Two years and two months after the ground breaking ceremony of the $1.5billion Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project, the Federal Government at the weekend declared the project 70 per cent completed from Ebutte-Metta, Lagos to Ibadan, Oyo State. The minister…
NURTW, RTEAN hail revolution in Lagos public transport (DailyTrust)
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) said the new transport interchange and 820 buses inaugurated in Lagos last week by President Muhammadu Buhari would revolutionize public transportation in Lagos.…
Over 2000 buildings may go as Akinole-Oshiun family takes possession of land in Lagos (DailyTrust)
Anxiety, confusion and shock have taken over many residents, business and property owners at Agidingbi in Ikeja, Lagos when the Akinole-Oshiun family took over possession of 398 acres of land following a Supreme Court judgement which ruled in their favour.…
Congo audits Aero MRO as Ghana moves to renew certification (DailyTrust)
The Aero Maintenance Organisation (AMO) has received further boost as the Civil Aviation Authority of Congo has commenced audit of the facility in order to approve it for maintenance of Congo’s registered aircraft. This is just as the Ghana Civil…
Lagos and politics of ‘non-indigenous’ leaders (DailyTrust)
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, who has hinged his campaign on freedom and entrenchment of true democracy in Lagos politics, said his quest would put an end to the scenario where some…
In Lagos, residents use phones to call Okada (DailyTrust)
In the Lagos metropolis, they have become ubiquitous, the green colour on the helmet the rider dons and on the motorcycle itself standing them out in traffic. They are the two-wheeler version of Uber and Taxify, the popular online car…
‘Owing ex-Airways retirees, crime against humanity’ (DailyTrust)
An aviation veteran and former director of Operations of the defunct Nigeria Airways, Capt. Dele Ore, says refusal to settle the severance packages of the retirees is a crime against humanity. This is even as President of Aviation Round Table…