•Aliko Dangote (center) Billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote has assured Nigerians of the highest quality supply of Premium Motor Spirit for their vehicles, saying that they “are now going to have good petrol while the engines of your vehicles will last longer.” The billionaire gave the assurance at a press conference in Lagos today as the [&...
•FRSC The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has confirmed 16 people dead and 17 injured in an early morning multiple road mishap at the Agbowo end of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway today. The FRSC reports stated 35 persons were involved in the ghastly accident, out of which 16 died on the spot, while the injured ones […]
•CNG The federal government will spend an average of N36bn to convert 30,000 petrol or diesel-powered vehicles to start running on Compressed Natural Gas in the next 90 days. The government said it had acquired 30,000 CNG conversion kits for distribution free of charge nationwide within the period, reports The PUNCH. The kits and the […...
Police authorities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have ordered a clampdown on vehicles without number plates. In a statement yesterday, the FCT Police Command spokesperson Josephine Adeh said the move is part of efforts to curb crime in the area. “The FCT Police Command has observed with serious concern the manner in which motorists [&...
•Tanker explosion Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has described as very unfortunate the fire incident caused by a tanker conveying premium motor spirit otherwise known as petrol which burnt motorists and commuters beyond recognition and destroyed several vehicles on Friday night. The Frontier had yesterday reported the devastating in...
The Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company has urged governments at all levels and corporate organisations to prioritise patronage of locally-made vehicles to create employment and boost the country’s economy. This was as the firm said its trucks are made with Nigerian roads, fuel supply and economy in mind and that they are highly durable and ru...
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), has suspended the 25% penalty previously imposed in addition to import duty on improperly imported vehicles. According to the Customs Service, this was under the directives of the Honourable Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who also initiated a 90-day window, effective ...
No fewer than 130 rickety vehicles were impounded for allegedly operating in the guise of commercial transport business, to perpetrate crime in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was gathered that the said vehicles were confiscated by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) via its Directorate of Road Traffic Services (...
•CG Customs, Adewale Adeniyi The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has resumed the e-auction of vehicles and other seized items as it reopens the portal. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, who disclosed this in a statement today, said the Customs has revamped the e-auction platform for transparent disposal of seized and overtime ...
•Tinubu About N85 billion has been proposed to be spent on vehicles by 12 federal government agencies and 13 ministries in 2024. This is more than the N84.7bn budgets of Nnamdi Azikwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH), Nnewi (N37.6bn), University College Hospital, Ibadan (N27.2bn) and Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital (OAUTH), If...