FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has informed of plans to close runways 18R and 36L at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for maintenance. “The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Runway 18R/36L is closed for maintenance effective 11th March for a period of 8 weeks, while Runway 18L/36 remains open to full …
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LAGOS – GreenLight Initiative has pushed for the implementation of Africa Call For Action On Road Safety at the just concluded Eighth Global Meeting of Nongovernmental Organisations, advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims, at the Global meeting held in San Salvador, El Salvador from 6-10 March 2023. The theme for the Global Meeting is; Rethinking road …
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT), Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to ensure the installation of functional and well-manned safety infrastructure on roads and railways to avoid recurring train and vehicle accidents. They include – the erection of barriers, the construction of road bumps/speed retarders, and reducing the prevalence of intersections. …
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Volvo Trucks South Africa has confirmed that it will start delivering heavy electric trucks to its local customers in May. In South Africa, these trucks fall within the extra heavy commercial vehicle segment, which comprises trucks with gross vehicle weight ratings (GVM) exceeding 16.5 t. But in Nigeria, trucks are largely delivered in diesel engines, …
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The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Mu’azu Sambo has expressed sadness over the train accident in the early hours of Thursday in Lagos. Sambo had also ordered an immediate investigation into the unfortunate incident. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident involved a Nigerian Railway Corporation passenger train and a Lagos State Government staff …
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By Daniel Tyokua The Managing Directo Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), Nuruddeen Rafindadi, has pledged promised to assist Nigerian Correctional Service to fix the road network in its centers. Rafindadi, who described the Correctional service as a strategic partner, made the promise during a courtesy call by a delegation from the Nigerian Correctional Service led …
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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) will collaborate with partners in the aviation industry to explore all options to enhance the sustainability of the continent’s aviation industry. Acting executive secretary of the ECA, Antonio Pedro, in a statement issued on ECA’s website, said this while speaking on the Sustainable Development of Air Transport in Africa. …
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There was excitement in Ogun State on Friday as the state recorded a remarkable feat, with the first commercial flight landing at the Gateway Agro Cargo International Airport along Iperu-Ilishan road in the Ikenne Local Government Area of the State. With the development, aviation experts are of the view that the new airport will definitely …
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The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo has charged the Nigerian Shippers’ Council to ensure the establishment of a Port Community System. Speaking during his recent visit to the NSC headquarters in Lagos, Sambo urged the council to ensure that the Port Community System becomes operational before the end of the President, Maj—Gen. Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. …
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Residents bestriding the 61 kilometers Lagos to Badagry expressway have declared that the completion of the blue rail line from Marina to Okokomaiko will be the major solution to the seemingly intractable traffic gridlocks on the highway, while also expressing their eagerness to see the commencement of its operations. They expressed that the rail line …
