Two males reportedly died, while other 15 males, two females and four children sustained injuries in an accident involving a trailer with number plate, ZUR 126 YL.
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Month: December 2017
BUS CONDUCTOR KNOCKS OFF COLLEAGUE’S 3 TEETH
A 35-year-old commercial bus conductor, Rasheed Balogun, yesterday, appeared before an Apapa Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly beating up his fellow conductor and removing three of his teeth.
Continue reading »MOROCCO TESTS AFRICA’S FASTEST HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINE
Morocco has successfully tested Africa’s fastest high-speed railway, state-owned railway operator ONCF announced on Thursday.
Continue reading »DON’T CARRY FUEL IN JERRY CANS, FRSC WARNS MOTORISTS
As the new year fast approaches, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against carrying containers filled with petroleum products on distant journeys.
Continue reading »NNPC DISTRIBUTES HOARDED PETROL FREE IN ABUJA
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has embarked on dispensing of hoarded petrol to motorists to end the current scarcity of the product across the federation.
Continue reading »LAGOS BRIDGES UNDER THREAT OF COLLAPSE FROM PARKED TRUCKS
Some bridges in Lagos are at a risk of buckling under the weight of parked heavy-duty trucks. The Ijora, Eko and Carter Bridges are under great strains from immobile articulated vehicles, a situation worsened by recurring gridlocks and the deplorable state of roads leading to ports and tank farms.
Continue reading »THREE MEN ASSAULT POLICEMAN OVER TRAFFIC OFFENCE
Three men allegedly assaulted a police officer in Akute area of Lagos State as he attempted to book them for traffic offence.
Continue reading »FUEL CRISIS: SENATE SUSPENDS RECESS, SUMMONS KACHIKWU, NNPC’S GMD, OTHERS
In a bid to end the ongoing fuel crisis, President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, directed the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) to cut short its recess and immediately convene a meeting with industry stakeholders.
Continue reading »NIGERIAN CUSTOMS SEIZES 23 SMUGGLED CARS
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Ogun State Command on Wednesday said it intercepted 23 smuggled vehicles worth over N37 million from smugglers in both Idi-Iroko and Abeokuta axis of the command.
Continue reading »WE CAN NO LONGER IMPORT, SELL FUEL AT N145/LITRE — MARKETERS
Against the latest round of fuel scarcity rocking many parts of the country, private oil marketers are calling for government intervention to enable them to access foreign exchange at a special rate for the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol).
Continue reading »NNPC HAS FLOODED EJIGBO DEPOT WITH FUEL – IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria says long queues at petrol stations in Lagos and Ogun states will soon disappear as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has flooded the Ejigbo depot with Premium Motor Spirit.
Continue reading »FUEL SCARCITY: MOTORISTS IN LAGOS LAUD DPR’S INTERVENTION
Motorists in Lagos on Thursday lauded the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) for its intervention by compelling petrol dealers hoarding the product to dispense to motorists.
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