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The state’s Public Affairs Director added that the contractor is working assiduously on completing the project as scheduled. Lagos Government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering the first phase of the ongoing reconstruction of Old Ojo road in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of the state in December. A statement issued on Tuesday, July 25, …

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He said that another measure taken by the government was the approval of ₦10,000 monthly subsidy for all workers and pensioners. The governments of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe have started taking steps to contain the hike in transportation caused by removal of fuel subsidies by the Federal Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

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Sanwo-Olu says his administration is working to roll out other palliatives to lessen the sufferings of Lagosians. In a bid to cushion the effects of subsidy removal, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has announced a reduction in the cost of transportation of all state-owned transport systems by 50%. Governor Sanwo-Olu announced the development while speaking at a …

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The company is committed to providing a full range of products and services starting with designing and developing new rolling stock. A Russian Electric Car Plant has expressed its readiness to seek relations with Nigeria, Africa in the area of rail transportation. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the plant, Oktyabrsky Electric Car …

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The Lagos State Government said it would divert traffic in some parts of the state from tomorrow for the ongoing con­struction of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, Red Line from Oyingbo to Agbado. A statement by Engr. Abdul­hafiz Toriola, Permanent Secre­tary, Ministry of Transportation said that the Muritala Moham­med Way, Yaba, Apapa Road, Oyingbo and …

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Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, TRACE Corps’ Commander of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency TRACE, in a telephone interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT on Wednesday said he had given a command to the Ogun West Area Command to checkmate the perennial traffic infractions, especially driving against traffic (one-way) and highway parking by commercial transport operators at …

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The National Coordinator of the Presidential Port Standing Task Team, PSTT, Moses Fadipe, and the Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Babatunde Farinloye have agreed on the need to introduce Mobile Courts on the ports corridor to further strengthen the traffic management on the strategic Lagos port access roads. The decision …

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Road Safety Jonas  Agwu I met Franklin Uzoh (not my real name) about three years ago. Frank, as he is fondly called by his close associates, was a ‘recalcitrant road user’. In a layman’s description, Frank was a perpetual lawbreaker with a disdain for road safety rules. He was a speed freak, a risk taker …

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The Court of Appeal in Asaba, Delta State, has upheld a Federal High Court decision that banned the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from operating on state and local roads in the country. In 2019, a Federal High Court in the state ruled that the FRSC lacked the legal authority to operate or engage in …

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