The Managing Director of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA), Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to improved urban mobility following a strategic meeting with the leadership of the Lagos State chapter of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE). The meeting, held in Lagos, brought together key stakeholders to…
Ahead of plans to enforce the compulsory use of waste bins in all commercial vehicles, the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency held an interactive session with transport union leaders and other stakeholders across the state on Tuesday. The Director General of ASEPA, Mazi Ogbonnia Okereke, reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to environmental cleanliness through renewed enforcement…
The director general of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo has revealed that the Authority has issued eight Air Operator Certificates (AOCs) under the current administration, which is less than three years. An Air Operator Certificate (AOC) is an official authorisation issued by the NCAA in Nigeria permitting aircraft operators to use aircraft…
The Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, has officially handed over the construction of a multi-billion-naira International Airport to contractors. The governor, who was represented at the ceremony on Wednesday by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Victor Atuluku, described the initiative as a people-centred and economically transformative project that will position Kogi State as a major…
The Consul General of the Royal Danish Embassy in Nigeria, Jette Bjerrum, has identified maritime transport, safety and security, shipbuilding, digitalisation, green technology solutions and deep data-driven services as key areas of opportunities to shape Denmark-Nigeria relations. She stated that partnerships in these areas could strengthen value chains, improve operational efficiency and support better decision-making…
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Wednesday, disclosed that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has yet to submit its findings on the controversial hike in air fares during the Yuletide season. Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Mr Michael Achimugu, however, maintained his earlier position that the reasons given…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned the Opebi–Mende–Ojota Link Bridge in Lagos, reinforcing ongoing efforts to tackle traffic congestion and improve urban mobility in Nigeria’s commercial capital. The President, who was represented at the event by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, described the project as a strategic intervention aimed at easing movement across some of the…
Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has resigned from office. Giwa revealed his resignation in a post made on his official X (formerly Twitter) page on Wednesday. He wrote, “Yesterday, I stepped down from my role as Special Adviser on Transportation to the Governor of Lagos State. “It has been…
Kazakhstan has begun construction of a new highway bypassing the city of Saryagash in the Turkistan region. The project is expected to improve transport links in southern Kazakhstan and support transit along international routes. Saryagash is located in southern Kazakhstan near the Kazakh-Uzbek border, approximately 20 km from Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The Saryagash…
