The Lagos State House of Assembly has resolved to call on the State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, to provide Closed Circuit Television cameras on roads across the state to monitor activities of motorists. The Assembly on Monday said the move would also make it easy to monitor hoodlums vandalising government’s property in the state.
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As part of efforts to reduce the rate of speed-related accidents in Nigeria, the National Automotive Development and Design Council has directed all vehicle manufacturing plants in the country to install the speed-limiting device in their vehicles. A deadline for compliance on the installation of the device in all vehicles being imported into the country has also been given.
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The Lagos State Government has announced plans to dredge the waterways along 26 water routes within the state. This disclosure was made by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola while delivering a paper title “Exploring Transportation beyond roads” at the Annual Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series in Alausa, Ikeja.
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The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), says contractors will resume work on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway next week. Fashola, who spoke at the inaugural Buharimeter Town Hall meeting in Abuja on Thursday, said contractors had abandoned several projects because the last administration owed them money.
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The Agbami Co-ventures, the Lagos State Capital Territory Development Agency (LSCTDA) and the Federal Road Safety Commission have embarked on partnership aimed at strengthening safety measures on Lagos roads. Speaking during the launch of the programme in Lagos, tagged: ‘Arrive Alive Road Safety Programme’, the Director, Star Deepwater Petroleum limited, Mr. Jeffrey Ewing said the initiative, which was pioneered by […]
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In a bid to reduce the high rate of motor accidents along the Benin-Asaba Expressway and the Delta State capital territory corridor, the Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency (DSCTDA), Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and an NGO, Fight Against Desert Encroachment (FADE) have launched the ‘Capital Territory Corridor Speed Limit Initiative’, which aims at campaigning to reduce speed limit […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has restated the readiness of the Ministry to partner with the Lagos State Government on better ways of utilising the inland water ways to improve the transportation system in the State. The Minister who was the lead speaker at the 1st Lagos Traffic Radio Lecture Series with the theme “Migrating Workforce: The Challenges of […]
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APM Terminals has unveiled new Truck Safety Programme featuring what the company described as “carefully researched and tested standard operating procedures for outside truck drivers delivering or picking up containers” The Company in a statement explained that the initiative would be put into effect by the end of 2016 throughout its global terminal network.
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In the drive towards attracting investments in the construction sector, aid local content and improve capacity utilization in the cement-manufacturing sector, the major cement producers have tasked the Federal Government on the need to formulate policies to encourage concrete pavements design. According to the manufacturers, concrete remains the most cost-effective road material on the basis of both initial and life-cycle […]
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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 from Tuesday, June 7, 2016. The State’s Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Engr. Ganiyu Johnson, in a statement he signed said the Bridge which would be constructed […]
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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 direction. Vanguard gathered that the fuel tanker with registration number, Anambra: NEN 571 XA and the other vehicles including the trailer, a Mack […]
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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 for Investigative Reporting icirnigeria.org has found. The fund, administered as a revolving loan by The Infrastructure Bank (TIB) was given out in form of Mass Transit Vehicles to 31 […]
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