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Scaling up aeronautical surveillance

As the global civil aviation regulatory space consolidates efforts to improve air safety, some countries, including Nigeria, are scaling up measures to ensure all areas are covered. The main goal is to help ensure that SARP’s implementation is better harmonized globally so that states have access to the significant socio-economic benefits of safe and reliable …

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Obey traffic rules, perm sec urges bike riders

The Permanent Secretary at the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Magdalene Ajani, has advised motorcycle riders and operators to adhere to traffic rules in order to reduce the rising cases of motorcycle-related accidents. She gave the advice during an interaction with the executives and members of the Riders and Owners of the Motorcycle Association of …

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Nigerian EV Entrepreneur Wants to Square Off With Tesla

Nigerians have become accustomed to long lines for gasoline and wild fluctuations in bus fares. Though the country is Africa’s largest producer of oil, its residents don’t benefit from a steady supply. (TNS) — Nigerians have become accustomed to long lines for gasoline and wild fluctuations in bus fares. Though the country is Africa’s largest …

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Traffic jam: TTP to deploy ‘Eto’ call-up system at $1.5bn Lekki Port

As part of the efforts to avoid traffic jams along the Lekki-Epe axis, technology-driven transportation solution provider; Truck Transit Park Limited (TTP) has expressed its readiness to deploy the electronic call-up system popularly known as ‘Eto’ to the newly commissioned $1.5 billion Lekki Deep Seaport in Lagos. The management of TTP is ready to deploy the …

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Insecurity: Govt to Instal Baggage Scanners at Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Train Stations 

The Federal Government is to procure as well as install baggage scanners in train stations traversing Abuja-Kaduna-Kano cities. Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday on the outcome of the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House, Abuja. According to …

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Govt to install baggage scanners in railway stations nationwide

To minimize attacks on the country’s railway services, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved an N495 million contract for the procurement and installation of scanners in some railway stations. Specifically, the baggage scanners will be installed at the Kubwa, Idu, Jere, Rigassa, Kaduna, and Kano, among others. Minister of State for Transportation, Ademola Adegoroye, who stated …

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ASATU Prime Minister Commends Gov Soludo on Water Transport

The Prime Minister of Anambra State Association of Town Unions (ASATU), Chief John Chukwudi Metchie, has commended Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and the state Commissioner for Transportation, Mrs. Patricia Igwebuike, for the ongoing sensitization to safety requirements, which he said was preparatory to the commencement of water transportation in the state.    Metchie, who is also …

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Fashola gives update on Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Lagos-Otta-Abeokuta projects

Fashola said that Nigeria had demonstrated leadership by starting construction of its own side of the project. The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Saturday, expressed satisfaction at the progress of work on all three sections of the ongoing Lagos-Badagry Expressway reconstruction and rehabilitation project. Fashola, during an inspection of the highway, said …

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