transport
14 Feb
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that a Green Line rail project connecting various parts of the state, from the Victoria Island axis to Lekki and the Free Trade Zone, including Ajah, will begin as soon as possible this year. Governor Sanwo-Olu made this known to the press on Friday during the commissioning of…
7 Feb
The Edo branch, Heavy Trucks Owners, Marketers, and Suppliers Association of Nigeria has appealed to the state government for a trailer park at Ehor to check accidents on Benin-Abuja Expressway. The association called for it when its delegation visited the Coordinator, Office of Edo Governor’s Wife, Mrs Edesili Okpebholo-Anani, on Friday in Benin City. The…
18 Sep
Thirty-five people suffered mostly minor injuries when two passenger trains crashed in the Czech capital of Prague on Wednesday morning, rescuers and rail companies said. Police said one of the drivers tested positive for alcohol, though the rail operator argued that the other driver had likely been at fault. "One of the trains jumped a…
17 May 2024
The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd (CCECC), on Friday, handed over the Federal University of Transportation, Daura, Katsina, to the Federal Government. The university, which cost about $50 million, was constructed by CCECC as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to support the federal government's efforts in developing qualified manpower and managing railway…
16 May 2024
The House of Representatives Committee investigating Public-Private Partnership (PPP) and Concessions programmes has threatened to cancel all leases and concessions in the Federal Ministry of Transport. Rep. Ademorin Kuye, Chairman of the House Committee on Public Assets, made this known when the delegation from the Federal Ministry of Transport, led by the Permanent Secretary, Pius…
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The Ministry of Steel Development is seeking technical and financial assistance from donor agencies to revive the Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited (ASCL) and the National Iron Ore Mining Company (NIOMCO). Its Minister, Prince Shuaibu Audu, made this appeal during a meeting with donor agencies on Tuesday in Abuja. Audu stated that the ministry’s primary focus…
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The Ministry of Interior says new passport printers have been installed in Nigeria’s Atlanta and New York consulates to ease passport applications. A statement on Wednesday in Abuja by the Minister of Interior’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Babatunde Alao, stated that the devices were delivered and installed on Feb.18. The News Agency of Nigeria…
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Avian influenza, popularly known as bird flu, has killed 300 birds in a farm in Plateau. Dr. Shase’et Sipak, the Chief Veterinary Officer of the state, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos. Sipak said that the outbreak was confirmed by the National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, in…
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The Representatives of European Union member states and European Parliament on Wednesday agreed on new rules to reduce food and textile waste. Waste generated during food processing and manufacturing would be cut by 10 per cent by 2030, and waste from retail, restaurants, food services and households by 30 per cent. According to the negotiators,…
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A Magistrates’ Court in Kaduna, on Wednesday, ordered that a trader, Jibrin Yusuf, 34, should be given 10 strokes of cane for beating his friend over N3,000 debt. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, imposed the penalty after Yusuf pleaded guilty to the charge of conspiracy and assault. Emmanuel held that the court would be lenient with…
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Delta Government on Wednesday launched State’s Whistleblowers’ line to engage the general public in project monitoring to ensure value for money in all projects awarded by Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori led administration. The State Commissioner for Works(Rural Roads) and Public Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, disclosed this at a news conference in Asaba. Aniagwu said that the…
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Archaeologists have uncovered a long-lost tomb in Egypt, the first to be discovered since Tutankhamun’s burial in 1922. Egyptian officials announced the discovery on Tuesday, revealing the tomb of King Thutmose II, the last of the missing royal tombs from Egypt’s 18th Dynasty. Thutmose II, who reigned from around 1550 BC to 1292 BC, was…
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The Lagos State Government, through its Office of Physical Planning, has announced commencement of public display and inspection period for the draft Ibeju-Lekki Model City Plan (2024-2044). The state Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr Oluyinka Olumide, disclosed this in a statement by the Deputy Director of Public Affairs in the ministry, Mr…
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The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a police officer and a complainant for allegedly torturing a suspect to death in Ikota area of the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Benjamin Hundeyin confirmed the development on Wednesday in Lagos. An X user, identified as Bolaji, in a post…
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Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane is doubtful for their Bundesliga home match against Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday due to calf issues. Kane was subbed off at half-time of Bayern’s Champions League last 16 play-off against Celtic on Wednesday evening. After the game, he said: “I need to get checked and see what’s exactly going on.”…