Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers has expressed worry that the gridlock being experienced by petroleum tankers and articulated vehicles on Apapa-Wharf Road may result to fuel scarcity.
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RECONSTRUCTION: VACATE APAPA ROADS IN SEVEN DAYS, FG TELLS TRUCK DRIVERS
The Federal Government on Wednesday directed truck drivers blocking roads in Apapa to vacate within seven days to enable the reconstruction work on Wharf Road to start.
Continue reading »LAGOS POLICEMAN ALLEGEDLY CAUGHT EXTORTING MONEY WITH POS
THE Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday cleared a policeman attached to the Makinde Police Division of allegation of extortion.
Continue reading »WE OWE CONTRACTORS N15BN, YET NASS REDUCED LAGOS-IBADAN EXPRESSWAY BUDGET TO N10BN – FASHOLA
The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has raised alarm over the insertion of projects outside the purview of his ministry in the 2017 Appropriation Act by the National Assembly.
Continue reading »EID-EL-FITR: OSUN GOVT OFFERS INDIGENES FREE TRAIN SERVICE FROM LAGOS
The Osun Government says it will provide free train ride for its indigenes from Lagos to Osogbo during the Eid-el-fitr holiday.
Continue reading »NCAA TARGETS JULY FOR CERTIFICATION OF ABUJA, LAGOS AIRPORTS
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Thursday said it was optimistic that the certification of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, would be achieved by July.
Continue reading »POLICE WARN OFFICERS AGAINST COLLECTING MONEY AT PORT GATE
The Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Western Ports, Mr Adeyemi Gbola, has warned police officers against collecting money from truck drivers to allow them in and out of the Ports gate.
Continue reading »OIL MARKETERS URGE FG TO PAY OUTSTANDING FUEL SUBSIDY CLAIMS
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the outstanding fuel subsidy claims to its members to pay back their bank loans.
Continue reading »NIGERIA LOSES N140BN WEEKLY TO APAPA GRIDLOCK – DANGOTE
The President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has lauded the decision of the Federal Government to reconstruct the failed Apapa Wharf Road as its grim state serves as both an embarrassment to the country and a huge loss of close to N140bn on a weekly basis.
Continue reading »COLLAPSED NIGER BRIDGES: MOTORISTS SEEK SECURITY
Motorists plying the Mokwa-Lagos route in Niger have called for deployment of security to prevent armed attacks.
Continue reading »N3MILLION BUS DIVIDES OAU STUDENTS
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife are currently divided over the purchase of a 14-seater bus for about N3million by their union leaders.
Continue reading »CIG MOTORS MD VISITS NADDC, INTRODUCES GAC GS8 SUV
Director General of National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. Jelani Aliyu, MFR, on Tuesday June 20, 2017, received in Abuja the visiting Managing Director of CIG Motors Company Limited, Mr. Felix Lee.
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