In the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is one of the most important religious obligation during which participants observe strict rules which includes fasting between sunrise and sunset and series of prayers in between. It is important for Fleet Managers to be aware of Ramadan and its possible impact on employees’ driving abilities. Ramadan for the current year is set to begin […]
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FRSC COMMISSIONS 283 NEW PATROL CARS, AMBULANCES AND TOW TRUCKS
In its renewed determination to create a safer motoring environment across the country, the Federal Road Safety Corps today formally unveiled 283 vehicles comprising operational vehicles, ambulances and a heavy duty tow truck at the Peace Park, International Conference Centre in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The formal commissioning which had in attendance the Honourable Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. […]
Continue reading »GOVERNOR AKINWUNMI AMBODE ORDERS IMMEDIATE FIXING OF BAD PORTIONS ON OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday expressed dissatisfaction at the deplorable state of some sections of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, saying the road was too strategic to the economy of the State and therefore cannot be ignored. Governor Ambode, who made an unscheduled inspection tour of the road while returning from the grand opening of a 70, 000 capacity Motorbikes […]
Continue reading »HOW IMPROVED TRANSPORT SECTOR CAN ACCELERATE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – BOBOYE OYEYEMI
Nigeria’s economic development goals may remain a mirage if planned efforts are not stepped up to drastically tackle infrastructure gap in the transport sector, Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi has said. Given its multiplier effects, Oyeyemi said that transportation deserves special treatment in order to enhance the attainment of national development in the country.
Continue reading »10 LUXURY BUSES BELONGING TO ‘THE YOUNG SHALL GROW’ CONSUMED BY MYSTERIOUS FIRE
Mysterious fire early yesterday gutted ‘The Young Shall Grow’ Bus Terminal/Warehouse, located at New Cemetery Road, Onitsha, Anambra State, destroying about ten luxury buses worth over N600 million. The fire was said to have started at about 3.am. No life was lost but many sustained minor injuries while trying to rescue some buses and other property of the company at […]
Continue reading »AMBODE RELEASES N10BN FOR COMPLETION OF 114 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROADS BEFORE END OF JUNE 2016
The Lagos State Government has released the sum of N10.8billion to date to ensure completion of the ongoing construction of 114 roads across the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas in the State by the end of June, 2016 In a statement signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Mr. Muslim Olohuntele Folami on […]
Continue reading »FRSC TO CONFISCATE VEHICLES WITH EXPIRED, SUBSTANDARD TYRES
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will from Tuesday May 10, confiscate and prosecute vehicle owners with substandard and expired types plying the highways across the nation. This was according to the Corp Marshall of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi, who disclosed this at a Stakeholders’ Forum on Tyres tagged “Promoting Safe Tyre Use in Nigeria’’ in Abuja.
Continue reading »LAGOS TO CONSTRUCT N300BN MARINA-IKOYI-LEKKI MONORAIL
The Lagos State Government on Monday disclosed its plan to construct a monorail that would link Marina, Ikoyi and Lekki, a project that would gulp $1 billion (about N300 billion). The Commissioner of for Economic Planning and Budget, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, made the disclosure at a ministerial news conference to mark the first anniversary of the state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi […]
Continue reading »TYRE INFLATION PRESSURE
Tyre pressure may seem like a little thing and maybe even something you don’t have time to deal with — but it really does have a significant effect on your vehicle’s performance and safety. Checking your tyre pressure every fortnight is one of the easiest ways to keep your tyres in good shape. Plus, it can save you money in […]
Continue reading »DPR INTERCEPTS 63 DIVERTED TRUCKS OF FUEL IN KANO
A total of 63 trucks loaded with fuel meant for Kano, Bauchi and Yobe states, but diverted have been intercepted by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Kano and sold at government approved price. In a briefing, the Operations Controller supervising Kano and Jigawa, Isah Tafida, told the media men that his department has intensified effort in making the […]
Continue reading »ON THE ROADS NIGERIA NEEDS
Given the scale of the challenges facing Nigeria over infrastructure and Babatunde Fashola’s unique position in which he has been saddled with fixing it on the three most critical fronts, it is understandable if the Minister of Power, Works and Housing sometimes seems overwhelmed. When he said at a town hall meeting in Lagos the other day that the Federal […]
Continue reading »SPEED LIMITER CAMPAIGN: FRSC COMMISSIONS PMT’S 300 HUMMER BUSES WITH FACTORY FITTED SPEED LIMITER
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) campaign for the use of speed limiting device in vehicles operating in the country got a hike as the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Boboye Oyeyemi commissioned 300 factory fitted Hummer Buses with the devices into the fleet of the Peace Mass Transport (PMT) Limited. Oyeyemi reaffirmed the commitment of the FRSC to pursuit […]
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