Nigeria, Oyo State Command of The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has deployed 723 regular and Special Marshals have been to major routes within the state to ensure a hitch free Eid-el-Kabir celebration. Mrs. Cecilia Alao, Oyo State Sector Commander, who disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement, said that the
Year: 2017
How a Danish startup is using math to cut airport wait times in half
(Business Insider) - Danish startup Copenhagen Optimization has become the go-to for making airports run more smoothly. Like they did at Geneva Airport in Switzerland, where the average waiting time was reduced by more than 50%. "It's all about numbers," says Anders Dohn, Managing Partner and co-founder at Copenhagen Optimization. "At the core, we have a
Nigeria Customs impounds 64 cars valued at N1.528bn in Lagos, Ogun
The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, have impounded a total of 64 brand new exotic cars allegedly smuggled into the country by criminals. These cars were seized within a space of three weeks in Lagos and Ogun State and are worth over N1.528,200 billion. About Three weeks ago
How Conveyor belt operators’ strike over unpaid 8 months salary grounded flights at Lagos airport
...Airport authority denies owning operators (Guardian) - Flights at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos were disrupted yesterday for several hours following a strike action by operators of the belt conveyor to protest against alleged unpaid salaries. The workers, in the employ of OTIS Nigeria Limited, a private company engaged to
Commercial bus owners in Nigeria ask the government to check spate of armed robbery
(Sun) - The umbrella body of long distance bus owners and operators in Nigeria, Association of Luxury Bus Owners (ALBON) has implored the Federal Government to deploy measures that will stem the rising cases of armed robbery on various highways. The association, while reacting to the killing of the driver of a
Uber Gets Deal-Maker, Trump Agitator as CEO
Dara Khosrowshahi will take over as chief of ride-hail company Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Immelt were finalists for the job (Bloomberg) - Uber Technologies Inc. will appoint Expedia Inc.’s Dara Khosrowshahi to run the global ride-hailing Leviathan, two people familiar with the matter said. He’ll succeed co-founder Travis Kalanick, who led the
Nigerian Firm, Nigus, to assemble electric cars by 2020
Nigus, a Nigerian firm, has concluded plans to assemble electric vehicles in the country by 2020. Its Chairman, Prince Malik Ado Ibrahim, who made this known in Abuja at the weekend, said he was pushing this line of investment to save Nigeria from becoming a dumping ground for hydrocarbon vehicles in
How Plan to Sell Arik at a Paltry Amount Failed
Foreign airlines Operating In Nigeria Increase airfares
....International airfares out of Nigeria have recorded a further rise following an increase in exchange rate for ticket prices by the International Air Transport Association, (Punch) - Following a review of Dollar exchange rate from 305/dollar to326/dollar by The Switzerland-based IATA, the trade association representing over 290 global airlines. International airfares
