EIGHT DIE IN JIGAWA AUTO CRASH

No fewer than eight persons died in a crash on Sunday evening on Hadejia-Kano Road in the Kaugama Local Government Area of Jigawa State. The accident involved a KIA car with number plate, AS30DBT, and a Honda Sport Civic, with number plate, ZAK238AA. PUNCH learnt that five other persons sustained varying degrees of injury in the accident.

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STAKEHOLDERS SPEAK ON THE SPEED LIMITER IMPLEMENTATION

Bisi Kazeem (Head, Media Relations and Strategy, Federal Road Safety Commission) Speed limiters would curb accidents on Nigeria roads. We started this campaign on speed limiters with advisory enforcement. In the Federal Road Safety Commission, we use a four-prong approach system to achieve our goals. This includes education, subtle force, persuasion and enforcement/prosecution. Advisory enforcement is when we stop commercial […]

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SPEED LIMITING DEVICE: FRSC ISSUES CITATIONS TO 2,800 MOTORISTS

The Federal Road Safety Corps has issued traffic citations to 2,800 commercial motorists for their failure to instal the speed limiting device on their vehicles. The corps described the citations as an advisory enforcement, which did not attract penalties or fines, a statement on Sunday in Abuja, by Bisi Kazeem, the Head, Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, said. The statement […]

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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON WORKS URGES ASSEMBLY TO PASS ROAD SECTOR REFORM BILL

The National Council on Works has urged the National Assembly to fast track the passage of the National Road Sector Reform Bill, meant to improve current funding of roads project in Nigeria through Public Private Partnership. This was part of resolutions arrived at by the council during its 22nd meeting presided over by the minister of Power, Works and Housing, […]

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FLOATS N25BN LOAN SCHEME FOR MASS TRANSIT SECTOR

The Federal Government has set up N25bn revolving loan scheme for transport companies in the country for purchase of mass transit vehicles. The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Okechukwu Enelamah, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday at the opening of a two-day national workshop for chief executives of mass transit companies. Enelamah said the initiative was aimed at […]

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114 ROAD PROJECT: ROADS EVERYWHERE BUT LAGOSIANS ASK FOR MORE (PICTURES)

In the last one week, the Lagos State government has been pre-occupied with the commissioning of inner roads, executed across the state under the 114-Road Project initiated by the Akinwunmi Ambode-led adminstration. The roads spread across the 57 local councils and local council development areas, with each of them having two. Within the period under review, Ambode commissioned about 10 […]

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BUHARI INHERITED N1.5TN DEBT ON ROAD CONTRACTS – FASHOLA

The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari inherited road contractual liabilities worth N1.5tn, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has said. Fashola said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday by his Special Adviser, Communications, Mr. Hakeem Bello. The minister said the ministry inherited 206 roads that were not budgeted for […]

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ROAD CONSTRUCTION: AMBODE EMPLOYED 89 INDIGENOUS CONTRACTORS

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos on Friday said that 89 indigenous contractors reconstructed some of the 114 inner roads being inaugurated by the State Government. Ambode, represented by his Deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, said that the aim was to encourage local construction companies. The governor made this known at the inauguration of the reconstructed Ketu Adaloko Road at Ijanikin in […]

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GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTING INFRASTRUCTURE ROADMAPS TO CURB RECESSION, SAYS FASHOLA

The Minister of Power Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has highlighted the specific steps being taken in the infrastructure sectors to reenergize the economy, saying the measures were meant to correct the mistakes of yesterday and move the country from economic stagnation. Fashola, who spoke at the Wilson Centre in Washington DC, USA, while presenting a paper on “Leadership […]

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