BY BENJAMIN OMOIKE Some Lagos State residents – over the weekend – lamented the increasing hardship of commuting after nearly 24 hours of gridlock in some parts of the state. The congestion was recorded in areas such as Ojodu Berger inward Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Kara outward Berger, Ikorodu Road and Berger/Ogunnusi Road, among others. The traffic […]
BY ORIAKU IJELE The Federal and Lagos State Governments, on Thursday, at an interactive meeting in Lagos, brainstormed on how to ease gridlock around various construction zones causing hardship on road users. They also agreed on timelines for completion of the ongoing rehabilitation of Eko Bridge, Marine Bridge in Apapa, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Outer Marina repairs […]
The Lagos State Government has commenced reconfiguration and remodelling of 60 traffic-prone roundabouts across the state as part of efforts to reduce travel time and congestion. Dr Frederic Oladeinde, the Commissioner for Transportation disclosed this at a news conference in his office before embarking on inspection tour of the roundabouts on Friday in Lagos. 2019: […]
The Federal Government says it has concluded plan to engage relevant stakeholders to address the persistent traffic gridlock at the nation’s ports. The Nigerian Army has said that no fewer than 1,500 people had benefited from its free medical outreach; exercise crocodile smile IV in Kiribo community, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State. Uber, […]
Lagos – The Lagos State Government says it plans to restrict the movement of heavy duty trucks in the metropolis during the day so as to ease traffic on the roads. Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made this known on Monday at the Lagos House, Ikeja, when a team from the Nigerian Breweries Plc paid […]
…Says Oshodi transport interchange, Airport Road’ll transform city Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has said that seamless port operations has been identified as a condition which will enable permanent resolution to the recurring Apapa gridlock. Speaking at the second edition of Lagos Corporate Assembly tagged ‘A+ Meets Business’, a forum organised by the state government […]
Traders lose millions, commuters lament gridlock Alphonsus Nweze, Awka With the reconstruction of the Onitsha end of the Niger Bridge to Upper Iweka, most motorists and users of Onitsha Bridge heaved a sigh of relief that the persistent gridlock on the bridge, which has become a nightmare to the users of the bridge, will ease […]
Stakeholders have met in Lagos and agreed on a number of measures to tackle traffic gridlock, port congestion and other problems in Apapa and its environs. They met with the three-in-one Minister, responsible for Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, who called for the collaboration of all of them to face the lingering […]
In a bid to find a lasting solution to the perennial traffic situation that has affected the port city of Apapa, Chairman of Integrated Oil and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Worldwide Shipping, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho has advised the Federal Government to knock down old and obsolete buildings that are constituting a stumbling block to […]
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Thursday has begged Lagosians to bear with the ongoing gridlocks caused by petrol tanker drivers in Apapa axis, Lagos. Mr Tokunbo Korodo, the South-West Chairman of the union, told newsmen in Lagos that the severe traffic was not a fault of the union members. […]