A 20-foot containerised truck has collided with a broken-down Lagos Waste Management Authority truck at Apakun, inward Iyana-Isolo, Lagos State. The accident, which occurred overnight, was reported by the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority in a post on its official X account on Thursday. According to LASTMA, the container truck rammed into the stationary LAWMA…
The Nigeria Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHOF) has intensified efforts to institutionalise the preservation of Nigeria’s aviation heritage while promoting the development of a new generation of professionals capable of competing in the global aerospace industry. The initiative was highlighted at the second induction ceremony of NAHOF held recently in Lagos, where 18 Nigerians were…
A development expert and Chief Executive Officer of Global Development Initiatives, Michael Ale, has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently rehabilitate the deteriorating sections of the Ado-Ifaki-Abuja federal road corridor in Ekiti State. Ale, in a statement made available to journalists in Lagos on Thursday, identified portions of the road passing through Ayegbaju Oye…
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway experienced slight relief on Wednesday as the first phase of repair works on the Kara Bridge was completed, although traffic congestion persisted along the busy corridor. The repairs, being carried out by a contractor engaged by the Federal Ministry of Works, involve the replacement of damaged expansion joints on the…
The Federal Government has inaugurated a nine-member committee to oversee the pilot implementation of the Renewed Hope Mass Transit Bus Scheme designed to reduce transportation costs and ease commuting challenges for Federal Civil Servants. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mr Olumuyiwa Enitan Abel, inaugurated the Pilot Implementation Committee in Abuja,…
Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has called for stronger collaboration between the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the state government to upgrade facilities and improve operations at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar, ahead of the 6th African Sub-Sovereign Governments Network Investment Conference. The governor made the call on Wednesday in Calabar…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has called for stronger collaboration with licensed customs agents to improve cargo operations and drive the growth of Nigeria’s air freight sector. FAAN made the call during a stakeholders’ engagement with licensed customs agents in Lagos, where the agency sought to address operational challenges, improve efficiency and strengthen communication…
Lawyers and other stakeholders from Ondo State have accused the Federal Ministry of Works of marginalising coastal communities in Ilaje Local Government Area through the alleged diversion of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway away from the state’s coastline. The stakeholders made the allegation at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, where they called on the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced plans to establish between 50 and 70 smart self-service fuelling stations across Nigeria within the next six months. The company’s Executive Vice President, Downstream, Dr Mumuni Dagazau, disclosed this on Thursday during the commissioning of an NNPC Retail smart mega fuelling station along Bill Clinton…
Haulage companies operating at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports are facing increasing financial pressure following a sharp decline in haulage rates, with operators struggling to meet bank loan repayments and other financial obligations. The decline has been attributed largely to delays in the arrival of vessels at Nigerian ports following attacks on commercial shipping…
