The Apapa Local Government Area on Wednesday disclosed that at least 82 companies had either relocated or folded up in Apapa and its environs which it ascribed to the intractable traffic congestion arising from deplorable roads and unwarranted activities of articulated vehicles.
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SALLAH: FRSC DEPLOYS 33,000 PERSONNEL, 859 PATROL VEHICLES, OTHERS
The Federal Road Safety Corps has approved the deployment of 33,000 regular and special marshals, 859 patrol vehicles, 106 ambulances, 267 motorbikes and 22 tow trucks for the 2017 Eid-el-kabir celebrations.
Continue reading »EIGHT DIE, FRSC OFFICIAL KILLED IN DELTA, ANAMBRA ACCIDENTS
Eight passengers were killed in an auto crash in Delta State while an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps was crushed to death at the foot of the Niger Bridge in Onitsha, Anambra State on Tuesday.
Continue reading »NEW RAIL WILL LINK KEBBI, SOKOTO, ZAMFARA, SAYS AMAECHI
The Federal Government on Tuesday said it would link Kebbi, Zamfara and Sokoto states by rail in its ongoing railway modernisation project.
Continue reading »MAJOR SHAKE-UP IN NNPC: 55 TOP MANAGERS AFFECTED
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Tuesday announced the reorganisation of its management staff in a major shake-up that affected 55 top executives.
Continue reading »OIL MARKETERS THREATEN MASS SACKING OVER $2BN DEBT
Oil marketers have said they will embark on mass retrenchment following the failure of the Federal Government to pay the debt owed them for importation of petroleum products as well as the accrued interest on loans from banks and exchange rate differential.
Continue reading »DORTMUND BUS BOMBER COULD FACE 28 COUNTS OF ATTEMPTED MURDER
German prosecutors revealed Tuesday they are seeking 28 counts of attempted murder against Sergej W., who is accused of the April 11 bomb attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus.
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER DIES IN OGUN AUTO CRASH
An Iveco truck driver reportedly died in an early morning auto crash which involved two other trucks along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Continue reading »TRUCKING IN USA RISKS PROLONGED DISRUPTION: HURRICANE HARVEY
Hurricane Harvey, whose heavy rains brought devastating flooding to Houston and much of south Texas, may yet cause more trouble for the region– the National Weather Service is predicting an additional 25 inches of rain through the end of the week in certain areas.
Continue reading »LEGISLATORS EXOTIC CARS AMIDST CASH CRUNCH
It is no news that oftentimes activities in the House of Representatives, just like those in the Upper Chamber, present a theatre of the absurd. Once again, in another script from their usual theatrics, the so-called ‘honourables’ were alleged to have prepared to buy 360 exotic cars worth N6.1billion for their members, amidst alleged cash crunch in a biting economy.
Continue reading »NIGERIAN VESSELS ROT AWAY ON HIGH SEA
—- Operators blame NIMASA, NNPC, fault Cabotage Law, others Scores of Nigerian vessels are currently lying idle and rotting away on the high sea due to a shortage of cargoes or lack of maintenance.
Continue reading »TWO DIE, 15 INJURED IN OGUN MULTIPLE AUTO CRASH AFTER STAGING PROTEST
Two persons reportedly died while 15 others were injured in multiple accidents involving three vehicles.
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