(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
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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
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, 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)
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
UBER SUSPENDED IN THE PHILIPPINES
...... VIOLATED NEW DRIVERS REGISTRATION RULES Ride-Sharing Services App"Uber" has been suspended of its accreditation and operation for one month over its violation of a ban on new drivers in the Philippines. The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) did not give a reason for its decision, which came amid regulatory
Ogun State Government Advised to build standard bus stops
Nigeria, Ogun State Government has been advised by the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) to erect standard bus stops across the state to curb indiscriminate parking by operators of commercial Vehicles which causes traffic and at such resulting in delays in deliveries by delivery companies. The Sango-Ota Unit Commander of (FRSC) Mr. Adekunle Oguntoyinbo,
Nigeria Government To commences expansion of Railway
The Federal Government Of Nigerian has started a $41bn railway expansion to reduce dependence on oil and diversify the economy. The contract for the repair of the Itapke-Ajaokuta-Warri rail link was approved By the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria The plan’s key projects include building a second railway line connecting the