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Lagos Claims Major Gains In Emergency Response, Launches Africa’s First Sub-Sovereign Flood Insurance Scheme

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The administration of Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu says reforms in emergency management and climate resilience have significantly improved disaster response outcomes in Nigeria’s commercial hub, positioning Lagos as a leading centre for flood insurance innovation and disaster preparedness in Africa. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the agency recorded 9,688…

TRACE Receives International Award For Discipline And Road Safety Excellence

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has been honoured with the “Most Disciplined Road Safety Agency of the Year 2025 Award” by the African Emerging Leadership, Research and Development Organization (AELRDO) in recognition of the agency’s commitment to discipline, ethical conduct, road safety and traffic management. The award was…

LASWA Intensifies Safety Checks At Lagos Ferry Terminals, Seizes 120 Defective Life Jackets

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has intensified safety inspections across major ferry terminals and jetties in Lagos State as part of efforts to enforce compliance with waterways safety regulations and improve operational standards. The inspection exercise covered several terminals and jetties, including Ipakodo, Bayeku, Ijede, Ebute-Ero, Liverpool, Sabokoji, Alex and Coconut,…

TRACE Deploys Special Eid-El-Kabir Operation Across Ogun Major Traffic Corridors

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has launched a statewide special operation aimed at ensuring the safety of motorists and other road users during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations across 27 major traffic corridors in the state. The operation, tagged “Safety on Ogun 27 Major Traffic Corridors,” commenced on Wednesday, May…

Navy, NIWA Strengthen Partnership To Improve Waterway Safety

The Nigerian Navy and the National Inland Waterways Authority have reaffirmed their commitment to safer waterways through a partnership aimed at strengthening marine safety standards and reducing accidents across riverine communities in the Niger Delta. The renewed collaboration was highlighted during a two-day Boat Safety, Security and Risk Management Training organised by the Foundation for…

Nigeria Handles 70% Of Regional Cargo – NPA

The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has stated that Nigeria accounts for more than 70 per cent of all cargo arriving in the West and Central African sub-region. Dantsoho disclosed this on Wednesday in Lagos while speaking during the closing ceremony of the Mid-Year Session of the Board of Directors…

Keyamo Proposes Five Priorities To Boost Africa’s Air Connectivity

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has outlined five key priorities aimed at accelerating Africa’s air connectivity agenda and deepening regional integration through aviation. Keyamo stated that aviation should no longer be viewed as a luxury service but as critical economic infrastructure necessary for trade, healthcare delivery, tourism, manufacturing, and regional cooperation…

FG Reaffirms Commitment To Maritime Security, Graduates 492 Deep Blue Personnel

The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening maritime security and sustaining safety across Nigeria’s territorial waters through the Deep Blue Project. Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, stated this on Thursday during the 2026 graduation ceremony of the Advanced Combat Training Programme for the Maritime Security Unit of the Deep Blue…

Umahi Commends Pace, Quality Of Road Project

The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi has expressed satisfaction with the pace and quality of work on the first stretch of the four hundred and sixty five kilometer third Legacy Road Project initiated by President Bola Tinubu. The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi stated this during an inspection of Federal Road projects in…