OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos A fully loaded PMS laden tanker is reported to have fallen on its side at the Winners’ Chapel gate, along Ota-Idiroko Expressway, Ota, sparking panic and concerns from residents and motorists. The report credited to a ‘sitrep’ from the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, states; that the loaded petrol tanker…
A pregnant woman, mother and her child died alongside six others on Wednesday night in a fatal road crash that occurred in the university community of Akungba-Akoko, Akoko South-West Local Government Area of Ondo State, involving a cement-laden truck. The tragic accident occurred around 8:00 pm, a few metres from the main gate of Adekunle…
The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, has disclosed that the Federal Government has commenced the procurement process for the modernisation of seaports outside Lagos as part of efforts to ensure balanced development across the nation’s maritime gateways. Oyetola stated this on Wednesday at the 2025 Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)…
The Federal Government has formalized the development phase for the Gateway Inland Dry Port (IDP) at Papalanto, Ogun State, by inaugurating a Project Development Committee (PDC). Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola said this action decisively underscores the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to reforming and maximizing the potential within the nation’s maritime and…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has December 2025 to achieve full International Organisation for Standardisation. The is contained in a Tuesday statement by the authority’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Henry Agbebire in Lagos. The Managing Director of FAAN, Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, made this known at the unveiling of its ISO…
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Youth Development, has launched a landmark green transport initiative in partnership with the National Commercial Tricycle and Motorcycle Owners and Riders Association of Nigeria (NATOMORAS) and House of Destiny Global Services Limited. This initiative aims to empower Nigerian youth through sustainable transport and clean energy solutions. The…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Drivers Institute, LASDRI has continued its ‘Ember Months’ road safety campaigns kick-started some few weeks back with a bumper road safety programme organised for members of the Association of Maritime Truck Owners, AMATO and the Association of Maritime Reefers Truck Owners, AMRTO on Wednesday 22, October, at Lillypond Container…
It was a night of honour and gratitude at the 12th Annual TMnews Summit and Awards 2025, where Aare Adetola EmmanuelKing, Chairman and Group Managing Director of Adron Group, received a prestigious Award of Recognition for his exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment to empowering Nigerians through affordable housing and community development. The event, themed “Securing…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Vehicular movement at the Itori-Lafarge-Papalanto axis of the old Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway has been locked-down since Sunday, 19th October, leaving hundreds of vehicles and trucks stuck in the stampede caused by ongoing construction work by Craneburg Construction Company. DAILY INDEPENDENT on a visit to the axis on Tuesday found vehicles and trucks on…
