The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has clarified that it has not imposed a blanket ban on e-hailing services at Nigerian airports. The authority said its recent initiative was aimed at establishing an operational framework to ensure safety, security and accountability among commercial transportation operators within airport premises. FAAN, in a statement issued by…
The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a tunnel allegedly used by suspected vandals to conceal stolen infrastructure materials along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. The discovery was made during an intelligence-led operation targeting the growing vandalism of public infrastructure in the state. Police authorities said the operation also led to the recovery of vandalised iron…
Ayómide Tiwatayo, Lagos LAGOS — Vehicle dealers in Lagos have criticised the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) over a viral video on the enforcement of number plate regulations, describing some of the claims made in the footage as misleading and inconsistent with existing laws governing trade licence plates. The dealers, under their union, reacted…
The Nigerian Navy has entered into a strategic partnership with Sterling Oil Exploration and Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) to strengthen maritime security, protect critical oil and gas infrastructure and support increased crude oil production. The partnership will see SEEPCO provide 10 private maritime logistics vessels, with naval personnel deployed aboard the vessels to support…
Former presidential aide, Babafemi Ojudu, has questioned the Federal Government over the reported conversion of the Akure–Ado Ekiti dual carriageway project into a single carriageway rehabilitation project. Ojudu, a former National Assembly member, expressed disappointment that a project originally awarded for the reconstruction and dualisation of the 50-kilometre road was eventually delivered as a rehabilitated…
Residents of Karanla community, a rural settlement in the Mowe area of Ogun State, have appealed to the state government to rehabilitate their deplorable roads, saying the poor condition has severely affected movement, transportation and economic activities in the area. The residents made the appeal when PUNCH Metro visited the community on Monday, with residents…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved road construction and rehabilitation projects valued at about N438 billion across the country. The approvals, which were granted at the council’s meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, also included concessions for trailer parks and major highways under public-private partnership arrangements….
Stakeholders in Bassa Local Government Area of Kogi State have called on the federal and state governments to urgently rehabilitate the Shintaku-Gboloko-Dekina and Odenyi-Oguma roads, citing their deteriorating condition and impact on economic activities across the area. The stakeholders said the failed portions of the roads had made transportation difficult, affected the movement of agricultural…
LAGOS — Motorists, truck drivers and other road users in the Mile 2–Kirikiri axis of Apapa, Lagos State, have raised concerns over worsening traffic congestion, with some motorists spending several hours on the road. The congestion, according to truck drivers and residents, has intensified in recent months following the commencement of operations at a new…
