The Lagos State Police Command has ordered the immediate withdrawal of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Unit, commonly known as the Taskforce from all traffic control and enforcement operations across the state. The directive was issued by the Commissioner of Police, Tijani Fatai, as part of ongoing efforts to streamline traffic management…
By Temidayo Babalola The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the appointment of Alhaji (Prince) Shamsudeen Adebayo Apelogun as the Amirul Hajj for the 2026 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Apelogun, who holds the revered titles of Asiwaju Adinni of Ogun State and Baba Adinni of Remoland, is expected to lead and coordinate Muslim pilgrims…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA Lagos The Lagos State Taskforce has launched a dedicated Anti-Crime Patrol Unit to strengthen efforts at combating criminal activities and environmental violations across the state. The Chairman of the agency, CSP Adetayo Akerele, unveiled the unit on Wednesday at the Taskforce headquarters in Bolade, Oshodi, describing the initiative as a strategic move to…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) has hosted Fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy (LJLA) on a special waterways tour as part of its Brown Bag Series engagement, offering participants firsthand experience of water transportation in Lagos. Akeem Odusina, Public Affairs, LAGFERRY, in a press release said the visit which was…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Transportation Daura, Prof. Umar Adam Katsayal, has inaugurated a high-level research team to examine the historical dynamics of Trans-Saharan trade and its relevance to modern African development. The initiative, unveiled on March 31, 2026, brings together scholars from Nigeria, across West Africa, and other Pan-African…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Federal University of Transportation, Daura has concluded a two-day capacity building training for officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Daura, aimed at strengthening road safety knowledge and improving crash investigation skills. The training, held from March 30 to 31, 2026, at the university’s permanent site, was organised as…
The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has announced plans to ensure effective traffic management and round-the-clock emergency and rescue services across 27 major traffic corridors in the state during the Easter celebrations. In a statement issued by the office of the agency’s most senior commander, Cmrd. Elias Omonayajo, the special operation commenced…
China and Kenya have agreed to revive a long-delayed railway project, signalling renewed momentum in infrastructure cooperation and a shift towards more sustainable financing models across Africa. The project centres on extending Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a major transport corridor developed with Chinese support under the Belt and Road Initiative. Construction had been stalled…
The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to ensuring that the Sokoto State Hajj Airport becomes fully operational in time for the 2026 Hajj operations. Keyamo gave this assurance when the governor of Sokoto State, Dr Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto paid him a courtesy visit in his office…
Ekiti State Government said on Tuesday that the Federal Government had begun reconstruction work on the 56.18km Ado-Itawure Road, a major route linking Ekiti State to the Osun State border. The state Commissioner for Information, Taiwo Olatunbosun, said that the Federal Government awarded the contract to Messrs CBC Global Civil & Building Construction Nigeria Limited,…
