The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has announced plans to officially launch its Drone/Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Portal as part of efforts to strengthen drone regulation and promote safer operations across the country. The launch is scheduled to take place during the 6th edition of Africa International Drone Technology Conference and Exhibition (DroneTecX 2026), billed…
Nigeria’s maritime sector recorded strong growth in the first quarter of 2026 as the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) announced a 19.5 per cent increase in vessel tonnage and an 11.6 per cent rise in cargo throughput. According to the NPA’s Q1 2026 Operational Performance Review, vessel tonnage increased to 46.75 million Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT),…
Nigeria recorded a 12 per cent reduction in road traffic crash fatalities in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, the Federal Road Safety Corps has said. The Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday during the commemoration of the 2026 West African Road Safety Organisation…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), has trained 500 young men and women in financial prudence and distributed 150 minibuses and 200 tricycles to another set in Cross River State as part of its empowerment programme. Speaking during the Skills Acquisition and Capacity Enhancement Programme in Calabar, Cross River State, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr…
The Rivers State Police Command has banned mini-commercial buses with tinted glasses, unregistered vehicles, and those without number plates with immediate effect. The Command also said the restriction on the operation of tricycles, popularly known as “Keke,” and motorcycles within the state remains in force. The police said the move became necessary to curb the…
The Federal Ministry of Works has announced partial closure of sections of the Ikorodu-Sagamu Road from Monday to facilitate the completion of ongoing reconstruction works. The Federal Controller of Works in Ogun State, Mr Olayiwola Komolafe, made this known in a statement on Saturday. He said the closure followed a directive by the Minister of…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency has activated a full-scale emergency response following a gas pipeline fire along Agege Motor Road at Ile Zik inward Agege in the early hours of Monday. In a statement issued on behalf of the Lagos State Government, the agency disclosed that its Eagle Response Team arrived…
It was a carnival like as Raliat Popoola Foundation in collaboration with Lebanese Women Association in Nigeria ably led by the wife of the Ambassador of Lebanon to Nigeria carried out an empowerment and humanitarian outreach to women, widows and less privilege as part of their commitment to supporting vulnerable communities and promoting compassion-driven service….
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has apprehended the driver of a heavily-loaded bucket truck following a fatal accident that claimed the lives of a pedestrian and a motorcyclist along the Badagry Expressway in Lagos. The tragic incident occurred around the Iyana-Iba Flyover inward the main gate of Lagos State University…
