The National President of Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Chief Musa Isiwele, has urged the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) not to be selective in the planned issuance of speed-limiters to vehicles. Isiwele, who gave the advice in Abuja while speaking with journalists on certain government policies in the transport sector, said all categories of vehicles must be […]
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The organised labour has threatened to call out its members for a strike should the federal government go ahead to increase pump prices of petroleum products. According to the NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, such action will worsen the suffering workers are experiencing from the negative impact of a similar upward review of petroleum products prices carried out last year. He […]
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Former and present Group Managing Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation have expressed fears that the current pump price of N145 per litre is no longer feasible. They said the amount does not correspond with the price-determining components of the commodity and the fluctuations of the foreign exchange rate. They stated this after a one-day meeting they held with […]
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The family of Effiong Etim has been thrown into mourning after he was allegedly killed by a company driver, Henry Uduze. It was learnt that 37-year-old Effiong was returning from work on his motorcycle when he was allegedly crushed to death by Uduze on Omole Estate Phase II. Witnesses said the suspect was receiving a telephone call when the incident […]
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The investigation into the kidnap of Sierra Leonean diplomat, Maj.-Gen. Nelson Williams (retd.), has led to the arrest of members of a syndicate, who work with kidnappers and armed robbers to sell stolen vehicles. The suspects – Abdulrahman Hassan (42), Abubakar Datti (45), Aminu Adamu Yakasai (49) and Shuaibu Yahaya (48) – confessed to receiving more than 100 vehicles from […]
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Following the persistent rains and attendant floods, residents of Ugbor community, in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State, have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate the Ugbor-Amagba road. The residents, who made the call during a protest at the weekend, lamented that the road had become a nightmare for motorists and traders.
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged state governments to cooperate with the Federal Controller of Works in their states in order to ensure smooth road rehabilitation and construction. He said that the Federal Government was committed to making roads in the country motorable as part of efforts in meeting the expectations of Nigerians.
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