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President Muhammadu Buhari said Nigerians would have find it difficult to move/travel about, if his administration did not embark on the Lagos-Ibadan railway transport. On Tuesday at the Presidential Villa while receiving a delegation from Kaduna State led by the Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, and Kaduna State Deputy Governor, Hadiza Sabuwa Balaraba, …

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Nigeria’s population is growing at a rate that makes existing transportation infrastructure grossly inadequate, despite efforts by governments at all levels not just to improve, but also to expand the infrastructure to accommodate present realities. With a road network of 195,000 kilometres and 4,174 kilometres of rail (3,505 kilometres Cape gauge and 669 kilometres standard …

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The Senate has passed the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (Establishment) Bill, 2021, which is to investigate accidents in all modes of transportation in the country. The passage of the bill followed the consideration and adoption of a report on the bill by the Senate Committee on Aviation at the plenary. The Chairman of the committee, …

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The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), is set to ensure improved safety in the Nigerian aviation industry with the installation of an Extended Very High-Frequency Radio system in several of its stations across the country. With the installation of the equipment, NAMA said that blind spots in the country’s airspace would be covered while safety …

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The Corps Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Taraba State, Selina Williams, has revealed that the corp has concluded arrangements to impound vehicles without speed limit devices and old number plates in the state. Williams said the decision to seize such vehicles became imperative following an upsurge in the rate of road …

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Nigeria’s e-hailing and shared-mobility company, Transtura, has acquired WazoMoney, a fintech startup, which provides simplified payment solutions, to launch its marketplace and payment solutions designed to cater to the general transportation needs of Nigerians. The strategic acquisition is aimed at redefining the mobility sector across the country through technological innovations so as to proffer sustainable …

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Besides the promise by the state government that its two rail lines—Blue and Red—will be completed and put to use by the last quarter of 2022 or the first quarter of 2023, work is seen progressing on the projects. When this reporter visited the Mile 2 mega Train Station for the rail system, he observed …

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The Lagos State Government said it would be diverting traffic from Yaba as it continues the First Phase of the construction of the Red Line railways covering Oyingbo to Agbado from midnight February 1, to February 16, 2022. In a statement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said the diversion was in line with …

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Technology is crucial to the development of Lagos State and the governor is exploring it for even development. Lagos State Commissioner for Science and Technology, HAKEEM FAHM, said the state government is exploring technology to ease the pressure, including the teething problems of intra-city transportation. We have been dealing with a smart city in Lagos …

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The Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology NITT has disclosed its readiness to partner young and innovative Nigerians from across the six geopolitical zones in the development of electric cars. Head, Press and Public Relations of the NIIT, Francis Thomas Akpanke disclosed this in a statement obtained by Vanguard Monday in Abuja. The institute also seeks …

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