OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Government has extended its free eye screening, corrective lenses and comprehensive health checks to officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Lagos Strategic Command, in recognition of the agency’s collaboration during the recently concluded Drivers’ Care Initiative. The gesture follows the successful completion of the first phase…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has announced a temporary adjustment to its Abuja–Kaduna train service schedule ahead of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council Elections. In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday morning, the corporation said the outbound train from Abuja to Kaduna on Saturday, February 21, 2026, will now depart…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Two persons have died following a late-night collision involving two fully laden 40-foot container trucks at Cele inward, along the Mile 2 axis of the Oshodi–Apapa Expressway. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) confirmed the incident in a statement on Wednesday, describing the crash as catastrophic. According to the agency, the…
The Lagos Regional Manager of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mrs. Bukola Teriba, has commended the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu for expanding leadership opportunities for women in the aviation sector. Teriba said federal policies have not only facilitated the appointment of women into key managerial roles across agencies under the Ministry of Aviation…
As part of sustained efforts to deepen institutional collaboration and reinforce coordinated emergency response mechanisms within Lagos, the Lagos State Command and Control Centre, LSCCC, team paid a courtesy visit to the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Corps Commander Kehinde Hamzat, in Ikeja. The General Manager, Mr. Femi Kennedy Giwa, who led…
A mother and her four-year-old child were among 14 passengers who narrowly survived a road accident on Wednesday after a commercial bus overturned at Okun Ajah, Lagos. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) said the fully loaded Mazda bus, marked AKD 509 XL, suddenly lost stability along Coaster Road, opposite Lafiaji, before somersaulting and…
The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners has said its partnership with the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas has helped reduce transportation costs by over 30 per cent while expanding its fleet and strengthening mass transit operations across the country. Speaking at the association’s 2026 Annual General Meeting in Abuja, the National President, Yusuf…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Government has denied allegations by commercial mini-bus operators, popularly known as Korope drivers, that it plans to take over transport routes along the Lekki–Epe Expressway for the deployment of buses linked to Seyi Tinubu. The denial follows a protest staged by the drivers on Wednesday at Block VGC Road,…
The meeting aimed to address recurring bird strike incidents, airport infrastructure gaps and other operational concerns affecting flight operations. Following recurring bird strike incidents affecting flight operations, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) met with United Nigeria Airlines on Tuesday in Lagos to discuss mitigation measures and broader safety concerns within the aviation sector….
