ITS Nigeria in collaboration with ITS (UK) held the Women in ITS meeting to mark International Women in Engineering Day, The event heard a rousing speech from one of the industry’s most experienced professionals explaining why they bring fresh thinking into the industry, and that women should be confident in their abilities. Professor Eric Sampson …
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The growing interest in water transportation by residents of Lagos State has received an encouraging response from the State Government. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, expanded the capacity of the Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) with the delivery of seven additional high-capacity speed boats to shore up the agency’s fleet for rapid transit on the …
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It was a thing of joy for many on the Mainland on Tuesday when Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, commissioned the reconstructed and remodelled Yaba Bus Terminal. The icing on the cake for the residents was when the governor revealed that the terminal would be connected to the Red Rail Line being undertaken by …
National Express is organising a 10 week accelerator programme for applicants from anywhere around the world. The programme consists of onboarding workshops, 121s with senior stakeholder, mentoring, networking opportunities with executives and access to a wide range of resources and knowledge from across the transport sector. Most importantly they will collaborate with you to test …
A fast-growing e-commerce logistics company in Nigeria, GIG Logistics has started its steady migration from the use of internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles for its operations to electric vans, following its unveiling, recently, of the first set of EVs it acquired from Jet Motor Company, an indigenous assembler of Jet Mover vehicles in Nigeria. The …
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Public transport in Eastern Europe and Russia has used the heritage of Soviet transport systems for almost 20 years. The absence of modern large-scale projects and investments in public transport infrastructure renewal, along with the explosion of the private car market, has brought cities to standstill traffic and in desperate need of improvements to the transport …
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The Lagos State Government has announced 10 weeks partial closure of Eko Bridge from Costain to Alaka in bound National Stadium for emergency repairs by the federal government from June 4 to August 13. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement that the repair was necessary to complete the rehabilitation works at the …
Ertico, organiser of this year’s ITS World Congress, and the host City of Hamburg, have reaffirmed their commitment to make it an in-person event – and have formally opened registrations. It will take place on 11-15 October 2021 at the CCH Congress Centre and Messe Exhibition space in the German city – click here for registration information. “The decision …
The Minister of State, Transportation, Ms. Gbemisola Saraki said the Ministry of Transportation and the Nigeria Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), will develop a databank for transporters and other stakeholders in the transport sector. She said the establishment of the database will make transportation system easier and safer considering the insecurity in the country. In …
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has announced that the state will launch “last mile buses” next week to serve as alternatives to commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okada. The buses are expected to serve as an alternative means to get into streets that cannot be readily accessed by the Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system. Lagos State …
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