The Ogun State Government has commenced activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state with the weekly commissioning of major road projects across different parts of the state. The Golden Jubilee celebration began last week with the commissioning of the Wole Soyinka Train Terminal and the Sagamu–Ayepe Road in Sagamu Local Government…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced plans to prosecute three suspects arrested for allegedly attacking its enforcement officers and personnel of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) during a joint enforcement operation along Agboju Old Lagos Road. According to the Authority, the suspects were apprehended during a routine statutory exercise…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has emerged as one of the top 10 contributors to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2025, according to its Managing Director, Dr. Kayode Opeifa. Dr. Opeifa, citing the latest 2025 report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the corporation ranked among the leading revenue-generating…
In accordance with one of the eight items on the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, which is the enhancement of infrastructure and transportation as enablers of growth, a Media Tour of ongoing projects in the North West Zone has been concluded with Jigawa State. The Tour…
No fewer than eight vessels have arrived at the Lekki, Tin-Can Island and Apapa ports in Lagos and are currently awaiting clearance to offload consignments that include bulk urea, sugar, gypsum, base oil and empty containers. This was contained in the Nigerian Ports Authority’s, NPA, latest “Shipping Position” report, released to journalists in Lagos on…
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced plans to deploy Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)-powered trains and to expand the national rail network to 10,000 kilometres over the next five years as gas infrastructure opens along key corridors. Managing Director of the NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, disclosed this during a monitored televised interview, stating that the…
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering safe, durable, and economically transformative road infrastructure with the ongoing construction of the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto–Badagry highway. As part of measures to guarantee the safety of road users and communities along its corridors, the project, the government said, incorporates modern infrastructure features, such as a Closed-Circuit Television…
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Olohundare Jimoh, has warned motorists using the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Road to obey traffic rules or face arrest and prosecution, as police intensify enforcement on the highway. Jimoh gave the warning on Tuesday in Lagos during a joint briefing with the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr…
Lagos State Government has collaborated with MTN Nigeria to redevelop and transform the Obalende under-bridge into a modern, well-structured transport hub to be known as Y’ELLO Bus Park. Commissioner for the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, confirmed this development in a post shared on his X account on Tuesday, According to…
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority has unveiled a new campaign aimed at tackling sexual harassment across public transport systems in Lagos The campaign, tagged ‘Soro Soke’ (Speak Up), was unveiled on Tuesday during a stakeholders’ engagement held at LAMATA’s headquarters. “The initiative seeks to improve commuter safety and promote a gender-equitable and inclusive transport…
