The Lagos State Government has intensified its crackdown on suspected hoodlums accused of harassing and extorting motorists along the Lekki-Ajah Expressway. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on Sunday in a post on X, revealing that operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) carried out a midnight enforcement operation…
Nigerian airlines have accumulated more than N60bn in loans from local banks to finance aviation fuel purchases as soaring Jet A1 prices continue to worsen the financial pressure on operators. A member of the Board of Trustees of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, Roland Iyayi, disclosed this in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, warning that…
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has commenced a nationwide capacity-building programme for personnel serving at airport commands, beginning with a two-week training for officers at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The training, which held from July 28 to August 7, 2026, at the Shehu Shagari Conference Hall of the NIS headquarters, is the first…
The Federal Government has announced February 2028 as the target completion date for the 250-kilometre Benue-Kogi-Enugu highway project. The Federal Controller of Works in Benue State, Mukaila Danladi, disclosed this on Friday during an inspection of the project alongside journalists and members of the Presidential Media Team. Danladi said the highway, which is designed to…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has reported a 6 per cent increase in crude oil production, attributing the growth to sustained improvements in its operations under the leadership of Group Chief Executive Officer, Bayo Ojulari. The company said average crude oil production, including condensate, increased from 1.60 million barrels per day (mbpd)…
The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, popularly known as the Lagos State Taskforce, has arrested three suspected members of a syndicate allegedly involved in the theft of vehicle parts, including brain-boxes, batteries, spare tyres and other accessories. The suspects, identified as 46-year-old Kazzim Iyiola, also known as Sabela; Mohammed Rabiu; and 56-year-old Alhaji Musa Saleh,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has condemned the vandalism of the Festac-Alakija Bridge, describing the act as criminal, barbaric and unacceptable, while directing security agencies to apprehend those responsible. The governor, in a statement issued on Friday, said the state government would not tolerate any attack on critical public infrastructure, warning that…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has urged truck owners, drivers and passenger transport operators to strictly comply with operational, traffic management and safety regulations to promote efficiency and reduce accidents. The association, in an advisory signed by its Lagos State Chairman, Alhaji Kayode Odunowo,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), in partnership with Interferry, has completed the third module of Africa’s first Ferry Safety Development and Mentoring Programme, aimed at strengthening safety standards and professional capacity in the inland waterways sector. The latest module, titled “Ferry Safety,” trained 50 emerging ferry professionals in safety management, emergency…
