A proposed budget of approximately N85 billion has been earmarked for vehicle purchases by 12 federal government agencies and 13 ministries in 2024. The staggering figure surpasses the combined budgets of prominent healthcare institutions in Nigeria, including Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) with N37.6 billion, University College Hospital, Ibadan with N27.2 billion, and Obafemi […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has reacted to the alleged arrest of vehicle conveying a pregnant woman in labour in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Mr Bisi Kazeem, expressed the corps position in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja. NAN […]
The Niger state Police Command said it has arrested 16 people who allegedly attacked its patrol team and set their vehicle ablaze. The incident occurred on Saturday evening in Minna, the state capital. Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed in Minna on Sunday that the driver of the police vehicle and […]
As part of its plan to review its industrialization policy of the state, Abia State Government says it is poised to set up a vehicle manufacturing plant in Aba, the commercial city of the state soon. Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu disclosed this while briefing the press at the Government House on the outcome […]
Auto manufacturing giants, Ford, has said it will begin testing its latest self-driving vehicle technology next year in at least one city. The firm added that it has not changed its plan to begin commercial production until 2021. The company said it would test self-driving prototypes in various pilot programmes with partners such as Lyft, […]