Day: 8 October 2026

Transport fares soar in C’River as electric buses await deployment

Cross River State workers, parents and students are groaning under rising transport fares as schools resume for the 2025/2026 academic session, months after the state government acquired electric buses that are yet to be deployed. The buses, procured by the Bassey Otu administration under its mass transit scheme to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy …

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PANDEF: Niger Delta Roads Have Reached National Emergency Status

Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on the federal government to urgently address the deteriorating state of infrastructure in the Niger Delta, warning that the region’s road network has reached a level that requires national emergency attention. The forum made the demand on Monday in a statement issued to commemorate Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. …

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FAAN reveals five stops for Lagos airport rail link

The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Olubunmi Onabanjo-Kuku, has said the planned extension of the Lagos Red Line to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport will have about five stops within the airport. The rail project, being initiated by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, is expected to connect the …

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