The Federal Government has secured a £746 million facility to rehabilitate and modernise the Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports as part of efforts to improve port efficiency, enhance cargo handling and strengthen Nigeria’s maritime competitiveness. Chairman of the Ports Operations and Security Committee of the Nigerian Ports Consultative Council (NPCC), Capt. Iheanacho Ebubeogu, disclosed this…
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has commenced vegetation clearing and drainage desilting along the Owo–Ikare–Arigidi–Ekiti State border road in Ondo State, as part of efforts to improve road safety, enhance motorists’ visibility and address security concerns along the route. The intervention is being implemented under the agency’s Routine and Preventive Maintenance Works Programme (RPMWP)…
Road traffic congestion has continued to disrupt movement along the Minna-Suleja-Diko corridor in Niger State, leaving motorists and commuters stranded for hours and causing significant delays in transportation. The gridlock, which reportedly began on Thursday and persisted into Friday morning, was attributed to the activities of tankers blocking sections of the road around Maje Junction,…
The Sokoto State Government has announced plans to rehabilitate the dilapidated Layin Gidan Bello Dan Baba Road in Waziri C Ward, Sokoto North Local Government Area of the state. Governor Ahmed Aliyu made the announcement on Saturday evening during a condolence visit to the family of the late Islamic poet, Musa Mai Akwai Gidadawa, as…
The Oyo State Road Traffic Management Authority (OYRTMA) has announced temporary traffic diversions and road closures in parts of Ibadan ahead of the BOYE NATION/JAF Movement Concert scheduled for Monday. The traffic management measures were disclosed on Saturday by the chairman of OYRTMA, Major Adekoya Adesagba (retd.), during a press briefing at the authority’s headquarters…
VIS Impounds 38 Buses Over Illegal BRI Operations The Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) has impounded 38 buses for allegedly operating under the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI) without the required licences and official approval. The vehicles were seized during an enforcement operation carried out along the Island route, covering the Ajah-to-Sura corridor, according to…
The Federal Government has directed state governments to accelerate the deployment of compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric mass transit systems as part of efforts to reduce transportation fares across the country from October 1. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu gave the directive on Saturday while providing an update on the National Affordable CNG Transit Programme,…
CAIRO — Egypt is developing eight integrated international logistics corridors to strengthen transport connectivity, facilitate transit trade and link major seaports with industrial, agricultural and mining zones across the country. The Minister of Transport, Kamel Al-Wazir, disclosed this during Egypt’s 2026 World Maritime Day celebration in Alexandria, organised by the Maritime Transport Sector in collaboration…
Leaders of the Ilaje and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities have opposed the proposed rerouting of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway from coastal communities to inland areas, calling on the Federal Government to retain the original alignment through Ondo and Delta states. The stakeholders made their position known in a resolution adopted at a joint meeting of leaders…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the Kaduna State Government’s free Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mass transit programme, describing the initiative as a practical example of how state governments can use domestic energy resources to ease transportation costs for residents. The President made the commendation in a post on his official X account on Sunday,…
