Chiagozie Azubuike

The federal government, over the weekend, said it has concluded plans to unbundle the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), to split the corporation into three different parts. This was disclosed by the Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, at an interactive session with journalists in Lagos. According to Sambo, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has invested heavily in …

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The Lagos State Government has achieved another major milestone in its determination to deliver the operation of the Red Line Rail System by the first quarter of 2023. A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, said the TALGO SERIES 8 Trains acquired for the Red Line have finally arrived in …

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The trains are expected to operate on the Red Line Rail from Agbado to Oyingbo. The Lagos State Government in Nigeria has taken delivery of Talgo Series 8 trains for the Red Line Rail System. The government is planning to commence operations of the Red Line Rail System by the first quarter of next year. According to …

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Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, said the Federal Government would officially declare the proposed Ondo Sea Port facility as a Deep Sea Port, to herald the commencement of other processes at the facility. Sambo, in a statement by his Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Eric Ojiekwe, indicated when he received Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo on …

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He disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Friday. The Managing Director, Primero Transport Service Limited, Mr. Fola Tinubu, said the company had transported over 350 million passengers in the last seven years of its operation. He commended commuters for their steadfastness, saying they had stood by …

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To boost the Vehicle Assembly Plant in Akwa Ibom State, an Israeli company specializing in the manufacturing of various types of vehicles in the Middle East, Mimshak, has planned to train 50 indigenes of the state in the car production process. The Chief Operating Officer and Car Plant Technologist of the Car Assembly Company, Mr. Rolen …

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There are indications that the Lagos State Government may have concluded plans to construct bicycle parking terminals in the state. The aim, according to the state government, is to encourage the Non-Motorized Transport Plan (NMT). Recall that the state government has set aside a day to observe non-vehicular movement owing to the traffic gridlock usually …

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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned operators/drivers of LagosRide Taxi in the state against disobedience to the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018. According to the Director, of Public Affairs LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, the General Manager, of LASTMA, Bolaji Oreagba sounded the warning when top management of Ibile Holdings Limited, …

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The Minister of Transporta­tion, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, has identified modern-day tech­nology and rapid response to security challenges as ones that could be a lasting inter­vention to rail and by exten­sion, road insecurity. The Minister made this as­sertion after studying several submissions and recommen­dations presented to him. He, therefore, zeroed in on employing present-day tech­nology and …

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LAGOS – Passengers of commercial vehicles have been awoken to their right to arrest any driver disobeying the traffic laws while conveying them to their destinations. Ringing this bell of awakening was Prof. Charles Asenime, the Dean, School of Transportation and Logistics Lagos State University while delivering a paper titled Drivers Ethics And Behaviour under the theme: Drivers’ …

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