Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday unveiled Oshodi Transport Interchange designed to transform Oshodi to a world-class transport centre and end all notorious activities in the area. The Governor said the transport interchange, which will cost $70 million, would be constructed on the public-private partnership arrangement, noting that it would be completed between 13 and 16 months.
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Barely a week after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode expressed his displeasure at the deplorable state of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and gave order for an immediate fix, Julius Berger Plc has moved to site and rehabilitation of the road has commenced. The Governor last week passed through the Cele-Ilasa-Isolo axis of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway and directed that the road be fixed immediately.
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An operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has killed a 26-year-old man, Mr. Chukwudi John, after he opened fire on a truck in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. It was gathered that the incident occurred on Wednesday when John, an employee of Dompec Global Resources Limited, was returning from Abak Local Government Area in the state, […]
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The President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been granted tax waivers by the Federal Government in exchange for repairing the Obajana-Kabba road. The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, revealed this while addressing journalists after yesterday’s Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Fashola was convoyed by the Minister of […]
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Senator Ben Bruce, a National Assembly member has urged the Federal Government to come up with a mass transportation policy that would cushion the effect of new price of petrol. Bruce made the call while interacting with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that concern being expressed and the agitation generated by the new price of fuel was due […]
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The Lagos State Government on Monday, donated 50 new high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles to Primero Transport Services Limited to mitigate effects of new pump price of petrol on its residents. The firm’s Managing Director, Mr. Fola Tinubu, disclosed this at a news conference. Mr. Tinubu said the state government under the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had donated […]
Continue reading »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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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. […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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