A lady’s legs and thighs were completely crushed by a tipper in a most horrific accident that happened yesterday around First Bank Udu Road Branch, Warri, Delta State.
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Nine years after marketing the last edition of L200 pickup truck, Mitsubishi Motors has introduced a completely redesigned model to the global auto market including Nigeria. The L200 is considered one of the Mitsubishi’s long-time global best-sellers. First launched in August 2005, the outgoing model is reported to have sold a total of 1,260,000 units worldwide as of September last […]
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Sterling Bank Plc says it has financed the purchase of tractors for members of the Tractors Owners and Hiring Facilities Association of Nigeria to the tune of N50m. The lender in a statement said the development was in line with its determination to sustain its stronghold in the agriculture finance space.
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ABC Transport Plc says it has commenced its sprinter service operations on the Orlu-Port Harcourt and Orlu-Lagos routes. This service, it said, had been designed for passengers who would like to travel light, with little or no luggage, adding that the ABC Sprinter would run as a direct passenger service with daily departure schedules.
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The Federal Road Safety Corps has expressed displeasure to the poor response of fleet operators to the Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme. But the corps says it will forge ahead with its enforcement of safety standard among motorists, especially commercial drivers.
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More state governments’ patronage may be coming the way of Pan Nigeria Limited as the Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has promised to assist the Kaduna-based auto company to speed up its rejuvenation programme. The governor, who described Pan Nigeria as a household name – apparently referring to its hey days as a foremost assembler/maker of Peugeot brand of […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced that it will begin the enforcement of minimum standards for petroleum tankers and trucks as from September 1, 2015. It said after the deadline, all fuel tankers found not to have met the minimum safety standards would be prevented from loading petroleum products at depots.
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Many traders cheated death by a whisker this afternoon in what could have been another major disaster involving a truck. A 30ton flat-bed trailer fully loaded with bags of cement was reported to have lost control and rammed into several shops in Mushin-Olosa, Lagos State. The trailer driver reportedly lost control while trying to drive around the pothole-riddled road. Source: […]
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It was another sad tale of mourning on Sunday in Awka, Anambra State when tragedy struck near the Anambra State Government House, after an accident by Finotel Agu-Awka Junction, along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Awka involving a truck claimed the lives of a couple and their first son.
Continue reading »The country’s long running intermittent fuel scarcities are artificial, and the handiwork of unscrupulous oil marketers and depot owners. This statement was made by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR).
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The Federal Government has declared Kaduna Inland Container Depot a port of origin and final destination to extend shipping services to hinterlands and landlocked areas to decongest the ports.
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The Dangote Cement Plc has called on government to use cement concrete in road construction in line with global best practice. The company said concrete roads are more durable, safes lives and cheap in the long run.
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