The Lagos State Number Plate Production Authority (LSNPPA) has concluded plans to introduce special number plates designed to identify and recognise People Living With Disabilities (PWDs) across the state. This was announced by the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held in Lagos on Tuesday. The event marked the second anniversary of Governor Babajide …

Borno State Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum, on Tuesday, flagged off his administration’s fourth flyover and the dualisation of the Tashan Kano highway in Maiduguri, estimated to cost N16 billion. Speaking at the groundbreaking event, the governor urged the contractors to ensure the timely completion of the project. Zulum said 50 per cent of the contract sum had already been paid …

The Osun State Government has announced that more than 500 holidaymakers benefited from the free train service provided under its Imole Free Train Service initiative for the Easter festive season. The Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Bunmi Jenyo, disclosed this on Friday while receiving the travellers at the Osogbo Train Station. According to a statement issued on Saturday by …

The chairman, Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mustapha Adio, popularly known as Tafa Sego, on Monday, said the assaulted female driver, Yetunde Amole, in the state would get justice. Adio made this disclosure when he received the lady during a meeting at the union’s office in Oko Oba, Agege area of the state. …

The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway will fast-track development and deepen Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) within a short time, a businessman, Chief Tolani Oladipo has said. Against the backdrop of the project’s criticism by former President Olusegun Obasanjo in his latest book, Oladipo gave a note of caution. In a statement, he advised against comments that are damaging to the project …

Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to timely completion of the reconstruction of 750 kilometers Sokoto-Gusau-Funtua-Zaria road project. Goronyo stated this during an inspection tour of the ongoing road project along Dange-Shuni, Tureta in Sokoto State to Talata Mafara in Zamfara State at the weekend. He said the inspection was part of President …

The federal government has criticized former President Olusegun Obasanjo for opposing the N15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, saying those criticising the project should not use the roads when completed. The Minister of Works, David Umahi spoke on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo state capital, during an interactive session on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project. ‘This Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is …

InDrive has revealed a surge in delivery requests throughout February, reflecting a shift in consumer behavior as Nigerians extend their celebrations of love beyond Valentine’s Day. The company’s latest data shows that deliveries on 14 February doubled compared to last year, with demand for courier services remaining 30% higher than January throughout the month. Senior Country Representative at inDrive (Nigeria), …

The Federal Government has said the delay in the completion of the 98-kilometre Oyo-Ogbomoso road project awarded to Reynolds Construction Company (RCC) necessitated the termination of the contract. Works Minister Dave Umahi announced this yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, at a stakeholders’ meeting on the condition of federal roads in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) …

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tuesday announced a 30 per cent reduction in the fares of Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red Line. He also inaugurated Abule-Egba Bus Terminal, a key infrastructure project designed to enhance public transportation. With the new fares, a trip between Agbado and Oyingbo will now be N1,000, as against N1,500 before the announcement. …