•Corps Marshal Mohammed Shehu The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to exercise caution while driving in the rain to ensure safe arrival at their destinations. The Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Mohammed Shehu, issued the warning in a statement by the spokesman, Assistant Corps Marshal Olusegun Ogungbemide. The Corps Marshal e...
•Gridlock on Lagos Ibadan Expressway Nearly 24 hours after a petrol-laden tanker exploded along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, traffic has yet to ease, with scores of motorists and commuters stranded in what many now describe as a nightmare without end. The yesterday incident, which occurred in front of the NASFAT Camp, caused a massive gridlock...
•Gridlock Motorists in Lagos Island today lamented their plight after being trapped in severe gridlock for hours due to the closure of the Independence/Mekwen Bridge (inbound Marina/CMS route) for repairs. The rehabilitation is scheduled to last for two months, reports Vanguard. The federal government had earlier announced that the Independenc...
Heavy rainfall this morning caused severe flooding in parts of Kampala, the capital of Uganda. This rendered roads in the area impassable and disrupted traffic, reports AFP. Several images and videos circulating on social media show motorists stranded with submerged cars on most roads. In a statement, traffic police spokesperson, Michael Kanan...
•Trucks on queue at a refilling centre in abuja last night Drivers and owners of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)-powered vehicles in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja; Lagos and Ogun states, and other parts of Nigeria are complaining about inadequate stations dispensing the product. Some of them, who spoke to our correspondents, decried ...
•A burning petrol tanker Motorists and other road users scampered for safety as a petrol tanker caught fire at the Aduloju area along Iwo road/Ojoo end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway yesterday. It was gathered that the affected truck fell while trying to manoeuvre its way as well as dodge another truck on the pothole-dotted expressway, [&helli...
•Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu The Lagos State Government today announced the introduction of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) at four locations across the state. Additionally, the state government announced that, henceforth, drivers who overspeed will be fined N50,000, while red light offenders will be fined N20,000, reports Nigerian...
•Tollgate Motorists plying the 227.2km Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Federal Highway Corridor are to pay a maximum of N1,600 and a minimum of N500 according to the Minister of Works, David Umahi. The minister has also mandated the Concessionaire to implement a Cashless Tolling System, reports Daily Independent. Umahi disclosed this today d...
•Adewunmi Taiwo A suspect, Mr. Adewunmi Taiwo, 45, arrested by men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, for impersonating an officer of the agency has confessed how he made at least N750,000 in a month from unsuspecting motorists caught over traffic offences. The suspect, who was arrested on Oshodi Bridge in a sting [&helli...
•Petrol queue Months prior to the unofficial jerk up of fuel prices to the present N1000 per litre in many filling stations, from the official price of N580 at NNPCL filling stations and N607 at other retail outlets, the country witnessed an unprecedented level of fuel scarcity that almost spalled it. The average motorist almost […]
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