Day: 26 August 2022

10% fuel subsidy improve transport system – Tech coy

An indigenous high-tech-powered mobility company, NAIRAXI on Monday said 10 percent of the current N6.4tn spent on fuel subsidy can go a long way to improve or support road transportation in Nigeria. The Co-Founder/Chief Executive Officer, of NAIRAXI, Kingsley Eze, said this in a statement. According to him, the need for an integrated and intermodal …

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Ford Trucks to unveil road to zero emissions at 2022 IAA

Ford Trucks, winner of the IToY Award in Hannover with its F-MAX in 2018, returns to IAA Transportation with zero emission, technologies and innovations that will advance towards cleaner environment in production, design, and product development. A statement by Brand Manager, Coscharis Group, the franchise owner of Ford brands in Nigeria, Felix Mahan, said that …

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Lagos residents eager to enjoy Lagride’s comfort, safety

Five months after the Lagos State government launched 1,000 brand new cars for its taxi scheme tagged ’Lagride’, residents are yet to see the impact as rickety vehicles still dot the metropolis. The state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the official launch of Lagride on March 11, stated that the era of using rickety vehicles and …

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Tricycle operators in Kaduna decry multiple taxations, want gov’t intervention

Some commercial tricycle operators in Kaduna state on Wednesday lamented over multiple levies meted on them by several government-supported transport unions in the state. The operators made their grievances known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. Mr. David Akin, a commercial tricycle operator in Sabo, told NAN that unions numbering …

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Operators urge FG to cancel the proposed ban on commercial motorcycles

Some commercial motorcyclists in Abuja have appealed to the Federal Government to rescind the proposed ban on commercial motorcycles across the country. A cross-section of them told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN), on Monday in Abuja that the planned ban would affect them heavily ”because it is their only source of livelihood.” Mr. …

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FG says it’ll be insensitive to resume Abuja-Kaduna train operations now

FG says the service will commence when the digital security systems that will monitor activities around the tracks are procured and installed. The Federal Government says it cannot resume the suspended Abuja-Kaduna train operation now because it will be insensitive to the plight of train attack victims whose family members are still in captivity. The …

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FG approves N718m to safeguard Abuja Light Rail against criminals

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammed Bello, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja. He said: “I presented a memo at the Federal Executive Council meeting today and it approved a contract for the provision of …

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