The head of Egypt’s railway authority, Medhat Shousha, has resigned following a train collision in Alexandria that killed at least 41 people, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat told reporters on Sunday.
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BREAKING NEWS: 2019 APC GOVERNORSHIP HOPEFUL OF OYO STATE NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH IN A GHASTLY MOTOR ACCIDENT (PICTURES)
Tragedy was averted last night as the 2019 Oyo State Governorship hopeful under the political platform of APC, Professor Adeolu Akande, narrowly escaped death in a ghastly motor accident.
Continue reading »CUSTOMS OFFICER CRUSHED TO DEATH IN AGBARA BY ARMY CONVOY –NCS
An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service, Baba Nwaguyawo, has been crushed to death while attempting to stop a convoy of the Nigerian Army at the Agbara end of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway on Friday.
Continue reading »FG FIRES MANAGERS OF ABUJA-KADUNA RAIL OVER EXTORTION
The Federal Government, Friday, Sacked the Manager of Idu and Rigasa train station including all the ticket sellers and porters involved in extorting money from passengers.
Continue reading »US, FG BACK 20,000 BPD OIL REFINERIES IN LAGOS
The construction of a 20,000-barrels-per-day crude oil refinery in Lagos by a Nigerian petrochemical and refining company has received a major boost with the signing of a grant by the United States Trade and Development Agency.
Continue reading »EIGHT LASTMA OFFICIALS ARRESTED FOR COLLECTING BRIBES
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has arrested eight of its officials for collecting bribe from motorists and other corrupt practices.
Continue reading »BUYING N6.1BN CARS FOR REPS IN NATIONAL INTEREST – REPS COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrazak Namdas, justifies the purchase of 50 Peugeot 508 cars (which cost N17m per vehicle) for lawmakers, in this interview:
Continue reading »MARITIME WORKERS ISSUE APM TERMINAL ULTIMATUM TO REMOVE CONTAINERS ON APAPA ROAD
Following the chaotic traffic situation caused by empty containers blocking intra and inter-city roads in Apapa, maritime workers in the country have given a 14-day ultimatum to one of the leading terminal operators, APM Terminal, to clear the roads of its empty containers.
Continue reading »POLICEMAN, LASTMA OFFICIAL ENGAGE IN FISTICUFFS ON LAGOS ROAD
A policeman and an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) created a scene on Wednesday at the Lekki Phase 1 end of the Lekki-Epe Expressway when they engaged each other in a public fight.
Continue reading »INTEL REVEALS PLAN TO ROLL OUT A FLEET OF MORE THAN 100 SELF-DRIVING CARS
Silicon Valley giant Intel on Wednesday announced plans for a fleet of self-driving cars following its completion of the purchase of Israeli autonomous technology firm Mobileye.
Continue reading »LASG COMPLETES TWO COMPUTERISED VEHICLE INSPECTION CENTRES
Towards the efficient implementation of the Lagos State’s computerized vehicle inspection service initiative, two computerized Vehicle Inspection Centres have been completed at Ojodu-Berger and Ikorodu by the State Government.
Continue reading »DUBAI TO TEST RUN WORLD’S FIRST AUTOMATED FLYING TAXIS BY END OF 2017 (PICTURES)
The trial run of the world’s first automated aerial taxis is expected to start by the end of 2017, a local media, the gulfnews.com website, reported on Wednesday.
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