For the Lagos State rail transport system to run sustainably it must be completely commercialized while the idea of subsidizing rides by the government must be discouraged, the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria said yesterday. IoD also said the remaining rail lines should be left to private sector investors to develop so that the state can free …
Prof. Olukayode Oyesiku, Chairman of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Nigeria 2022 Conference Planning Committee, has identified an efficient inter-modal transport system as a remedy to mitigate effects of future flooding in the country. Oyesiku, a professor of Transport Systems, Urban and Development Planning, made this assertion when he spoke to reporters on …
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The Federal Road Safety Corps wishes to draw the attention of the motoring public, particularly those who are presently using K1600 and K1600 GT Motorcycles with production dates between 28 June 2017 to 19 September 2018 that the manufacturers, BMW have recalled the affected motorcycles due to faulty shock absorbers. According to the report contained …
The federal government has said 24-hour surveillance mechanisms and immediate response apparatus will be introduced on the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor before the train services resume. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, stated this in Abuja when members of the NRC Governing Board paid him a courtesy visit. Briefing the board on what the government …
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THE Lagos State Government on Friday reconstituted and inaugurated Apapa Special Traffic Management Team set up to effectively tackle gridlock in Mile 2/Tincan and its environs. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, who is also the Chairman of the Team, Sola Giwa, said the measure became necessary to consolidate the gains of improved …
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LAGOS – As the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has concluded arrangements to recover the Waste Disposal Truck that recently fell off the 3rd Mainland Bridge into the lagoon scheduled for Sunday, 23rd October 2022, commencing from 1.00 pm, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority LASTMA, announced the diversion for motorists moving from Lagos Island …
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A regional railway advocacy group, the African Railway Roundtable has defended the need for the unbundling of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, declaring that breaking the corporation into relevant sub-agencies is not the same as privatization” In a statement by its Director, Olawale Rasheed, the group said the recent statement of the Nigerian Transportation Minister was …
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Sen. Hadi Sirika, the Minister of Aviation, says the newly inaugurated Ekiti Airport will open up the state to partake actively in global commerce and tourism if fully harnessed and managed. Sirika, who performed the official inauguration of the airport, was among the personalities on board of the aircraft, which flew all the way from …
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