AJAH FLYOVER BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION: TRAFFIC DIVERSION STARTS TODAY: “…The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the commencement of the construction of Ajah Reinforced Concrete Flyover, just as it said that vehicular movement in and Around Ajah roundabout would henceforth be disallowed…”
20 ESCAPE DEATH AS FUEL TANKER CRASHES INTO CARS, TRAILER IN ABA: “…Over 20 persons escaped death in Aba, Abia State, yesterday, when the brake of a fuel tanker failed and it crashed into two cars before ramming into a trailer as all the vehicles moved in the same…”
HOW N16BILLION MASS TRANSIT SURE-P FUND WAS SQUANDERED: “…Over N16billion of Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) funds released by the Goodluck Jonathan administration in 2012 for the Public Mass Transit Revolving Fund (PMTF) was squandered, the International Centre…”
CHISCO BUS: MAJOR DISASTER AVERTED: “…According to a report monitored via FRSC news update, what would have been another major disaster to hit a troubled nation was averted in the early hours of today when a fully loaded 59 passenger-capacity luxury bus…”
ABUJA-KADUNA RAIL LINE READY FOR COMMERCIAL USE IN JULY – AMAECHI: “…Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has assured that the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari will ensure the sustenance of the Abuja-Kaduna rail project upon completion…”
LAGOS MOBILE COURTS CONVICT 159 TRAFFIC OFFENDERS IN ONE WEEK: “…One hundred and fifty-nine traffic offenders in Lagos State have been convicted by the state mobile courts in the last seven days. Our correspondent learnt that 115 of the convicts were private car owners, while 30 were commercial…”
FRSC SETS UP SPECIAL INTERVENTION PATROL FOR OKENE-LOKOJA-GEGU ROAD: “…On Tuesday, the Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps, Zone RS8SQ, Assistant Corps Marshal John Meheux inaugurated the Special Intervention Patrol along the Okene-Zariagi-Lokoja-Koton Karfe-Gegu corridor…”
GAINING MOMENTUM: AMBODE SIGNS N844 BILLION ON 4TH MAINLAND BRIDGE: “…The Lagos State Government on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to begin the construction of a 38-kilometre 4th Mainland Bridge, expected to bring a 14-year old dream…”
HOUSE OF REP COMMITTEE OKAYS FRSC’S SPEED LIMITERS: “…The House of Representatives Committee on Federal Road Safety Commission has endorsed the move by the Federal Road Safety Corps to introduce speed limiting devices on vehicles in the country as part of measures…”
AMBODE UNVEILS $70M INTERCHANGE TO TRANSFORM OSHODI TO WORLD-CLASS TRANSPORT CENTRE: “…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…”
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES $166BN TO REVAMP TRANSPORT AND ENERGY SECTORS: “…The Federal Government said on Monday that it would cost as much as $166bn in the next five years to provide infrastructure in energy and transport sectors of the economy. It stated that the money could rise…”
NPA CERTIFIED 9,258 TRUCKS FIT FOR PORT OPERATION: “…The General Manager of NPA Western Ports, Chief Michael Ajayi in a recent interview with Ships & Ports Daily said that no fewer than 9,258 trucks have passed the minimum standards test of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…”
AMBODE’S PROMISE MADE GOOD: REHABILITATION OF OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY COMMENCES: “…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…”
NSCDC OFFICIAL OPENS FIRE ON TRUCK, KILLS ONE IN AKWA-IBOM: “…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…”
DANGOTE TO REPAIR OBAJANA-KABBA ROAD, GETS 30% TAX WAIVER: “…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…”
GETTING SET FOR RAMADAN- FLEET MANAGERS AND DRIVERS: “…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…”
LASG DONATES 50 BRT BUSES TO MITIGATE FUEL PRICE: “…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…”
“COME UP WITH A MASS TRANSPORT POLICY”- SENATOR BEN BRUCE TASKS FGN: “…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…”
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…”
GOVERNOR AKINWUNMI AMBODE ORDERS IMMEDIATE FIXING OF BAD PORTIONS ON OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY: “…Governor Ambode, who made an unscheduled inspection tour of the road while returning from the grand opening of a 70, 000 capacity Motorbikes Assembly Plant in Mile 2, directed the State’s Ministry of Works and Infrastructure…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
FRSC TO CONFISCATE VEHICLES WITH EXPIRED, SUBSTANDARD TYRES: “…According to Oyeyemi, this new initiative is to curb the high rate of road accident, adding that all the crashes the Corp had recorded in February 2016 were tyre related…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
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…”
FRSC SET TO CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS’ FORUM ON TYRES: “…Following series of road crashes in Nigeria resulting from tyre blow-outs, the Federal Road Safety Corps is organising a Stakeholders’ forum where issues relating to the use and safety of tyres will…”