Nigeria, An indigenous firm, Nigus Enfinity said it is set to introduce Electric Vehicles (EVs) into the Nigerian automobile market from 2018 just as it plans the first local assembly plant for EVs in 2020. The Chairman, Prince Malik Ado-Ibrahim at an interactive session in Abuja told newsmen that many countries
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Nigerian, US firms jointly assemble low-cost bus
Lagos (Punch) - A new Lagos-based Nigerian firm, Buscar Nigeria Limited, has assembled a low-priced high capacity bus, in partnership with the United States engine maker, Cummins Inc. The automaker said in Lagos at the unveiling of the new vehicle named after the company, Buscar, that it was made as a city
Uber Racks Up Rides, Losses Amid Setbacks
San Francisco (Fox) - Uber Technologies' scandal-plagued year apparently hasn't deterred ridership, though the ride-hailing company is still reporting heavy financial losses. The San Francisco company reported a $645 million loss for the second quarter, narrowing from $708 million in the first quarter. Revenue, not including a one-time outlay for drivers in
Nigeria’s Shippers Council initiates truck transit parks across busy corridors
Nigeria - The Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC) has initiated the location of Truck Transit Parks, TTPs, across the busy corridors in the country to ease traffic congestions. A Truck Transit Park (TTP) is a modern, state of –the- art, common user facility, off the highway, where truck drivers can conveniently park
Nigeria to ban carbon-monoxide emitting Vessels
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said it would put a stop to vessels with a high amount of sulphur in the fuel that allows for emission of carbon monoxide into the air from calling at the nation’s seaports. Mr. Dakuku Peterside, the NIMASA Director-General, disclosed this at a
Nigeria, Apapa Ports road gridlock causes disagreement between Stakeholders
Nigeria, Lagos Apapa road on going rehabilitation has caused a war of words between maritime operators and other stakeholders as a result of the unbearable traffic log jam and blockade of the routes they have been experiencing for years. The latest being the buck-passing among various interest groups on who
U.S. board to vote on likely cause of Tesla ‘Autopilot’ crash
How to Manoeuvre Apapa, Wharf Road, As repairs Firm Up
LAGOS, NIGERIA - Repair of Nigeria's main access road to its major seaports, the two-kilometer stretch Wharf Road, from the Area ‘B’ Police Command to the Apapa Port, has commenced. The repair work which is being financed by the Dangote Group, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc. and Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)
Train derailment in India kills more than 20
Lagos-Badagry Expressway Project On Course
Nigeria, Lagos/Badagry Expressway expansion projects being handled by the Contractor, The China Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC) through one of its official Mr. Izuchukwu Obioma assured Lagos residents that the project would be delivered on schedule. The contract for the rehabilitation of the Lagos/Badagry Expressway was awarded in 2009