LAGOS – GreenLight Initiative has pushed for the implementation of Africa Call For Action On Road Safety at the just concluded Eighth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organisations, advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims, at the Global meeting held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 6-10 March 2023. The theme for the Global Meeting is; Rethinking road …
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to ensure the installation of functional and well-manned safety infrastructure on roads and railways to avoid recurring train and vehicle accidents. They include – the erection of barriers, the construction of road bumps/speed retarders, and reducing the prevalence of intersections. …
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Volvo Trucks South Africa has confirmed that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its local customers in May. In South Africa, these trucks fall within the extra heavy commercial vehicle segment, which comprises trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVM) exceeding 16.5 t. But in Nigeria, trucks are largely delivered in diesel engines, …
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The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Mu’azu Sambo has expressed sadness over the train accident in the early hours of Thursday in Lagos. Sambo had also ordered an immediate investigation into the unfortunate incident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident involved a Nigerian Railway Corporation passenger train and a Lagos State Government staff …
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