There was pandemonium in Anambra on Wednesday as unspecified number of people sustained injuries, while a pick-up van belonging to Anambra Traffic Management Agency (ATMA) was badly damaged following a clash between officials of the agency and commercial motorcycle operators, who resisted the former from impounding their motor-cycles.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has identified drug abuse as one of the major causes of road crashes in Nigeria. Speaking at a sensitization programme for commercial drivers in Kaduna, Chief Inspector Atese Ben noted that drug intake impairs the vision of a driver, thereby causing him/her to misjudge distance. He said in some instances, it could make a […]
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Following the meeting between the Lagos State Government and tanker owners over the recent tanker accidents and explosions in Lagos, the government, Monday, set up a committee to examine the immediate and remote causes of the tanker fire incidents. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode disclosed this after a closed door meeting with representatives of the Petroleum Products Tanker Drivers’ Union and other […]
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Akwa Ibom transporters, under the aegis of the Transport Operators Movement, have condemned the 25 years lease of Akwa Ibom Transport Corporation to Nsik Motors. They alleged that the deal was unilaterally sealed on behalf of the government by a former Commissioner for Transport, Mr. Godwin Ntukudeh, in favour of his friend, Mr. Nsikak Johnny, the Managing Director of Nsik […]
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The Lagos State Governor at a recent media interactive session that had in attendance the Deputy Governor, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluranti Adebule and Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello while responding to a question on the traffic situation at the Lekki Axis muted the idea that the roundabouts in Lekki may give way for an improved connectivity and traffic […]
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At about 12.05am today, in the Idimu axis of Ikotun-egbe, a fully loaded petrol tanker, reportedly overspeeding, fell-over, spilled its content into the drainage through which it traveled for another 1km and exploded into a massive inferno that consumed over 35 houses within the vicinity. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal and State Fire Services […]
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At least 90 people killed after explosion in capital Accra, blamed on floodwater sweeping stored fuel into nearby fire. A huge explosion at a petrol station in Ghana’s capital Accra has killed at least 90 people and set alight neighbouring buildings after floods swept stored fuel into a nearby fire, according to authorities.
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Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has ordered officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, the Vehicle Inspection Office and the Kick Against Indiscipline not to harass or forcibly take over citizens’ vehicles. Ambode spoke on Wednesday during a meeting with the officers at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.
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The last may not have been heard about Nigerian Aviation Handling Company’s (NAHCO) decision to raise cargo tariff by 20 per cent. NAHCO initially raised the tariff by 30% but was forced to reduce it to 20% following protests by the Association of Nigerian Customs Licensed Agent (ANCLA). NAHCO and the Skyways Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) are the major […]
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The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Sattrak Telematics, Mr. Abdul Bamgbopa, in this interview with COMFORT OSEGHALE of Punch Newspapers, speaks on the benefits of the speed limit device and the high rate of road crashes in Nigeria The Federal Road Safety Corps has fixed June 1 for the enforcement of the speed limit device to commercial vehicles. What do you […]
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Many were less than 48hours ago drenched in tears as they mourned their losses in a massive midnight fire. There were rows of shops and vehicles consumed by the fire, which occurred after a petrol tanker fell and spilled its content. The scene of ruination was Iyana-Ipaja in Agbado Oke Odo Local Council Development Area (LCDA). No lives were lost […]
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The Marina Express Train Service Ltd (METSL) is to collaborate with The Infrastructure Bank (TIB) to construct the proposed Lagos Metro Rail Transit (LMRT) Red Line project. Minister of Transport, Sen. Idris Umar, stated this in Abuja at the ceding and handing over of the Right of Way (ROW) for the Iddo-Agbado Corridor for the proposed rail line. The proposed […]
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