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June 6, 2017 No Responses

Edo begins training for traffic officers, SUBEB declares 77 positions vacant

As part of measures to upgrade traffic management, Edo State Government on Monday, conducted aptitude tests to commence the training process for potential Traffic Control Officers, who enrolled in the Edo Jobs Initiative. The aptitude test, said Mr Dennis...

May 30, 2017 No Responses

FRSC boss, Caleb Varsity VC, others for NAJA workshop

All is now set for the second edition of the 2017 Nigeria Auto Journalists Association (NAJA) Training and Capacity building workshop slated for June 8-9, 2017 in Lagos. At this year’s event, Boboye Oyeyemi, Corp Marshal of the Federal Roads...

May 23, 2017 No Responses

Lagos terminates N844b Fourth Mainland Bridge contract

Citing delay in the commencement of work, the Lagos State Government on Monday terminated the N844billion Fourth Mainland Bridge contract. Commissioner for Waterfront and Infrastructure Development Adebowale Akinsanya, explained that the State Government wa...

May 22, 2017 No Responses

Apapa road: Minister blames inadequate budgetary allocation, explains proposed N100b

The reconstruction of Seaports access roads in Lagos State is a priority to the Federal Government, Minister of Power, Works and Housing Mr Babatunde Fashola has said. In an interactive session with Journalists in Abuja after the ministry’s retreat,...

May 21, 2017 No Responses

GM to stop making cars for Indian market

(BBC) – General Motors (GM) has announced that it will stop making cars for the Indian market by the end of 2017. The firm, which sells its Chevrolet brand in India, said it would continue to provide maintenance services. It...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

Audi declares €1.2b profit in first quarter, to renew five existing model series in 2018

Following a year that was impacted by the diesel crisis, Audi plans to continue pushing forward with its strategic transformation. At the Annual General Meeting in Neckarsulm, the Board of Management explained the company’s plans for its models, technologies...

May 20, 2017 No Responses

Toyota Nigeria to sustain quality after-sales support, explains partnership with stakeholders

To sustain its leadership position across the country, Toyota Nigeria Limited (TNL) has put in place cost management measures, boost its after sales services and ensure good relationship with all stakeholders. Reviewing 2017 first quarter activities in th...

May 16, 2017 No Responses

Apapa access roads: NPA, Dangote, Flour Mills, to raise N4.5 b

As part of measures to fast-track the re-construction of Apapa seaports access roads in Lagos State, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is to raise N4.3 billion. Addressing maritime stakeholders in Lagos on Monday, the Managing Director of NPA, Hadiza...

May 13, 2017 No Responses

BMW to revive 8 series in upmarket strategy push

By Edward Taylor, Reuters – BMW Group said it will launch an 8-series model in 2018, reviving its upmarket coupe line as part of a broader strategic shift to focus on higher-margin sports cars rather than compact vehicles. “The 8-series...

May 12, 2017 No Responses

FRSC boss implores commanding officers on purposeful leadership

At the first quarter review of the 2017 Management/Commanding Officers Strategy Session of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) at the Corps’ Academy at Udi, Enugu state, the Corps Marshal of the FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi has charged Unit Commanders fro...

April 29, 2017 No Responses

Road accidents claim 1,466 Nigerians in three months

Not less than 1,466 Nigerians died as a result of road accidents between January and March, this year. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), 1,363 of the 1,466 Nigerians that got killed in the period were adults. NBS...

April 28, 2017 No Responses

NPA reiterates determination to lift infrastructural development

The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Bala Usman has reiterated the organization’s determination to lift the NPA in terms of infrastructural development and rehabilitation. Usman explained that issues concerning the Safety and Se...

April 24, 2017 No Responses

FRSC recalls ‘drunk officials ’ for disciplinary action

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has recalled some of its operatives in Nteje Unit Command under the Anambra State Sector Command for disciplinary action. A statement issued on Monday by FRSC’s Head, Media Relations and Strategy, Bisi Kazeem...