LAGOS —  The Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced the closure of the Yaba Overpass temporarily from Tuesday to Feb. 23 to commence soil testing for the Red Line rail. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, that the closure was in line with the Lagos State Multimodal Master Plan Transport System, with reference to the Red Line rail system. Oladeinde said the lane closure was necessary...

ABUJA —  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kano – Dutse – Jibia (Katsina State} – Maradi 284 Km rail project connecting Kano in Nigeria to Maradi in Niger Republic, virtually. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 1.96billion dollars project was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by the president last September. The project, believed to be crucial to rail development in Nigeria and...

LAGOS — The Lagos State Police Command has assured motorists of adequate security, along the designated diversions, as the third mainland bridge closed from 12 midnight to 7 p.m on Saturday. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, gave the assurance in a statement he issued on Friday. Adejobi said that the closure was sequel to the on-going repairs at the Oworonsoki end that would warrant movement of heavy equipment, materials and signboards on...