President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he would adopt alternative fiscal measures of funding the construction of roads aside the country’s budget. The president also hinted yesterday that his administration would implement essential reforms to protect Nigerian manufacturers from unfair competition from abroad.
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“FOR LAGOS TO ACCOMMODATE 57 TANK FARMS AND 1000 TRUCKS, TANK FARM OWNERS MUST COME TO THE ROUNDTABLE”— Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday met with tank farm owners in Apapa on how to resolve the perennial traffic jam in the area, vowing that the state has the capacity to make parties involved play by the rule. He said the State Government will take a second look at the truck park at Orile with a view to […]
Continue reading »FRSC TO IMPOUND AND PROSECUTE OWNERS AND DRIVERS OF POORLY LATCHED AND FALLING TRUCKS
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said it will henceforth prosecute drivers and owners of falling trucks as part of measures to curb frequent road accidents caused by articulated vehicles. The Corp Marshal, FRSC, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, had on Sunday arrested a truck driver in the Oluyole area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway for towing an improperly latched truck and ordered […]
Continue reading »HORROR AS TRUCK CRUSHES OKADA RIDER TO DEATH
A commercial motorcyclist died on Tuesday in the Iwo Road area of Ibadan after he fell into the path of a fast moving truck. He was said to be carrying a female passenger who escaped death. His death led to a protest by his colleagues, while his remains was deposited at the Adeoyo State Hospital morgue, Yemetu, Ibadan.
Continue reading »EMIRATES, HAK AIR COLLIDE AT LAGOS AIRPORT
Disaster was averted on Monday night at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos as passengers aboard Emirates flight to Dubai escaped a ground crash after their aircraft collided with a stationary plane belonging to Hak Air. It was learnt that the Boeing 777-200R aircraft with over 300 passengers collided with another Boeing 737-400 while taxiing for take-off and this led to […]
Continue reading »INTERNATIONAL TITBITS: TRUCKING IN UNITED STATES ADDS 7,400 JOBS IN JUNE AS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FALLS TO 7 YEARS LOW
According to a report credited to Bloomberg News, the Labor Department has declared that the trucking industry in United States of America added 7,400 jobs in June as the unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low of 5.3% as more people left the labour force.
Continue reading »12 PASSENGERS AND 20 COWS DIE, 16 INJURED IN KOGI ROAD CRASH
No fewer than 12 people died and 16 others sustained varying degrees of injuries on Monday following a road crash at Irekpeni village, along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway.
Continue reading »ANOTHER MOURNING AVERTED: 18 CHILDREN CHEAT DEATH IN LAGOS AS TRUCK HIT SCHOOL BUS
But for divine providence, the families of many pupils of a nursery and primary school in Okota area of Lagos State could have been thrown into mourning by now. A truck plying the pothole-riddled Ago Palace Way, Okota, lost control and hit a school bus that was conveying pupils to school. The incident happened during the week.
Continue reading »FAKE MOTOR PARTS WORTH N2BILLION SEIZED BY SON
A warehouse belonging to an Asian firm, Canco, which is situated within the Eleganza Plaza, Orile, Lagos, was on Monday sealed by the Standards Organisation of Nigeria following a raid that led to the discovery of more than N2bn worth of substandard motor parts.
Continue reading »OGUN/OOU ACCIDENT UPDATE: AMOSUN TO DOMESTICATE TRAFFIC LAWS
In order to stop the flouting of traffic laws and wanton destruction of lives on the roads in Ogun State, the governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has said his administration will expedite action on justice.
Continue reading »OKADA RIDERS HAVE UNTIL JULY 16 TO FULLY COMPLY WITH ROUTES RESTRICTION IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Government has issued a 21-day ultimatum effective from June 25 to commercial motorcycle operators to desist from operating on all restricted routes in the state including all bridges and 475 routes among others.
Continue reading »ABC TRANSPORT, MIGFO EXPRESS, 8 OTHERS LOSE COURIER OPERATING LICENSE
The Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), has revoked the operational licenses of 10 courier companies for different offences ranging from unethical practices to non-renewal of licenses.
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