The Federal Government has appealed to drivers, particularly those of articulated trucks, using the Iddo Bridge, to watch for diversion signs as height restriction barriers will soon be installed. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Saturday that these restrictions were necessary to facilitate repairs. She said, ‘I am using …

Niger State Governor, Dr. Umar Bago has prohibited heavy-duty trucks from using the one-way route through Dikko Bridge following a tanker explosion on Saturday. During his visit to the explosion site at Dikko Junction, Bago expressed sadness over the loss of lives, describing the incident as pathetic. He expressed relief that the explosion did not spread to nearby communities. The …

The Oshodi-Apapa expressway and environs were yesterday, blocked, while motorists and road users were stranded for several hours because of indiscriminate parking by oil tankers and container drivers. Motorists spent several hours in traffic from Second Rainbow down to Berger Yard, inward Coconut, and ports axis. The development was in apparent defiance to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s vacation order against indiscriminate …