Transport

FG generates N1.49bn from rail transportation in Q3 2023- NBS

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said the Federal Government generated N1.49 billion from passenger fare for rail transport in the third quarter 2023 (Q3 2023). NBS made this disclosure in its document tagged: “Rail Transport Data (Q3 2023).” According to the

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FG to launch national transportation database initiative

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Federal government has engaged industry stakeholders to launch its ambitious Smart National Transport Databank initiative towards improving the country’s transportation landscape. The minister of transport, Sa’idu Ahmed Alkali, revealed this in his keynote address at a one-day stakeholders’ engagement forum on smart national

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NRC to revive old narrow gauge network

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is set to revived the old narrow gauge networks with the Eastern line already at an advanced stage to resume operations. The Eastern line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri is one of the old narrow gauge lines currently receiving attention of the federal government being undertaken by […]

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Accident: Install speed limiting devices to your vehicles, adhere to traffic rules, FRSC charges drivers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 19 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Ogun State chapter of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advise drivers to install speed limiting devices in their vehicles and adhere strictly to traffic rules and regulations so as to minimise accidents. Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Anthony Uga, made declaration on Thursday […]

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Truck, cargo operators bemoan attacks on truck drivers

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 15 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State Truck and Cargo Operators Committee (LASTCOC) has condemned the unjustified and unwarranted extortion and assault of truck drivers in Lagos State by hoodlums. The call is coming in the wake of an attack on a truck driver by hoodlums along the Mile 2 – Oshodi express road at the […]

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Battle of minivans: Toyota Sienna vs Honda Odyssey

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 January 2024 0

By Temitope Adebayo When we talk about space bus in the field of automotive industry in Nigeria, Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey cannot be over looked. The two are great minivan but the Toyota Sienna provides some unique options. Available in all-wheel drive, the Sienna minivan offers exceptional handling and cutting-edge technology to keep passengers […]

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Ethiopian inks MOU with Rolls-Royce, 11 A350-900s deal with Airbus

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 22 November 2023 0

BY CHUKWUEMEKE IWELUNMO Rolls-Royce says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a comprehensive TotalCare service agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for 22 Rolls-Royce Trent XWB-84 engines. The Trent XWB-84 exclusively powers the Airbus A350-900 aircraft. TotalCare is designed to provide operational certainty for customers by transferring time on wing and

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Lagos FRSC considering relocation amidst mob outburst

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 October 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is considering relocating from its current office at the Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) Office building in Okota, Lagos. This decision comes in the aftermath of a violent attack on the FRSC office by a mob. The LCDA building […]

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Mercedes-Benz takes in-car voice control to new level

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo Mercedes-Benz has taken its In-Car Voice Control to New Level with the ChatGPT, voice control via the MBUX Voice Assistant’s Hey Mercedes will become even more intuitive The optional beta programme will start June 16, 2023, in the U.S. for over 900.000 vehicles equipped with the MBUX infotainment system. As revealed in […]

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Japan to give Toyota $841m subsidy for EV battery output

Ihesiulo Grace 17 June 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo Japan plans to give Toyota up to $841 million in subsidies for the automaker’s investment in domestic production of batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs), Industry. The Japan Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura said this on Friday. READ ALSO: 70th Anniversary: Bishop Kaigama lauds KSM positive. Toyota this week […]

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Sambo urges transportation ministry to implement cargo tracking note

Ihesiulo Grace 12 June 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The former Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has called on the ministry of Transportation to ensure the implementation of the Cargo Tracking Note (CTN), before the inauguration of the next Federal Executive Council(FEC). Speaking over the weekend when the League of Maritime Editors (LOME), organised an appreciation dinner for the immediate

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Transport Ministry advises motorcyclists to embrace traffic rules, safety measures

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Transportation, Magdalene Ajani, has advised motorcycle riders and operators in the transportation system to adhere to traffic rules and observe road safety measures to reduce the rising cases of motorcycle-related road accidents in Nigeria. She advised during an interaction with the executive and

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Don’t scheme retirees out of railway quarters allocation–ANRSC

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Association of Nigerian Railway Senior Citizens (ANRSC), retirees have urged the two in-house unions in the sector not to contemplate scheming retirees out of the allocation of Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) quarters. In a statement by the association’s Public Relations Officer, Festus Okorie, who alleged that the Senior Staff Association (SSA),

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We’re in constant consultation with FG to ease gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan expressway-LASG

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State Government has reiterated its commitment to constant consultation with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on Traffic Management of the construction corridor of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway even as the work is ramping up to completion. In order to improve traffic, particularly around construction zones on Opic, Kara, and […]

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Unilorin launches electric bus services to ease transport challenges

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2023 0

by Temitope Adebayo University of Ilorin is set to introduction home-grown electric bus and train services to ease transportation challenges being faced by students and staff. Its Vice Chancellor, Abdulwahab Egbewole, stated this when he hosted media professionals at an event to break the Ramadan fasting in Ilorin. “Aside from the effort which the institution […]

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Ogun to deploy CNG-fueled mass transit vehicles

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Ogun State Government has set to deploy Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and electricity, for fueling vehicles across the state to support the global objective of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and the environmental impact of transportation, in a bid to promote the use of alternative clean sources of energy. The state further […]

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Floating clinic has provided free health services to Lagosians, says LASWA

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has said that the Floating Clinic has conducted medical outreach in Lagos state’s Badagry, Epe, and Ojo local government areas, rendering health services to the underprivileged, providing them with anti-malaria injections, Free Eye tests, and free health education in first quarter of 2023. The General Manager

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Nigerian railway unions at loggerhead over monetisation of staff quarters

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo The leadership of Nigeria Union Railway Workers of Nigeria (NUR) and the Association of Nigerian Railway Senior Citizens (ANRSC) are at loggerheads over the monetisation of staff quarters fund. Similarly, the Association of Nigerian Railway Senior Citizens (ANRSC) also raised an alarm over the alleged plot by the management of the Nigerian […]

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INEOS Grenadier Partners Coscharis Motors as retail partner in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 3 February 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo INEOS Automotive has named Coscharis Motors as its official retail partner in Nigeria. The country is now the sixth market in Sub-Sahara Africa to join the INEOS Automotive brand, following South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia and Botswana. The choice of Coscharis, according to Tim Abbott, INEOS Automotive Head of Region South Africa […]

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FRSC to enhance road safety with new office

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2023 0

By Temitope Adebayo Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commissioned a new office in Ikeja, Lagos, donated by Cakasa Company to enhance road safety in the state. The office was commissioned by the State Sector Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide represented by Sector, Head of Operation, Deputy Corps Commander (DCC) Lucas Oguntade, who charged the command not […]