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Five persons died while 12 others were injured in an accident which occurred on Tuesday around the Foursquare Church, Ajebo on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The accident which occurred around 1:07pm involved a Mazda bus with registration number SMK685YG and Howo truck with registration number ZE-1210G. PUNCH Metro learnt that the driver of the Mazda bus reportedly […]
The Management of Oshodi Transport Interchange (OTI) has denounced a report that there is a looming crisis and tension at the Interchange over the review of service charges. One of the dailies had reported recently that crisis loomed at the OTI following an increase in service charge from the usual N600 to N2000 which took […]
Five passengers were reported dead while eight others were injured in an accident which occurred on Monday at about 1:58pm around the Fidiwo end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The fatal crash involved a Mazda bus with registration number EKY582 YE and another Mercedes Benz truck with no plate number. The truck reportedly suffered tyre burst […]
Passengers using the Lagos State Bus Rapid Transit were stranded on Sunday as drivers of one of the companies operating the service, Primero Transport Services Limited, embarked on a strike over alleged non-payment of their December salary. Our correspondent, who visited the Ikorodu BRT terminal, noticed long queues of passengers at all boarding stops at […]
The Lagos State Government has issued fresh update on the closure of Third Mainland Bridge for repair. The government, in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, on Friday said based on observations on the on-going diversion on the Third Mainland Bridge, the government has adjusted the Island (Adeniji Adele bound) to […]
Maryrose Uzochiamaka was filled with excitement, she never thought she would be among the lucky ones to benefit from the Federal Government’s 50 per cent transport subsidy. She had left home for the Oshodi Transport Interchange to board a bus to Rivers State. The fare was N30,000. Like a dream, Uzochiamaka was told that under […]
The Lagos State Government has assured motorists in the state that the traffic diversion directive following the ongoing repair of a section of the Third Mainland Bridge will not cause traffic congestion and hardship to road users. The government’s assurance follows the announcement of the eight-week-long diversion of traffic plan, which is occasioned by the […]
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, said the Red Line Rail project would be commissioned next month by President Bola Tinubu. Making the disclosure during the 2024 yearly thanksgiving of the state, the governor said the project is 99.9 per cent completed. He added that the state has every reason to be thankful to God. […]
The Lagos State Government has announced the closure of part of the Third Mainland Bridge for rehabilitation beginning from Tuesday, 9 January, 2024. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi on Thursday said the closure of part of the bridge was in line with the earlier notifications. “The Lagos State Government wishes […]
The Nigeria Railway Corporation has concluded plans to launch night operations before the second quarter of 2024. The Managing Director of NRC, Fidet Okhiria, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday. He started, “What is limiting us is the night operations, and that is not the way trains should […]
