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Highways become a fantastic window on China’s development, vitality

Ihesiulo Grace 8 June 2021 0

As of the end of 2020, China’s total mileage of highways reached 160,000 kilometers. Highways in China, which have been built from scratch and developed rapidly over the past three decades, have become a great window on the development, changes, and achievements of China. China’s highway

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Rain stalls ongoing Kara Bridge structural integrity test

Ihesiulo Grace 28 June 2020 0

The Deputy Director Highways, Federal Ministry of Works, Lagos, Mr. Kayode Ibrahim, has said that the heavy Sunday morning rain has stalled the completion of the ongoing structural integrity test on Kara Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Ibrahim, representing the Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr. Olukayode Popoola, revealed that the rain forced workers […]

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Plateau FRSC warns personnel against extorting motorists

Ihesiulo Grace 13 March 2020 0

The Plateau state Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned its officers and men against extorting money from motorists on the highways. Acting Sector Commander, Deputy Corps Commander, Ibrahim Sadiq, gave the warning on Friday in Jos. Sadiq said that anyone caught in the act would be decisively dealt with, stressing […]

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FG reveals plan to evacuate broken down trucks from highways

Ihesiulo Grace 16 February 2020 0

Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has revealed plans to immediately remove any broken down truck from the highways as part of measures to ensure the free flow of traffic while construction work is on -going. He gave the assurance over the weekend while inspecting the rehabilitation of the Odukpani- Akpet-Alesi -Ugep Road in […]

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FRSC arrests traffic offenders in Anambra, takes safety education to mechanics

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2020 0

Anambra State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps has reiterated its commitment to ensuring sanity on the highways. The State Sector Commander of the Corps, Mr. Andrew Kumapayi, who stated this at the corporate Headquarters of the Agency in Awka, revealed that between December 2019 and January 6th 2020, a total number of nineteen […]

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NGO sensitises 30 on first responder scheme to reduce deaths from accidents

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2019 0

The Health Emergency Initiative says it has trained no fewer than 30 people in the last one month on first responder scheme to reduce deaths from accidents on the highways. Its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Paschal Achunine, made this known at the weekend shortly after the initiative’s charity health walk in Lagos. Achunine said that […]

Opinion

Conspiracy against federal highways?

Ihesiulo Grace 12 March 2015 0

Ask, what can N11 billion do? Quite a lot of course, although not for a money-guzzling but critical sector like road. This is the situation of federal highways this year as the Minister of Works, Architect Mike Onolomemen, disclosed on Monday that only N11 billion was allocated for capital projects of the ministry in the […]