Benue State Investment and Property Company Limited has launched the zero-emission Green Wheel Taxi Cabs in Makurdi, aiming to address the cost of transportation in the metropolis. The Group Managing Director of BIPC, Dr Raymond Asemakaha, while performing the ceremony on Monday, said 500 cars will be acquired between now and December this year, while …
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This piece is written by Thomas Omisore, a transport planner, author, and training director at Precise Transport and Logistics Academy Nigeria Limited. The debate surrounding the veracity of traffic violation notices has taken a sharp turn, exposing vulnerability in our increasingly digitized world. A recent incident, where a vehicle allegedly parked in Owerri received a …
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Engr. Akin-George Fashola, the Director of Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS), in a decisive move to enhance road safety and reduce accidents caused by unfit vehicles, led an enforcement operation that resulted in the apprehension of over 200 unroadworthy vehicles across the state. Revealing the basis behind the operation, Engr. Fashola reiterated that the …
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President Bola Tinubu has announced that the federal government plans to complete the 284-kilometer Kano–Jigawa–Katsina–Maradi railway project by 2026. The president made this known on Friday in Katsina during the inauguration of the Katsina State Agricultural Mechanization Center and a 24-kilometer Eastern Bypass, as reported by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to Tinubu, …
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The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Michael Oluwagbemi, on Friday announced a 40 percent fare reduction by CNG-powered taxis from Motor Park in Area One, Garki, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The discount, according to him, was to lessen the burden of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) petrol subsidy removal on …
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