Nigeria (Businessday) - Domestic airlines have raised their fares from Lagos to northern routes in Nigeria, such as Kano, Kaduna, Maiduguri and Abuja, as a result of the Eid-el-Kabir celebration, which has also pushed up the prices of rams. Patronage at the ram markets is however low, as buyers stay
Transportation
Freight Companies Scramble to Reroute Goods in Wake of Harvey
Trucking fleets, railroads and shipping lines are rerouting cargo and setting up alternate supply lines as Tropical Storm Harvey promises to disrupt freight traffic across southeast Texas for days. Seaports in Houston and Corpus Christi have been closed to most ships since before Harvey made landfall Friday, and rising waters from days of heavy rains and
Toyota invests in ride-sharing app Grab
Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the sole general trading company of Toyota Group, has invested in Grab in its current financing round and is expected to raise $2.5 billion. This investment was made through its Next Technology Fund and is the latest participant in Grab’s current financing round, led by SoftBank and
Nigerian Government To Connect Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara Rail Lines
Nigeria, Minister for Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, during a courtesy visit to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State on Tuesday, announced that the ministry would design the rail lines to connect Kebbi, Zamfara, and Sokoto in line with the mandate to have rail in all the state capitals. This is one of
Nigeria Road Safety Deploys 723 Officers, 22 Vehicles In Preparation for Eid-El-Kabir
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
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
Consumers Yet to be Convinced on the Safety of Self Driving Cars
Even as carmakers and tech companies make bold plans for an imminent autonomous future, consumers are greeting the notion of self-driving cars with trepidation. High levels of apprehension have been documented among prospective riders in recent years, and two recently released studies further underscore the uphill climb faced by companies
Semi-automated truck convoys get green light for UK trials
The Government has committed £8.1m to finance trials of semi-autonomous "platooning" lorries. Under the scheme, a "platoon leader" driving a heavy goods vehicle will head a small convoy, with the following tracks, or "drones", being piloted by computers. The trucks drive closely behind one another and are linked electronically, communicating via