Akure SW Nigeria (Tribune) - No fewer than ten people lost their lives on Sunday, in two different road accidents that occurred between Ijebu Ode/Ore expressway in Odigbo local government area of Ondo state and Ibaka market in Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West local government area of the state. According to
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Autos officials hopeful that industry can avoid a NAFTA disaster
Montreal (Reuters) - Auto industry officials fretting about hardline U.S. NAFTA demands with the potential to turn a globally integrated industry upside down now are hopeful that a Canadian compromise plan could avert disaster. The officials, speaking to Reuters on the sidelines of NAFTA talks here, said strenuous lobbying efforts on
Shell is buying up solar power, electric car charging points
People take pictures of a high-efficiency petrol-burning concept car as it is unveiled by Royal Dutch Shell during a ceremony in Beijing, China April 22, 2016. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj ...buying spree cranks up the race for clean energy London (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell has spent over $400 million on a range of acquisitions
Group of Senators urge Nigerian Parliament to speed up passage of transportation bill
Abuja - A group of Nigerian senators have called their colleagues in the national assembly to speed up passage of the bill to establish the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport of Nigeria The senators made up of the Chairman, Senate Committee on Land Transportation, Senator Gbenga Ashafa of Lagos East, his
Hyundai Motor earnings miss forecasts on weak China sales
Seoul, South Korea (AP) - Hyundai Motor said Thursday its fourth-quarter earnings rose a lower-than-expected 3 percent, hurt by weaker overseas sales, while its operating income slumped to its lowest level since 2010. South Korea’s largest automaker said its October-December net profit was 1.03 trillion won ($970 million) on sales of
VW’s Scania backs Northvolt’s $5 billion Swedish battery plant
Northvolt's $5 billion electric-car battery plant Stockholm (Reuters) - Volkswagen-owned truckmaker Scania is to invest 10 million euros in a 4 billion euro ($5 billion) project to build Europe’s biggest battery cell plant in northern Sweden. Sweden’s Northvolt, whose CEO Peter Carlsson used to work for Tesla, is racing against rivals such as
Toyota South Africa recalls more than 700,000 vehicles
Cape Town (Reuters) - Japanese carmaker Toyota’s South African unit recalled more than 700,000 vehicles because of an issue with safety bags used in the cars, an official at Toyota South Africa said. “Toyota South Africa has initiated an immediate recall in excess of 700,000 vehicles across 10 models, including Lexus. This
Milan train crash: Horrific rush-hour derailment in Italy – at least 4 dead, 100 injured
Tourist boat owners move to ease water transport
The Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transport of Nigeria has affected plans to ease the movement of passengers through the waterways by constructing barges that will be able to carry three or more vehicles across the water in Lagos. According to the group, this was done in response to
Airline Operators Kick against Open Sky for Africa
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Tuesday kicked against the plan to deregulate the African airspace as an endorsement of Yamoussoukro Decision, which was agreed on by African states in Yamoussoukro, Cote’Ivoire in 1988. The open sky for Africa allows easy entry and exit of African airlines to the airspace of each country