The Association of Maritime Truck Owners (AMATO) has directed its members to strictly comply with the approved single-lane arrangement and avoid indiscriminate parking along the Lagos ports corridor ahead of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) clean up exercise. The association also directed truck drivers to remove all broken-down trucks obstructing the port access…
Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, on Monday held a strategic meeting with leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and other transport stakeholders across the state as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security collaboration and enhance crime prevention. PUNCH Metro gathered that the meeting followed a directive from the Inspector-General…
The Federal Road Safety Corps has advised motorists to adopt stricter safety checks and defensive driving practices as the rainy season sets across parts of the country. The Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. Ohaeri described the rainy season…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced a week-long strategic leadership training programme for 305 senior officers across the country, as part of ongoing reforms to strengthen operational leadership, professionalism, and service delivery. The programme, launched by Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed at the ICT Training Hall, FRSC Headquarters, Abuja, brings together Chief Route Commanders…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has issued a strong advisory to truck operators and motorists ahead of a major environmental and traffic decongestion exercise scheduled to take place around the Lagos ports axis by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). In a notice made available to members on…
The Lagos State Government has announced the emergency closure of a section of the Eko Bridge outbound to Lagos Island for safety investigations and repair works beginning Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, noting that the affected section stretches from Apongbon to Ijora…
Nigeria’s maritime sector recorded strong growth in the first quarter of 2026 as the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) announced a 19.5 per cent increase in vessel tonnage and an 11.6 per cent rise in cargo throughput. According to the NPA’s Q1 2026 Operational Performance Review, vessel tonnage increased to 46.75 million Gross Registered Tonnage (GRT),…
Nigeria recorded a 12 per cent reduction in road traffic crash fatalities in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, the Federal Road Safety Corps has said. The Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Shehu Mohammed, disclosed this on Friday during the commemoration of the 2026 West African Road Safety Organisation…
The Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), has trained 500 young men and women in financial prudence and distributed 150 minibuses and 200 tricycles to another set in Cross River State as part of its empowerment programme. Speaking during the Skills Acquisition and Capacity Enhancement Programme in Calabar, Cross River State, the NDDC Managing Director, Dr…
