Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has said the 33.5km Elele-Umudioga–Egbeda–Ubimini-Ikiri–Omoku Road has reached 90 per cent completion. He said the road will be ready for the inauguration in May. Fubara stated this on Wednesday after inspecting the dual carriageway traversing Ikwerre, Emohua and Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government areas, adding that the project would bring to an…
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has deployed a Mobile Control Tower at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, in a swift response to the recent fire incident that affected critical air-ground communication infrastructure at the old terminal. Speaking during an on-site inspection, the Director of Safety Electronics and Engineering Services, Engr. Terese Ihenacho, described…
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has warned of a possible return of fuel scarcity and rising pump prices if urgent measures are not taken to address challenges in crude oil supply to domestic refineries. Chairman of the committee, Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, who spoke with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, described the current…
The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has announced plans to commence rehabilitation on deteriorated stretches of roads in the Southwest, including the notorious Ijebu Ode and Igbeti routes, offering renewed relief to motorists and local residents. The agency recently completed work on a 1.7km section of the Ago Are–Saki–Kisi road, with rehabilitation on the Ogbomoso–Kisi…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has issued Air Operator Certificate (AOC) to Binani Air Global Services to commence scheduled flight operations. Speaking in Abuja during the presentation of the certificate, the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Chris Najomo commended the airline’s resilience and determination, describing the certification as a historic milestone and a significant…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Panseke–Adigbe Unit Command, on Wednesday convened a stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as part of efforts to promote road safety and enhance compliance with traffic regulations. The meeting, held at the Skating Ground in Panseke, brought together key players in the transport sector,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos A Lagos Magistrate Court has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Omotosho Nure, to six months’ imprisonment for attempting to set a Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) operative ablaze while resisting arrest in the Cele area of the state. The Corps Marshal of LAGESC, popularly known as KAI, disclosed the development in a…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed allegations of bribery levelled against its officials in a viral video circulated by Objectv reporter, Mr. Segun Adewoye, describing the report as misleading and lacking factual basis. In a statement issued on Thursday by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the Taskforce said the…
Two students of Lagos State Model Junior College, Igbonla, Epe, alongside their teacher, escaped death when the vehicle conveying them collided with another vehicle in the Onipanu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, that the accident…
