At least 26 people were killed and 21 injured when a passenger bus crashed into a deep ravine in the mountainous northern Philippines on Tuesday, authorities said. The bus plunged about 24 metres (80 feet) in the upland province of Nueva Ecija before noon after its brakes failed while travelling on a winding road, police and local officials said. “The […]
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The transport sector in Akwa Ibom state would soon receive a big boost, as the government has concluded plans to bring in 1,500 vehicles to enhance productive activities in the sector. The state governor, Udom Emmanuel, disclosed this while delivering a speech, as a special guest of honour, at the foundation laying ceremony of Akwa Ibom State Community (AKISCOM) in […]
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The National President of Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria, Mr. Israel Adeshola, says that as from March, it will become mandatory for bus conductors in Lagos state to wear uniforms, name tags, and badges. Adeshola on Thursday said that the Lagos State government has approved wearing of uniforms and badges. He said that the use of badges and wearing of uniforms […]
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A total of 4,116 buses valued at N37 billion have been delivered to beneficiaries nationwide under the Federal Government’s Public Mass Transit Revolving Fund (PMTF) Scheme. Adekunle Oyinloye, Managing Director of The Infrastructure Bank, said this in a paper he presented at a workshop for chief executive officers of mass transit companies in Abuja. Oyinloye said the buses were released […]
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Chisco Transport Limited and Coscharis Motors Limited, two industry giants, are set to jointly delight customers on the Chisco platform. At a joint media briefing held recently in Lagos to formally announce a unique loyalty campaign tagged “Rides and Rewards Promo”, the two companies together with other stakeholders present unveiled the details of the campaign which majorly aims to digitalise […]
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In a fast-paced world of highly competitive businesses, customer satisfaction without doubt plays an important role in any profit or impact oriented organisation. Not only is it the leading indicator to measure customer loyalty, identify unhappy customers, reduce churn and increase revenue; it is also a key point of differentiation that helps you to attract new customers in competitive business […]
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Private transport companies in the country plan to increase fares by as much as 70% to enable them stay in business. The transporters stated this, recently, at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos that was organised by the Association of Private Transport Companies of Nigeria (APTCON). In a communique, they resolved that “As a means of survival, to increase transport fares […]
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A commercial bus conveying about 14 passengers from Port Harcourt to Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State was intercepted on Friday by suspected kidnappers. The hoodlums were said to have ordered the passengers out of the vehicle, set it ablaze before whisking them (passengers) away.
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Transporters in the country under the aegis of Association of Mass Transit Operators of Nigeria (ALBON) and Association of Mass Transit Operators of Nigeria (AMTO) on Wednesday asked for the federal government’s intervention in the incessant imposition of multiple taxes and levies on their members by the various states and local governments across the country. The transporters who operate in […]
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Commuters in Lagos State on Tuesday groaned as drivers of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transport downed tools over alleged delay in the payment of their salary. The scheme, being operated by Primero Transport Services Ltd., provides bus services along dedicated lanes or corridor in the Lagos metropolis. The company, which began operation in November 2015, has 434 buses in its […]
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Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have lamented the slow pace of work and the demarcation of the expressway from the Warewa end of the long bridge, Ogun State, and the resultant gridlock. They lamented that Julius Berger Plc, the construction company working on the expressway, used dividers to block a major part of the bridge and worked sluggishly without caring […]
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A 35-year-old man is standing before a Magistrates’ Court in Kano on a charge of causing grievous hurt after allegedly biting off a driver’s ear. The prosecutor, Sgt. Sani Kura, told the court on Wednesday that Ikechukwu Ogbonna committed the offence on July 10. Kura said that one Cletus Nweke, a driver in charge of a luxury bus, reported the […]
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