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6 Feb
The Lagos State government on Thursday said that any motorist driving above 80km per hour along the Alapere section of the Lagos-Ibadan
3 Feb
The Lagos State Government has cautioned motorists against making illicit payments to touts for illegal parking on bridges and other open spaces across the state. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, said this in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director, Public…
28 Jan
A transport union member, one Nafi’u Bala, was on Tuesday brought before a Shari’a Court l, sitting at Magajin Gari Kaduna, for allegedly failing to deliver goods. Bala is facing trial on a count charge of breach of trust. The prosecutor, ASP Luka Sadau, told the court that on Jan. 23, a business woman, Mrs…
Ebonyi Assembly
22 Jan
Ebonyi State House of Assembly Committee on Works and Transport on Wednesday cautioned Onitsha South Transport Company over unprofessional driving by its drivers. The committee gave the warning when the company honoured the petition of concerned citizens of the state over reckless driving by the drivers of the company which resulted in accidents. Reading out…
2 Dec
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwoolu, has decried low participation of women in transportation sector which he described as the life blood of every economy that connects people, drives commerce and serves as a bridge to development. He made the statement at the Women in Transport Conference with the theme: "Mindset Plus Skillset: Championing Inclusive Agenda…
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11 Oct
First, it was the food price hike. Now, there's an increase in fuel prices. It seems as though Nigeria is holding her people by the neck and choking the life out of tired, frustrated, and hungry souls. While this may be the case, it is still important to bring out our survival skills and maintain…
The FG has warned Nigerians to patronise only accredited centres for the conversion of their vehicles to CNG amid the incident that occurred in Benin City, Edo State
8 Oct
The Federal Government has upgraded the status of the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT), Zaria as a centre for converting
6 Oct
Experts in the Transportation sector have asserted that the country can tame the spiralling inflation rate with an efficient transportation system. The experts who made the assertion at a seminar organised by the Transport and Aviation Correspondents Association (ATACA) said an efficient transport system was key to a price reduction of commodities in the marketplace…
4 Oct
A cross-section of Nigerian workers on Friday expressed growing frustration over the increasing cost of transportation, attributing it to the persistent rise in fuel prices. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the workers decried the impact of high transportation costs on their finances and overall well-being. Mr Anosike Godson, a dentist,…
11 Sep
Lagos residents and commuters are struggling to cope with the rising cost of transportation following a recent increase in fuel prices.
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has signed a revised supplementary budget of ₦450 billion into law and promised a boost for small businesses
21 May 2024
The Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said the state will leverage its diplomatic and business ties with the Swedish Government to create more opportunities in education, cultural exchange and entrepreneurship for youths.

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A middle-aged woman and her two children have lost their lives in a fire incident which occurred on Sunday night in Ondo State. The fire incident happened at Rainbow Street, Onipakala Junction, off Adeyemi Road, Ondo, in Ondo West Local Government Area of the state. A family source, speaking under anonymity, told the News Agency…
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A fellow of the National Teachers Institute, Chief Sylvester Onoja, has observed that it is abnormal to appoint an accountant to head colleges of education. Instead, Onoja insists that only trained and qualified teachers should be the ones to head colleges of education in the state. Onoja was reacting to the recent appointment of an…
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A Federal High Court in Kano State on Monday sentenced a 50-year-old security guard, Abubakar Muhammad, to seven years in prison for sexually exploiting his 14-year-old stepdaughter. Muhammad, who lives at Wailari Quarters in Kumbotso Local Government Area of Kano, was convicted on a count charge of sexual exploitation, after he pleaded guilty. The Presiding…
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Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, met on Monday with executives from the country’s major tech companies amid domestic economic headaches and international trade conflicts, state media reported on Monday. Present at the meeting were Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma, Huawei boss Ren Zhengfei and the founder of the Chinese electric car giant BYD, Wang Chuanfu. Observers viewed…
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Justice Samira Bature, a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Maitama, has given a final grace to a property developer, Cecil Osakwe, to appear for his arraignment. Osakwe and others were to be arraigned for alleged illegal eviction. At the resumed sitting in the suit marked FCT/HC/CR/22/2023, only the 2nd defendant, a lawyer, Victor Giwa,…
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The Katsina State Government has spent approximately N5.4 billion to support 3,610 women across the 361 wards in the state, providing each with four goats. Governor Dikko Radda disclosed this during the launch of the support distribution under the goat-rearing initiative at Dan-Nakolo in Daura Local Government Area (LGA). The governor stated that the occasion…
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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has called for a more liberal visa regime for Nigerian companies seeking to establish factories and businesses in foreign countries. The minister made the call in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Sunday when he represented President Bola Tinubu at a meeting with the executive members of the…
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A research conducted in the UK has shown that the richest people give smaller of their proportions for charity than average people. The proportion suggested that British millionaires/billionaires donate just one per cent of their wealth to boost the sector by 12 billion pounds (15.1 billion dollars). “UK’s richest people give a smaller proportion of…
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  The people of Tombia in Degema Local Council of Rivers State have vehemently rejected claims of being part of the Kalabari Ethnic Nationality. At a press conference in Port Harcourt, the community leaders stressed their distinct identity and called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara to intervene in the matter. According to Chief Peniel Omubo-Idonibo, Vice…
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The leadership of Labour Party says it has never zoned its presidential ticket to the South-East. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh, stated this in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ifoh was reacting to a report making the rounds that the party had…