Nigeria is on the verge of mass-producing electric vehicles as part of measures to shift attention away from the rising cost of fuel. Already, the Federal Government is expected to ratify the Electric Vehicle (EV) Development Plan in the coming weeks. At a workshop in Abuja on Thursday, the Director-General of the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr. …

Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State has unveiled a new transport scheme as part of measures to alleviate the suffering of commuters in the state occasioned by the federal government’s removal of fuel subsidy. Inaugurating 100 taxis and six luxury buses at the DSP Alamieyeseigha Banquet Hall premises in Yenagoa on Thursday, Diri said the initiative was his administration’s palliative …

Angry commercial tricycle (otherwise known as keke) riders have threatened to block the popular Udu Bridge in Udu Council Area of Delta State, over alleged extortions by touts in the area by Monday. The scores of tricycle operators who staged a warning protest at Orhuwhorun Junction, near Jigbale Market, yesterday, accused the Delta State Government and Udu Local Government Council …

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency says plans are underway to fill up potholes and repair failed roads nationwide as the rainy season sets in. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Abuja, the acting Managing Director of FERMA, Mr, Godson Amos said that the intervention was necessary to ameliorate the hardship and delays road users face …

The Police Command in Kwara State has reminded residents of the state that the ban on tricycles and motorcycles operations at night is still in force. In a statement on Saturday in Ilorin, the state capital, the command’s spokesman, Superintendent Ajayi Okasanmi quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi as saying that she :wishes to remind motorcycle and tricycle …

The proceeds of the recently introduced annual fee of N1,000 to be paid by motorists for Proof of Ownership Certificate verification is to be shared between the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the states and the consultants engaged for the exercise, according to the Permanent Secretary, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, Mr. Abdulhafiz Toriola. On 27th June, Toriola said that the …

Mobility and urban e-hailing application, inDrive, has launched its services in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. In a statement, the company said that the ride-hailing app which launched in Lagos in 2019 sets itself apart in allowing drivers and passengers to negotiate fares, instead of the price being set by an algorithm. The statement explained that with the app, the …

The Chairman of Badagry Local Government Chairman, Olusegun Onilude has hailed Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for launching the Badagry-Apapa-Marina water transportation scheme. Onilude, who was represented by the Secretary to local government, Moses Gbotegbo, said the launch of the jetty by the state government was a good gesture. According to him, the people of Badagry have been clamouring …

In an attempt to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal on commercial motorcyclists (known as okada riders), Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said his administration would give electric bikes to riders in the state. While receiving participants of the Senior Executive Course 45, Group 1 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, at …

Motorists and road users plying the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, on Sunday, expressed fears as the contractor of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing resumes rehabilitation work on the axis on Monday. This came as the gridlock returned to the expressway, yesterday, following the high influx of Lagos-bound vehicles who were returning after the long Sallah break. The situation crippled traffic …