Inspector-General Of Police Orders Immediate Evacuation Of Vehicles Parked At Police Stations

ABUJA — All impounded, accident and unregistered exhibit vehicles parked within police facilities across the country have been ordered for immediate evacuation. A statement on Tuesday by the acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba said all heads of police stations and formations should embark on due process to carry out the needful evaluation and release such vehicles in these categories, on bond, to...

Enugu State Govt. Bans Motorcycle, Tricycle Over Increasing Insecurities

ENUGU — Following the rising insecurity in Enugu State as witnessed in the just concluded Local Government election, the Enugu State Government has banned the operations of tricycle (Keke), Motorcycle (Okada), and Tipper-Trucks in Nkanu East LGA, Nkanu West LGA, and selected communities in Enugu South LGA. In a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Simon Ortuanya, the order was a decision reached at the emergency security council meeting held in...

Kano To House Biggest Rail Station In Nigeria

KANO — Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says Kano State will house the biggest rail station in the country. Over 5 Billion has been sunk so far to realize the Dala Inland Dry port. The minister said this when a delegation from Kano, led by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, visited him in Abuja to discuss the rail and Dala inland dry port in the State. He said the visit of the Kano delegation was also...

I’m Into Commercial Transport Business to Sustain My Family – Obiekwu

AWKA —  A member of Atlanta ’96 Olympics Nigerian Golden Dream Team, Kingsley Obiekwu, says he now uses his only car for commercial transport to sustain his family. Obiekwu, Member of the Order of Niger (MON), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Awka. The veteran, who played for Rangers International FC, Enugu and Udoji United in his days, said he went into the transport business to sustain...

Fintiri Ban Use Of Motorcycles In Two LGAs

YOLA — Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has issued an Executive Order banning the use of Motorcycles from 5:00pm to 5:00am in Mbamba, Yolde Pate and Ngurore communities of Yola South Local Government. Also affected by the ban are Viniklang and Federal Housing Estate in Girei Local Government area. The development is a direct response to the growing activities of criminals that are disrupting the peace of the State. A statement by Mr....

Kano-Kaduna Rail Project May Slow Down Due to Lack of Funds — Amaechi

KANO — Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, has indicated that a lack of adequate funding may reduce the pace of work and completion of the Kano-Kaduna railway project. The minister disclosed this while inspecting work on the project in Kano on Friday. According to him, Journalists in the country are grappling with some financial challenges due to the economic downturn. “I have never denied that we are having financial challenges, and that is because of...

Lagos Train Tickets to Cost N200 to N300 Per Trip

LAGOS — Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has announced that residents will pay between N200 and N300 for train tickets in the state. He indicated this when he featured on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme on Friday. Speaking on his administration’s plan for transportation in 2022, the governor said the vision of his government is to reduce traffic and the time commuters spend on the road. “Time is money and we need to move...

Lagos Sets to Collect N800 Daily Levies from Danfo, Taxi, Others from February 1

LAGOS — The Lagos State Government has said that danfo, taxi, and other commercial vehicles in the state will begin to pay N800 levy daily from February 1, 2022. This is after the state government and transportation stakeholders in the State on Tuesday signed an agreement and officially unveiled the ‘Consolidated Informal Transport Sector Levy’ to harmonise dues collected by the government from commercial motorists at parks and garages across the State. This was made...

Bello Orders Immediate Removal of Roadblocks On Highways

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has ordered the immediate removal of roadblocks on the state’s highways being mounted by “illegal tax collectors” to allow security operatives to do their job. Bello issued the directive on Thursday during a trip to Okene Local Government  Area of the state where he and other motorists experienced gridlock due to the illegal roadblocks. The governor, who alighted from his vehicle while on transit, condemned the activities of illegal tax...

Federal Government Provides Free Train Ride

Mr. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) said the Federal Government of Nigeria has declared free train rides for citizens from December 24 to January 4, 2022. Okhiria in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja, said it was in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation. He also reiterated the federal government’s commitment to ensure the safety of passengers and trains during the period. “The decision which...

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