The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has disclosed that no fewer than 120 of its officers were killed in the line of duty in 2025, largely as a result of reckless driving and road user indiscipline, even as new data shows a rise in road traffic crashes and fatalities during the recent festive period. The…
…Says NNPC lacks capacity to operate refineries profitably …Nigerians should thank God for Dangote Refinery The Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Engr. Bayo Ojulari, has said that the corporation lacks the capacity to run a refinery, stressing that the reoperationalisation of the Port Harcourt Refinery and Petrochemical Company as a huge waste of…
The Ebonyi State Government has secured all necessary licences to operate a state-owned airline, with the aircraft already procured and expected to commence operations upon completion of final documentation. The Commissioner for Aviation and Transport Technology, Mrs. Ngozi Obichukwu, made the disclosure on Tuesday at the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, shortly after the departure…
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion plan to allow the Federal Ministry of Works to carry out repair works on failed asphalt sections of the Apongbon Bridge and the ramp/service lane linking Inner Marina to the Apongbon Bridge. According to a post by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on…
For decades, homeownership in Nigeria remained an elusive dream for millions, restricted by rising rents, unstable housing markets, and mortgage systems beyond the reach of the average citizen. Fourteen years ago, Adron Homes and Properties Limited set out to challenge this reality with a bold and disruptive vision: to make land and homeownership affordable, accessible,…
Abubakar Dantsoho, managing director (MD) of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says the federal government is committed to promoting increased investor participation in port development. According to a statement on Tuesday, Dantsoho spoke at the Investopia Global Lagos Summit, where he engaged stakeholders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Lagos state government on…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to adopt a preventive, planned, and evidence-based approach to road maintenance to improve the condition and lifespan of federal roads. Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, gave the directive on Tuesday in Abuja, at the…
Uba Sani, governor of Kaduna, has inaugurated a 35-kilometre asphaltic road described as the “longest constructed in the state in more than two decades”. The road links Gadan Gayan through Gwaraji to Kujama junction, spanning Igabi, Kajuru, and Chikun LGAs and connecting over 76 farming communities. According to the state government, the project features a…
The Nasarawa government has approved N13 billion for council chairmen to construct a one-kilometre road in each of the state’s 13 council areas. The Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs, Aminu Muazu-Maifata, disclosed this during a ministerial press conference in Lafia, yesterday. The event was organised by the Commissioner for Information, Culture,…
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended the driver of an articulated truck following a serious head-on collision with a commercial bus along the Lagos–Badagry Expressway. The accident occurred on Tuesday at the Mosafejo–Aradagun axis of the expressway and involved a truck and a Mazda commercial bus with registration number FST 946 YK….
