The general manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has stated that the strategic deployment of advanced digital technology has significantly transformed the agency’s emergency response operations and strengthened the protection of lives on roads across Lagos. Bakare-Oki stated this during a comprehensive operational review weekend, noting that the integration of…
The airport authority says SMS notifications announcing the March 1 rollout of its cashless payment system are genuine, dismissing viral counter-messages warning the public against opening the link as false. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has dismissed as false a viral message warning members of the public not to open an SMS link…
…commends emergency response Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Abdullahi Umaru Ganduje, has expressed concern over the impact of the recent fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, warning that the damage to facilities and equipment could affect ongoing reforms in the aviation…
The general manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has stated that the strategic deployment of advanced digital technology has significantly transformed the agency’s emergency response operations and strengthened the protection of lives on roads across Lagos. Bakare-Oki stated this during a comprehensive operational review weekend, noting that the integration of…
The airport authority says SMS notifications announcing the March 1 rollout of its cashless payment system are genuine, dismissing viral counter-messages warning the public against opening the link as false. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has dismissed as false a viral message warning members of the public not to open an SMS link…
…commends emergency response Chairman of the Board of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Abdullahi Umaru Ganduje, has expressed concern over the impact of the recent fire outbreak at Terminal 1 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, warning that the damage to facilities and equipment could affect ongoing reforms in the aviation…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, and the newly appointed Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, have agreed to strengthen coordinated operations in the country’s coastal and inland waterways. Both leaders highlighted the growing strategic importance of the maritime domain to national prosperity, noting that enhanced security and surveillance are essential to…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called for sustained collaboration with the Nigerian Navy along the Apapa port corridor to secure vessels and ensure seamless cargo movement. The Customs Area Controller of the Apapa Area Command, Emmanuel Oshoba, made the statement on Wednesday during a courtesy visit to the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval…
Dapo Abiodun, Governor of Ogun state, has inaugurated the 5.2-kilometre Iworo–Ogbogbo–Igbeba road in Ijebu north-east LGA. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Thursday, Abiodun said the project fulfills a campaign promise made during his 2023 re-election bid and provides critical access to farmlands in the area. Abiodun said his administration is working to deliver two…
In line with the successful completion of the Chevron to Admiralty Way stretch on the Lagos-bound carriageway, the Lagos State government on Thursday released a comprehensive 64-day traffic management plan to facilitate rehabilitation works on the Epe-bound carriageway of the Lekki–Ajah Expressway. As part of the traffic management strategy, the Epe-bound carriageway will be closed…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate reconstruction of Mokwa–Bida Road (120km), Mokwa–Makeri Road (63km), and Bida–Lata Road (123.5km) in Niger State, totalling 306.5 kilometres, kms using reinforced concrete pavement to ensure durability and long-term value. The president has also approved the extension of the Bodo–Bonny Road to connect with the East–West Road. The…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said its review uncovered patterns of price manipulation perpetrated by some local airlines during the last festive season. The commission had announced an industry-wide investigation earlier in January, leading to findings that are contained in the interim report released on Thursday by its Department of Surveillance and…
