President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday perform the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kano-Maradi,in Niger Republic , Kano-Dutse Railway Project. The Minister of Transportation disclosed this via his Twitter handle at the weekend. “We are pleased to announce the ground breaking of the Kano-Maradi, Kano-Dutse Railway Project, slated for Tuesday.... Read more
The decision of the Lagos State Government to restrict commercial motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Keke Marwa) within six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State, has received the endorsement of a Lagos Federal High Court. This is because Justice Mohammed Liman dismissed... Read more
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has thrown its weight behind the decision of the Lagos State Government to restrict the movements of trucks and other articulated vehicles to between 9.00 pm and 6 am, as part of measures to reduce the rate of accidents on the highways as... Read more
Airbags: Ford to Recall Three Million Cars
Motoring January 25, 2021
Ford, after losing an appeal to United States’ federal safety regulators last week, now must spend US$610 million to replace faulty Takata airbags in three million cars and trucks in the U.S. and Canada. The recalled vehicles are from model years 2006 through 2012 and include some of Ford’s... Read more
4th Mainland Bridge to Stretch for 37 Kms, Contract to be signed Soon – Sanwo-olu
transport January 24, 2021
Babajide Sanwo-olu, Gov, Lagos State Strong indications have emerged that the concession agreement for the construction of the long anticipated 4th Mainland Bridge in Lagos, is to be signed by the Lagos State Government with the relevant bodies before the end of this year. The Lagos State... Read more
Explosion: Ogun Bans Articulated Vehicles from Bridges, Proposes Stiffer Sanctions
transport January 19, 2021
Sequel to the death of three people and six persons who sustained various degrees of serious injuries from the tanker accident which occurred in Abeokuta yesterday, the Ogun State Government has banned fuel tankers and other articulated vehicles from plying flyover bridges in the state as well as proposed... Read more
FG Assures on Re-opening of Third Mainland Bridge, Feb 15
transport January 15, 2021
The Federal Government has said that the Third Mainland Bridge , which has been partly shutdown due to the rehabilitation work that has been ongoing on it , is to be reopened on February 15, 2021. The Works and Housing Minister, Mr Babatunde Fashola gave the stated this on... Read more
FG Signs MOU on US$1.959 bn Kano-Maradi Railway
transport January 11, 2021
A Memorandum of Understanding for the construction of US$1.959 billion Kano-Maradi ,Niger Republic Standard gauge railway line, has been signed by the Federal Government , with Mota-Engil Group . Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi signed on behalf of the federal government while the Managing Director, Mota- Engil, Antonio Gvoea... Read more
Lagos Impounds 100 Motorcycles over Safety, Accidents
transport January 10, 2021
Over 100 commercial motorcycles have been impounded by the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce), as part of measures to enhance the level of sanity on the State’s roads. This was revealed by the Chairman of the taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye in a Statement signed by... Read more
FRSC Corps Marshal. Boboye Oyeyemi The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has identified three major traffic offences which its personnel must enforce sporadically and which motorists must guide against in the New Year. Its Corps Marshal ,Dr Boboye Oyeyemi listed the three offences as over-speeding, overloading,... Read more
