Day: 14 February 2023

Eleko-Epe Expressway and Lagos infrastructure renewal

It is no longer news that the first phase of the reconstruction and upgrading of the Eti Osa-Lekki-Epe Expressway has been completed and delivered for public use. Recently, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu was in Epe to commission the 18.75-kilometer-long stretch from Eleko to Epe T-junction. With the commissioning, the government has successfully turned …

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Lagos govt prohibits trucks on Dorman, Ojuelegba bridges

The Lagos State Government has prohibited truck drivers from using the Dorman Long and Ojuelegba bridges “ to prevent further casualties” and directed the Traffic Management Agency to arrest truck drivers that passed through the routes. The Special Adviser on Transportation to the Governor, Sola Giwa, stated in a letter addressed to the Lagos State …

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Sanwo-Olu reduces transport fares by 50% to cushion fuel scarcity effect.

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday announced a 50 percent cut in fares on all government-owned transportation systems. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the Lagos House Marina while addressing newsmen on the country’s fuel shortage and currency exchange crisis. Sanwo-Olu said that the 50 percent fare reduction would take effect from Thursday and be effective for seven …

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Innoson Gone Global: Jamaica to import vehicles from Nigeria

Jamaica has said that it wants to buy cars from Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing. Esmond Reid, the Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, talked about this plan on Saturday during a tour of the IVM Plant in Nnewi Anambra State. He said, “For us, it’s a great chance to see cars being made here in Nigeria, which is …

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Afolabi Olamide, Touch and Pay CEO, discusses powering transportation in Nigeria with tech on Techbytes.

Technext’s podcast series, Techbytes, had its twenty-second episode focusing on how technology aims to make transportation more efficient, convenient, and accessible for people in Nigeria. In the latest episode titled, Powering transportation with Tech in Nigeria, the hosts, Oluwadamilare Akinpelu and Omoleye Omoruyi, discussed with Afolabi Olamide, the co-founder and CEO of Touch and Pay technologies …

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Fuel scarcity: Kwara begins free transport for tertiary students, workers

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq The Kwara State Government on Monday commenced its free transport palliatives for students and staff of some tertiary institutions in the state, as part of measures to cushion the effects of fuel scarcity and currency change. The government had last Thursday announced plans to make available buses at the designated …

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