Volvo Plans to Produce Electric Motors in Sweden
Motoring December 14, 2020
Volvo Cars will assemble electric motors at its powertrain plant in Skövde, Sweden, and plans to establish complete in-house e-motor production by the middle of the decade. The company is aiming to invest 700 million Swedish Krona (SEK) to achieve this objective over the coming years and is committed... Read more
The Federal Government has said it would completely close a section of Third Mainland Bridge for a period of two days, for repair works. It disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement signed by the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Joshua Popoola. The total closure of the section of... Read more
Hyundai recalls 600,000 Vehicles over Brake Fluid Leak
Motoring September 7, 2020
Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia are recalling over 600,000 vehicles in the United States and Canada to fix a brake fluid leak that could cause engine fires. The recalls cover more than 440,000 Kia Optima midsize sedans from 2013 through 2015 and Kia Sorento SUVs from 2014 and 2015.... Read more
FG Says It Needs N277bn for Rehabilitation of Lagos 3rd Mainland Bridge, 36 Others
Motoring July 21, 2020
The Federal Government has said that it will requires N277 billion to rehabilitate 37 bridges across the nation which require necessary repairs, just as it has again confirmed the partial closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, for scheduled maintenance work, that will last from July 2020... Read more
Marine Beach Bridge , Lagos Marine Beach Bridge by Total Gas, inwards Apapa would be closed for five months, effective from Wednesday 27th May, to Wednesday 21st October, 2020 for an emergency repair works, according to the Lagos State Government. The State said the decision is in line with... Read more
Ban on Okada, Keke: Lagos Says It Will Not Reverse Policy
Motoring February 6, 2020
Despite violent protests and scathing criticisms that have dogged the policy, the Lagos State Government has pledged not to reverse its decision on the ongoing enforcement of restriction of operations of commercial motorcycles and tricycles in six Local Government Areas(LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas LCDAs) across the... Read more
The Ogun State Government has said that it may also embark on a policy that will restrict the operations of Okada riders, if the migration of motorcycle riders to the State from Lagos, due to the ban on them to function in certain parts of the metropolis, leads to... Read more
FRSC Records 70 Deaths from 102 Road Accidents
Motoring January 22, 2020
70 deaths were recorded from road accidents by The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone RS2 Command, comprising Ogun and Lagos States, during its `Operation Zero Tolerance’, which started lasted last December and ended on January 19, 2000. It was gathered that Lagos Command recorded 22 deaths from 80... Read more
Hyundai, Kia Invest €100m in Electric Vehicles
Motoring January 20, 2020
Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation have announced an investment of €100 million (£85m) in a United Kingdom-based start-up that manufactures electric vans. They have signed a contract for investment in Arrival – with Hyundai investing €80 million and Kia contributing €20 million – and for the... Read more
Traffic congestion has begun again on the Berger – Kara axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway as repair works resumed on that section of the Highway. The road which was re-opened on December 1, 2019, was partially closed in September when the reconstruction work commenced and traffic was... Read more