The Lagos State Government has entered into a €170 million financing partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop a sustainable and efficient waterborne transport system as part of efforts to improve urban mobility in the state. The agreement, signed on Friday at the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), marks the…
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) has committed a total insured amount of $626 million to support the financing of the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway, Phase II. ICIEC, a Shariah-compliant multilateral credit and political risk insurer and a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, announced the commitment in…
The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), trained 100 youths in mechatronics to repair petrol and CNG-powered tricycles and motorcycles in Zamfara State. The automotive centre in Gusau was commissioned on Thursday by the Honourable Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed…
The nation’s drive to expand use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) received a boost following a strategic meeting between the National CNG Forum and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The conversation between the National CNG Forum and senior government officials focused on advancing President Bola Tinubu’s energy reforms,…
TVS Motor Company has entered into a strategic partnership with Enviable Tricycle Auto Parts Ltd to strengthen the distribution of its products across Nigeria’s commercial transport sector. Under the agreement, Enviable Tricycle Auto Parts Ltd, a mobility and automotive solutions company with an expanding nationwide distribution network, will serve as an official distributor of TVS…
The Federal Government has announced plans to commit about ₦30 billion towards emergency repairs and long-term rehabilitation of the ageing Eko Bridge in Lagos, while also commencing preparations for the construction of a new Carter Bridge. The Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, disclosed this on Thursday during an inspection tour of federal road and…
Transport unions in Kwara State have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to urgently intervene in the completion of the abandoned Oko-Olowo/Moro Bridge and Ohan Bridge projects, warning that the prolonged neglect of the infrastructure is worsening economic hardship in Kwara North. The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers…
Ride-hailing and mobility platform, LagRide, has handed over vehicles to another batch of its Captains under the company’s Drive-to-Own programme, reaffirming its commitment to promoting dignified transportation and creating pathways to asset ownership for drivers in Lagos. The vehicle handover ceremony, tagged Drive-to-Own Graduation 2.0, was held at the LagRide in Lagos where government officials,…
…says road handles 90%, rail less than 1% Nigeria is losing an estimated ₦3.2 trillion annually due to persistent inefficiencies in its transport system, the Chairman and Chief Consultant of Global Transport Policy (GTP), Dr. Oluwasegun Musa, has disclosed. Speaking at the 2026 GTP Multimodal Roundtable, Musa said the losses stem from chronic gridlock, poor…
The Lagos State Government has partnered with children’s educational brand, Lumi, to strengthen road safety awareness among schoolchildren through an interactive learning initiative aimed at raising a generation of responsible and safety conscious road users. The partnership, championed by the Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, featured a Road Safety and Transport Awareness…
