Nigeria Indigenous Airline, Dana Air, announced on Tuesday that it has recruited and trained not less than 45 Nigerian Pilots in Johannesburg, South Africa and Madrid, Spain. As one of leading airlines in Nigeria, Dana has over 27 daily flights from Lagos to Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo, and Owerri. And
Road Transportation
Makurdi-Lafia-Abuja road destroyed by Flood
Nigeria, Flood has destroyed the only road linking Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, At the moment the road is about splitting into two at the Yelwa settlement, on the outskirts of Makurdi, Benue State. It is not a palatable situation as Motorist and Commuters were lamenting as
4th Mainland Bridge: Lagos to Announce New Investor Before Year Ends
Nigeria, The Lagos State Government has said it will name a new investor and partner for the 38-kilometre bridge/road project before the end of this year (2017). The Contract had been awarded to some Investors last year but was terminated by the State Government. (BusinessDay) gathered that the Lagos State Government
Taxify takes on Uber in crowded London taxi-hailing market
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Estonian start-up Taxify is to go head to head with Uber [UBER.UL] in London’s highly competitive taxi-hailing market, and also has Paris in its sights. Taxify said it will launch services across London on Tuesday after signing up 3,000 private hire taxi drivers, who have been vetted to
TAXIFY LAUNCHES IN LONDON ON THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER
Taxify, Europe’s fastest-growing ride-sharing platform, launches tomorrow morning in London with thousands of drivers signed up to the platform and ready to accept rides anywhere in the Capital from 10.00am on Tuesday 5 September. Moov LogisticsNews gathered that to celebrate, Taxify has suspended any surge pricing and is offering a huge 50% discount to riders during
Lagos flags off reconstruction of 10-Lane Oshodi-Int’l Airport Road
Lagos State government on Monday flagged off the reconstruction of the Oshodi-International Airport Road, pledging to complete the project within the next 15 months. The project is specifically to include the reconstruction and expansion of the existing carriage to three-lane Expressway on both directions, construction of two-lane Service Road in both directions, construction
UN prescribes collective efforts in tackling road safety problems
Achieving success in the campaign against the of use of a phone while driving and drunk-driving, as well as the promotion of the use of crash helmets by motorcyclists, can only be achieved through the collective efforts of stakeholders. This call was made by the United Nations Secretary General’s Envoy
Toyota Invests In Grab, Which Is Beating Uber In Southeast Asia
Add Toyota Motor (TM) to the list of investors in ride-hailing service Grab, the startup that is looking to knock out Uber in Southeast Asia. Grab (formerly known as GrabTaxi) is a technology company that offers a wide range of ride-hailing and logistics services through its app in Malaysia and neighbouring Southeast Asian nations such as Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand. As of
Uber officially welcomes Expedia’s Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc officially welcomed its new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi, who has led online travel business Expedia Inc for 12 years, in a note sent to employees of the world's biggest ride-services company late on Tuesday. The board had already selected Khosrowshahi as Uber's next CEO
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