TRANSPORT

Only one passenger turned up and made the historic trip from Ibadan to Lagos on Monday as the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge train started operation. The newly introduced service, according to the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), provides fully air-conditioned train services in the Economy, Business and First Class categories. The corporation...

  The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Monday announced the commencement of rail service operations on the Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan standard gauge train. The Railway District Manager, Mr Jerry Oche, made the disclosure in a statement in Lagos. Oche explained that the newly introduced service provided fully air-conditioned train services in different categories....

  The Lagos State government has said it would dismantle more roundabouts and junctions on roads across the state to solve the perennial Lagos traffic and reduce the travel time of commuters in the state. Mr Frederic Oladeinde, the Commissioner for Transport, said during a media roundtable that the roundabouts...

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has said that Lagos Light-rail under construction will begin full operation in 2022. the Managing Director of LAMATA, Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo, in a statement on Tuesday said she met with contractors and consultants handling the Lagos Light-Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Red and Blue Line...

Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy Mr. Gbenga Omotoso has said that the state government is committed to the deployment of technology to manage traffic congestion in the state. He spoke on Thursday at the Lagos Traffic Radio during the inauguration of the pilot scheme of the Lagos Traffic...

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the Lagos-Ibadan Standard Guage Rail line should be ready by December, considering the progress works on the construction of rail stations by contractor. Amaechi gave the assurance while briefing newsmen in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, at the end of his monthly routine...

The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA) is engaging maritime stakeholders on proper latching of containers onto articulated vehicles to reduce accidents. Dr Bashir Jamoh, President of CIoTA, gave the assurance in a statement in Lagos. He was reacting to a recent accident in Lagos in which a...

Participants at the webinar on the African High-Speed Railway Project which was held on 29 July have called on African Union and leaders of the continent to fast track implementation of the high-speed rail to support the implementation of the continental free trade area. Moderated by Mr Olawale Rasheed of...

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has said that landlords and property agents in Nigeria now have the backing of the law to charge a 6 per cent stamp duty on every agreement executed with clients for lease and tenancy purpose, Money Deposit Banks (MDBs) will collect the duties at...

The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has commended the Federal Government for lifting the ban on Inter-State Travel in the country. Mr Kabiru Yau, Acting General Secretary of the union, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) however, called on the government to subsidise the...