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. …

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 …