European oil companies, especially Swiss commodity traders, are exploiting weak African fuel standards by selling toxic diesel and gasoline across the continent, a campaign group said Thursday. A three-year investigation published by Switzerland-based environmental and economic group Public Eye did not accuse oil companies of breaking any laws. But it charged several firms with using an “illegitimate strategy” to boost […]
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A civil rights organisation, Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice, has raised the alarm that two companies based in Switzerland, Vitol and Trafigura, are allegedly engaged in the importation of dirty fuel to Nigeria. The ANEEJ advised the government to “work closely with the National Assembly and help to activate all environmental laws that will check the illegitimate business […]
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The Federal Road Safety Commission’s declaration of intent to impound trailers parked indiscriminately on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is a fresh attempt to tackle an old problem that had defied all manner of solutions in the past. Yet, it is a problem that has to be confronted head-on if road users are to be delivered from the nightmare that travelling on […]
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The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, could not control his emotions on Friday night when he witnessed a ghastly lorry accident that crushed a middle-aged woman and her granddaughter. The accident occurred near Chief Eugene Obiagwu Bus-stop, Awka-Etiti, along Nnobi-Ekwulobia road of the state. The 911 articulated lorry crashed into shops in the area.
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No fewer than five passengers sustained injuries on Wednesday after a 20-foot container truck rammed into a commercial bus at the Anthony end of the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway. PUNCH Metro learnt that the truck, with number plate, Lagos AGL 895 XE, had developed a fault which made its driver swerve off his lane around 9.40am.
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says road users, especially members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and Road Transport Employees Association of Nigeria, must obey the state traffic laws or face the consequences. Ambode stated this on Saturday during the inauguration of the Ketu-Alapere slip road on Oluwakemi Street, Alapere, in the Kosofe Local Government Area.
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The Lagos State Government has once again reiterated its readiness to commence vehicle emission test on vehicles plying the metropolis soon. It says the decision is a strategy to reduce air pollution and part of a continuing effort to reduce rate of accidents linked to excessive smoke-emitting vehicles. It added that the exercise, which would commence this year, was necessary […]
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A trailer driver, Kabiru Ademola, has been arrested by the police for allegedly crushing a pedestrian to death in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The driver was reportedly speeding with another truck when he lost control around 2.30am on Sunday and killed the victim, identified as Kamoru Ibrahim.
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About two months ago, the Lagos State Government in its bid to completely ease commuting time at major traffic trajectory within the city noted for gridlock commenced the reconstruction of the Alapere-Ketu end of the Oworonshoki-Ogudu-Old Toll Gate stretch of the expressway down from the 3rd Mainland Bridge. That project was scheduled for completion in 7months!
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The training and re-certification of professional drivers in the private and public sectors by the Lagos State Driver’s Institute (LASDRI) will instill professionalism and curb road accidents, Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Drivers’ Institute, (LASDRI), Ogunlade Philip said. Speaking at the Oshodi office of the Institute, Philip harped on the need to retrain drivers yearly. According to him, updating […]
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The current economic downturn being witnessed in Nigeria and the rising inflation figure is taking another dimension in the road transport sector, as players said their operations cost increased to a record high of more than 80 per cent in recent time. The players, under the aegis of Association of Private Transport Company Owners of Nigeria (APTCON), said in Lagos […]
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State says his administration is committed to restoring the glory of the Apapa area, adding that ongoing works in the area will permanently solve the traffic congestion created by port activities. Ambode spoke on Wednesday at the Lagos House, Ikeja, during a visit of the management team of the Nigeria Ports Authority, led by its […]
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