commission says it will use ongoing annual women’s “August Meeting” in communities in Enugu state to intensify its road safety enlightenment. The Sector Command of the commission in the state, Mr David Mendie, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Saturday.
Continue reading »FIVE DEAD, 13 INJURED IN THIRD MAINLAND BRIDGE ACCIDENT
No fewer than five people, including two children, have been confirmed dead and 13 others injured after three vehicles crashed on the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos State. The accident happened at about 6pm on Sunday around the UNILAG Waterfront end of the bridge. It involved a LAGBUS, a Rover Jeep and a Hilux pickup.
Continue reading »FG, CRCC SIGN MOU ON WARRI-ABUJA RAILWAY PROJECT
The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with China Railway Construction Corporation, CRCC, for the construction of Warri-Ajaokuta-Itakpe-Abuja rail line. While Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, signed for Nigeria, the Vice President of CRCC, Mr Chen Xiao Xing, signed for his company on Friday night.
Continue reading »MISTAKES TO AVOID IN ANALYZING YOUR FLEET DATA
When it comes to your vehicle fleet, your company has a strategy, goals and objectives. So when it comes to analyzing how it’s doing, determine what is most important to your particular business strategy and current year objectives – and allow that to drive the metrics you will track to evaluate your fleet’s performance.
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