THISISLAGOS MORNING NEWS UPDATE AUGUST 25, 2018 Third Mainland Bridge: Tests completed on 15 expansion joints (Nation) The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Adedamola Kuti on Friday said tests on 15 expansion joints on the Third…
Harmattan memories -Oshoko Bushushu
All the talk about closing the Third Mainland Bridge reminded me of one harmattan evening when the bridge was covered with fog. I was driving home that evening from the mainland to the island. The evening was overcast and as…
Third Mainland Bridge closure: road users applaud agencies on smooth traffic (SUN)
Motorists and other road users on Friday poured praises on traffic management agencies for sustaining smooth traffic flow, in spite of the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge. The 11.8km bridge was closed to traffic on Aug. 23 for maintenance.…
Govt to shut Third Mainland Bridge for 4 days (Punch)
The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be temporarily shut for four days starting from midnight of August 23 to midnight of August 26, 2018. The government explained that the measure was to make it easy…
From Lagos to Kampala with Runtown – Dami Ajayi
Lagos, Nigeria’s claim to a mega city, and Kampala, Uganda’s capital, have little in common except, perhaps, for Runtown. You can’t even get a straight flight from Lagos to Kampala for two reasons. 1. There is no commercial airport in…
Third Mainland Bridge to be shut month end – Fashola (Nation)
Minister for Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, on Friday said the Third Mainland Bridge will be shut for repair at the end of the month. Fashola said the Federal Government wants to seize the opportunity of the…
* Gridlock: Don’t close Third Mainland Bridge, LASG counsels FG (Punch) * Illegal migrants not welcome in Lagos, says SSG (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 20, 2018 Gridlock: Don’t close Third Mainland Bridge, LASG counsels FG (Punch) The Lagos State Government on Thursday urged the Federal Government to postpone its planned closure of the Third Mainland Bridge in the…
* Third Mainland Bridge will be shut for 3 days – FG (Punch) * Lagos assures residents of safety (Nation)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 17, 2018 Third Mainland Bridge will be shut for 3 days – FG (Punch) The Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos will be closed to traffic for three days from July 27, 2018, to assess…
* Third Mainland Bridge to be shut for 27 months (Vanguard) * ‘Add value to governance’ (Punch)
THISISLAGOS MIDDAY NEWS UPDATE JULY 12, 2018 Third Mainland Bridge to be shut for 27 months (Vanguard) The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mr Adedamola Kuti, on Wednesday in Lagos said that the emergency rehabilitation/maintenance of the Third Mainland…
Third Mainland Bridge to be closed for repairs (Punch)
The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr. Adedamola Kuti, said on Tuesday that consultations had begun for the closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for repairs. Kuti told the News Agency of Nigeria that the ministry of works was going to…