Transport unions have expressed reservations over the Federal Government’s plan to reduce intra-state transport fares from October 1 through the increased adoption of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electric vehicles. The unions said they had not been formally consulted on the proposed fare reduction and were yet to receive clear guidelines on how the policy…
Cross River State has secured Federal Government backing for the proposed Uyo-Calabar railway corridor, which will terminate at the Cross River Deep Sea Port, as well as the expansion of its marine transportation system. The approvals were granted at the 19th National Council on Transportation (NCT), held from August 31 to September 3, 2026, at…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has announced that the replacement of deteriorating expansion joints on the Kara–Berger Bridge along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway will commence on Tuesday, September 8, and continue until Tuesday, September 22, 2026. The agency disclosed this in a traffic advisory issued on Saturday, noting that…
The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed as false and misleading a report alleging that its officials gate-crashed into a private compound during an enforcement operation against commercial motorcycle operators, popularly known as Okada, at Agric Farm Estate in the Ojo Local Government Area of the state. The agency, in a statement signed by its Director…
A tanker conveying 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit has overturned on Ijako Road, inward Oke Oso, along the Ajah Expressway in Epe, Lagos State. The incident occurred on Friday while the Mack tanker was ascending Ijako Hill, reportedly following a mechanical failure. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency said it received a distress alert…
NRC Commends Lagos as LSSTF Donates Operational Vehicles for Railway Security OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Government, through the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF), has donated two operational vehicles to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to strengthen security operations and improve the protection of railway infrastructure and other critical national assets. The vehicles…
The Federal Government has unveiled Nigeria’s first National Land Transport Policy, saying the initiative is aimed at developing an efficient and integrated transport system capable of driving economic growth and improving the movement of people and goods across the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja during the unveiling of the…
HBM Nigeria Plc has commissioned a high-capacity Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) station at its Mfamosing Plant in Cross River State, as part of efforts to improve the efficiency and sustainability of its logistics operations. The facility, inaugurated on Thursday, has an installed capacity of 144,000 standard cubic metres of CNG per day and can initially…
