ABULE EGBA FLY-OVER BRIDGE – THE STORY SO FAR (PICTURES)

Abule Egba Flyover which is a direct response by the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode administration in Lagos State targeted at fixing the perennial traffic gridlock often associated with the area especially during rush hour. The construction of the Bridge, scheduled for completion this year 2017, is at an advanced stage. Much as the Ambode administration which has become synonymous with creative […]

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OKADA BAN: 30 MILLION NIGERIANS WILL LOSE JOBS – ACOMORAN

The Amalgamated Commercial Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria, has asked the Federal Government to jettison its plan to ban okada in the country saying 30 million people would be rendered jobless. The organisation alleged impersonation by a faction which had held a meeting with officials in the the Ministry of Transport. The National President of ACOMORAN, Alhaji Muhammad […]

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REPS TO REVIEW NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE POLICY

The House of Representatives says it will review the National Automotive Policy, in order to set an effective implementation framework and incorporate a number of suggestions offered by local automakers and other stakeholders in Nigeria. The lawmakers made the resolve as industry players in the automobile sector sought for a ban on importation of used vehicles through land boarders. Speaking […]

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FED GOVT APPROVES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ABUJA AIRPORT FOR RUNWAY REHABILITATION

The Federal Government has approved the temporary closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with effect from the midnight of March 7. This is to enable the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria to carry out a major rehabilitation of the runway at the airport. The Managing Director of FAAN, Saleh Dunoma, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos […]

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CRIME: FED GOVT TO COMPILE BIOMETRIC DATA OF OKADA RIDERS

The Federal Government will soon embark on biometric data capturing of all commercial motorcycle and tricycle operators in the country to check crimes perpetrated with the use of tricycles and motorcycles. The capturing would be done in collaboration with the Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners, Repairers and Riders Association of Nigeria. The National President of ACOMORAN, Alhaji Shehu Babangida, […]

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HOW ‘TOKUNBO’ CAR DEALERS DEAL WITH BAN ON VEHICLE IMPORTATION

Many dealers of fairly-used imported cars otherwise known as “tokunbo” in Kano have resorted to other businesses since the Federal Government banned the importation of vehicles through the land borders. Some of the dealers said on Thursday that they found it necessary to shift to other businesses in order to survive the current economic recession. The dealers said that the […]

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AMBODE APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF 200 MORE ROADS

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the construction of additional 200 roads across the 20 Local Government Areas, and 37 Local Council Development Areas. This brings the number of roads to be constructed by Lagos State Government this year to 381. The Chief Executive Officer, Lagos State Public Works Corporation, LSPWC, Mr Ayotunde Sodeinde, an engineer, who disclosed […]

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SIFAX BOSS BACKS ENFORCEMENT OF TRUCK STANDARDISATION PROGRAMME

Executive Director, SIFAX Haulage & Logistics Limited, a subsidiary of SIFAX Group, Major Henry Ajetunmobi (rtd), has lauded the new partnership between the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the enforcement of Minimum Standard of Safety and Road Worthiness (MSSRW) for all trucks entering Nigerian ports. According to Ajetunmobi, the standardisation policy has great […]

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NDDC BOUGHT EIGHT VEHICLES FOR N560M – SAGAY

The Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), on Thursday, said corruption was omnipresent in the country with all segments being affected. He specifically indicted the Niger Delta Development Commission and the Nigeria Customs Service which he said are still enmeshed in corruption even under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Sagay said these in […]

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EFCC RECOVERS MORE VEHICLES FROM EX-CUSTOMS BOSS

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a fresh raid on a property belonging to the former Comptroller-General of Customs, Abdullahi Dikko-Inde has recovered 42 cargo tricycles, 32-seater Nissan bus and other items. The seizures were made from a large warehouse located on Nnamdi Azikiwe Road Bye Pass, Kaduna purportedly belonging to a former Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs […]

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