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. …

The corps marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Shehu Mohammed, has ordered the activation of the penalty points system to strengthen compliance with traffic regulations. The system was designed to track and penalise drivers who committed traffic offences. In a statement by the corps public education officer (CPEO) on Monday in Abuja, Mohammed said that the penalty points …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Wednesday, announced the recovery of 73 stolen vehicles across Nigeria in 2024 through the National Vehicle Identification Scheme portal. According to the statement by the corps spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the achievement was the result of intelligence-driven operations conducted in collaboration with other security agencies. Ogungbemide noted that the recovered vehicles were intercepted at …

Community Leaders in Oyo and Osun states as well as other road users have protested the failure of the federal government to complete the 224-kilometer Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa Highway despite the growing number of deaths recorded on the expressway on daily basis. Also, they expressed shock, and disbelief as the 2025 budget omits Ibadan-Ife-Ilesa highway project. Some students of the Obafemi Awolowo …

The new Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, averted a looming workers strike that would have paralyzed train services on the five train networks across the country. The nation’s oldest corporation owns and runs train services on the two narrow gauges known as the Western and Eastern Lines, and three standard gauges namely; the Abuja-Kaduna, …

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority’s (LASTMA) recent announcement that its Traffic Management Solution (TMS) devices captured 20,000 vehicles for traffic violations in 2024 is a testament to the agency’s commitment to enhancing traffic law enforcement and management. The TMS devices, which were introduced in July 2023, have been instrumental in capturing traffic infractions, including illegal parking, traffic obstruction, and …

Construction work has intensified on the $1.96 billion Kano-Maradi rail project despite the strained relations between the Federal Government and the military junta in Niger after a lull. The Nigerien government had accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of plotting to destabilise the francophone country. The project, partly financed by the Africa Development Bank, will run through 122 communities in 25 …

In his quest to boost the already existing fleet of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT), Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has concluded plans to introduce six new train sets. According to the governor, the aim is to strengthen the capacity of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue and Red Lines. “This step will transform commuting and further drive economic growth …

A Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to stop confiscating vehicles with faded number plates as well as punishing or fining drivers of such vehicles. This ruling followed a judgement delivered by Justice Akintayo Aluko on Friday, based on an Originating Summons dated 12 January 2024, in a suit marked FHC/L/CS/253/2024, filed by …