The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned residents, traders and food vendors against consuming or selling groundnut oil recovered from an overturned tanker near Ojota Bridge, Lagos, citing potential health risks associated with contamination. The warning followed a viral video showing residents and passersby scooping spilled groundnut oil into containers and bowls from…
LASEMA Prevents Disaster As 33,000-Litre Ethanol Tanker Falls In Lagos The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has averted a potential disaster after a tanker conveying 33,000 litres of ethanol fell at the Second Rainbow Bridge in the Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State. The incident, which involved a FOTON truck with registration number APP…
The Chevening Alumni Association of Nigeria (CAAN) has launched a road safety initiative to train 250 community members and transport workers in emergency response skills to improve assistance for road crash victims along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The initiative, scheduled to run until February 2027, aims to reduce preventable deaths by equipping participants with the knowledge…
inDrive and key stakeholders in Nigeria’s transportation sector have called for stronger collaboration to improve road safety, strengthen security and protect drivers and passengers across the country. The call was made on Tuesday at the third edition of the inDrive Safety Summit, held in Abuja under the theme, “Transparency.” Speaking at the event, Country Manager…
Member representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Babajimi Benson, has commissioned the newly constructed 3.3-kilometre Olu-Odo–Igbo-Agbowa Road and five roads in Araromi-Solebo Estate, Lagos State. The projects were commissioned on Saturday, October 10, as part of efforts to improve road infrastructure, enhance mobility and promote economic activities across Ikorodu Division under the…
The Edo State Government has commenced road rehabilitation at King’s Square, popularly known as Ring Road, in Benin City, with John Mayaki, Director of Media of the Edo State Presidential, National Assembly and State House of Assembly Campaign Council, insisting that Governor Monday Okpebholo is fulfilling his promise to improve the state’s road network. Mayaki,…
The Federal Government is executing about 5,500 kilometres of new and ongoing road projects across the country, with Niger State accounting for 1,055 kilometres, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, has disclosed. Umahi made this known on Tuesday during the flag-off of the reconstruction and dualisation of the Lambata-Bida-Mokwa-Makera-Kontagora Federal Highway in Bida, Niger State….
The traditional ruler of Imeko in Ogun State, Oba Benjamin Gbadegẹṣin Alabi Oyeditan-Olanite, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently rehabilitate the 70-kilometre Abeokuta-Imeko Federal Highway, citing its impact on agricultural trade, transportation costs and border security. The monarch made the appeal in an open letter to the President, describing the highway, which links…
The Lagos State Government has commenced rehabilitation of damaged sections of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, seeking the cooperation of residents and other stakeholders to ensure smooth execution of the project and ease persistent traffic congestion along the corridor. The rehabilitation covers the remaining damaged portions of the expressway, including the stretch from Bonny Camp to Admiralty…
Commuters across parts of Lagos State were stranded for hours on Tuesday following the reported deployment of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses for the All Progressives Congress (APC) door-to-door campaign ahead of the 2027 general elections. The diversion of buses disrupted transportation services at major terminals in Abule Egba, Ile-Epo and Iyana-Ipaja, leaving passengers in…
