Many motorists are guilty of lane indiscipline, a major cause of highway gridlock that is costing the nation a huge loss, the Founder, Safety Beyond Borders, Mr. Patrick Adenusi, has said.
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ROAD TRANSPORTERS PROPOSE NEW BODY TO TACKLE CHALLENGES
A coalition of inter-state transport operators known as the Association of Luxury Bus Owners of Nigeria, the Association of Mass Transit Operators of Nigeria and the Benin Transport Owners Association have revealed plans to form a new association to tackle some of the challenges they face.
Continue reading »4 DIED IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN ONDO STATE
No fewer than four persons lost their lives in a fatal motor accident which occurred on Ododibo Street, in the Yaba area of Ondo town, Ondo State, at 10.30pm on Monday.
Continue reading »2 MEN DOCKED OVER ALLEGED VEHICLE THEFT
A driver, Godwin Okpe and his conductor, Dare Shobola, who allegedly stole a vehicle valued at N850,000.00 were, on Wednesday, arraigned in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
Continue reading »WOMAN KILLED, 7 INJURED AS VEHICLE VEERS INTO THICK FOREST
A vehicle carrying members of one family on Wednesday veered into a thick forest in Hawan Kibo, along the Jos-Abuja road, killing a woman and leaving seven others with serious injuries.
Continue reading »RAILWAY WORKERS URGE FED GOVT TO REVIEW PLANNED CONCESSIONING OF RAIL TRANSPORT
Nigeria Union of Railway Workers, NUR, yesterday, in Lagos, pleaded with the Federal Government to review the process of the planned concessioning of the nation’s rail transport industry with a view to saving the nation from another failed concession.
Continue reading »WE ARE ALWAYS PREVENTING ACCIDENTS DURING RAINY SEASON – NRC
Jerry Oche, the Lagos District Manager of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, said on Tuesday that proactive measures had been put in place to prevent accidents on rail tracks during the rainy season.
Continue reading »FAAN EXPLAINS ROOF LEAKAGES AT LAGOS AIRPORT
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, on Wednesday said roof leakages experienced at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos, was due to upgrade of facilities at the airport.
Continue reading »28 SHIPS LADEN WITH PETROL, FOOD ITEMS, OTHERS TO ARRIVE LAGOS
Twenty-eight ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports in Lagos from June 28 to July 10. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said this in its publication, “Shipping Position’’, a copy of which was made available on Wednesday in Lagos. NPA said that the ships contained petrol, buck […]
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