Construction experts have expressed varied opinions regarding the recent decision to reintroduce tollgates on highways, after Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration dismantled them 17 years ago across the country.

The gridlock on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Saturday, left many motorists and commuters stranded, as passengers were seen trekking long distances to get to their destinations.

The Federal Government on Wednesday said that it was dealing with the challenges of compensations payment and relocation of services slowing down the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation

The Niger Delta Youth Council (NDYC), yesterday, cautioned the Federal Government against diverting Delta State’s £4.2 million the United Kingdom refunded to the country Delta state.

Mr Olaseni Bakare, the Federal Controller of Works in Ogun, confirmed the incident to NAN in a telephone interview. Bakare noted that the height of the trailer carrying the excavator was higher than the head room of the bridges which made it to hit them and caused serious damage to the bridges. He listed the…

Five persons died yesterday afternoon in a road accident that occurred at Danliti U-turn on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised the motoring public to adhere to speed limits of various categories of vehicles plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The Federal Controller of Works Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola on Tuesday announced a 72-hour total closure of the Third Mainland Bridge to cast concrete on the expansion joints.

The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr Olukayode Popoola has scheduled an emergency stakeholders meeting to seek a solution to the hazard of gas lines in the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation project.

The Oyo State Police Command yesterday confirmed the kidnap of two foreigners in Ibadan, the state capital. It was gathered that the two foreigners, who are Indians, were kidnapped last Wednesday.

It was a hectic time yesterday for thousands of motorists trapped on the Magboro axis of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State as firefighters battled for hours to quench an explosion from a petrol tanker on the busy highway.

No fewer than six people were confirmed dead in an accident which involved a truck and a Honda Pilot Jeep in the Ogere area on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.