ATT Academy Partners Boeing To Train Engineers On Aircraft Maintenance
AS part of efforts to improve operational excellence, transfer skills and support long-term growth of Nigeria’s aviation ecosystem, Boeing has partnered with Aviation Techniks Academy (ATT Academy) to deliver a six weeks specialised training engagement delivered by Boeing for personnel from United Nigeria Airlines and ValueJet Aviation. The Boeing Technical Maintenance Training Programme will hold…
Poor Truck Coordination Triggers Fresh Gridlock On Ago Palace Way
LAGOS — Residents, workers and motorists along Ago Palace Way in Lagos are again facing severe traffic congestion as poor coordination of truck movements around the inland terminal corridor continues to cripple vehicular movement in the area. The persistent gridlock, largely caused by the increasing presence of heavy-duty trucks servicing terminals outside the Apapa Port…
Lagos To Close Iddo Bridge For Five Days Over Installation Of Steel Beams
LAGOS – The Lagos State Government has announced the temporary closure of the Iddo Bridge in Ijora, Apapa Local Government Area, for five days to facilitate the installation of heavy steel bridge beams as part of the ongoing rehabilitation and reconstruction of the bridge. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed the development on Tuesday,…
Lagos Residents Ignore Pedestrian Bridges Despite Enforcement
LAGOS — Despite ongoing enforcement by state authorities, many residents of Lagos continue to ignore pedestrian bridges and cross busy expressways, raising concerns over road safety across the state. Officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) said enforcement against unsafe highway crossing remains active, with offenders regularly arrested and prosecuted. Speaking with journalists,…
Abia Begins Relocation Of Transport Operators To New Terminal
The Abia State Government has commenced the enforcement of its new centralised transport system in Umuahia, with the phased relocation of transport operators to the Nnenna Otti Bus Terminal, Umuahia. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, made this known at Government House, Umuahia, on Tuesday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of this week’s State…
Truckers Urge Govt To Clear Oshodi-Apapa Corridors For Traffic
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has been urged to clear Oshodi-Apapa port corridors and end the perennial traffic gridlock between Mile 2 and Liverpool The gridlock, truck drivers said, is brewing gradually, despite the deployment of the electronic call-up system (Eto) by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which is designed to regulate…
NRC Confirms Recovery Of Assets In Warri–Itakpe Rail Incident
The Nigerian Railway Corporation has announced that all equipment involved in the June 8 Warri-Itakpe Train Service incident has been fully recovered, while affirming that all passengers and personnel on board have been accounted for. The corporation disclosed this in an update on the incident issued on Monday, stating that the train, which departed Itakpe…
Enugu Air, Airport Concession To Drive State’s $30bn Economy Target
The Enugu State Government has said the establishment of Enugu Air and the concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport will play a critical role in achieving its target of expanding the state’s economy from $4.4 billion to $30 billion by 2031. Secretary to the State Government, Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this during the Renewed Hope…
Stakeholders Move To End Lekki Port Corridor Gridlock
Stakeholders operating within the Lekki Deep Seaport corridor have agreed on a series of measures aimed at eliminating the persistent traffic gridlock that has crippled access roads to the port and adjoining industrial facilities for more than a year. The resolution was reached at a strategic stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…
