OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Federal Ministry of Works has dismissed claims circulating on social media questioning the structural integrity of the Oju-Ore Bridge in Ota, Ogun State, declaring that the bridge has successfully passed all required integrity tests and remains structurally sound. The assurance came during an inspection of the ongoing bridge project by a…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos A minor fire incident occurred at the Idu Train Station in Abuja on Wednesday evening following an electrical fault in the station’s low-voltage electrical room, the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said. The incident, which was detected at about 8:30 p.m. on September 9, 2026, was quickly brought under control by maintenance…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has commenced a three-day modular refresher training programme for its officers as part of efforts to strengthen professionalism, improve customer service and align the agency’s operations with emerging global trends and best practices in traffic management. The capacity-building programme, organised by MACTAY Consulting, LASTMA’s strategic…
ABUJA — The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a National Movement for Safe Loading and Safe Road Use, urging stakeholders in Nigeria’s transportation sector to work together to eliminate overloading and other unsafe loading practices. The initiative was unveiled on Thursday at a National Breakfast Policy Dialogue in Abuja, organised in partnership with…
A 20-foot containerised truck has collided with a broken-down Lagos Waste Management Authority truck at Apakun, inward Iyana-Isolo, Lagos State. The accident, which occurred overnight, was reported by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in a post on its official X account on Thursday. According to LASTMA, the container truck rammed into the stationary LAWMA…
The Nigeria Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHOF) has intensified efforts to institutionalise the preservation of Nigeria’s aviation heritage while promoting the development of a new generation of professionals capable of competing in the global aerospace industry. The initiative was highlighted at the second induction ceremony of NAHOF held recently in Lagos, where 18 Nigerians were…
A development expert and Chief Executive Officer of Global Development Initiatives, Michael Ale, has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently rehabilitate the deteriorating sections of the Ado-Ifaki-Abuja federal road corridor in Ekiti State. Ale, in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos on Thursday, identified portions of the road passing through Ayegbaju Oye…
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway experienced slight relief on Wednesday as the first phase of repair works on the Kara Bridge was completed, although traffic congestion persisted along the busy corridor. The repairs, being carried out by a contractor engaged by the Federal Ministry of Works, involve the replacement of damaged expansion joints on the…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a nine-member committee to oversee the pilot implementation of the Renewed Hope Mass Transit Bus Scheme designed to reduce transportation costs and ease commuting challenges for Federal Civil Servants. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mr Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, inaugurated the Pilot Implementation Committee in Abuja,…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has called for stronger collaboration between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the state government to upgrade facilities and improve operations at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, ahead of the 6th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network Investment Conference. The governor made the call on Wednesday in Calabar…
