From The Press: Eko Rail’s Trains Begin Journey to Lagos
On September 30, 2011,
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The first of hundreds of Toronto subway cars that will furnish a new surface rail line in Lagos, Nigeria, has left Canada for the last time, and is now en route to Africa’s largest city. A Nigerian company, Eko Rail, has agreed to purchase 255 of the Toronto Transit Commission’s (TTC) best-equipped subway cars for [...]
Crucial to the dream of having an all-year good road is the revitalisation of the nation’s rail network, said the Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola. Mr. Fashola, while playing host, on Thursday, to the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, added that “there can be no good roads in the country until plans to build [...]
Governor Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday launched an electronic device to check whether vehicles have valid documents without engaging in manual stop and check of vehicles’ papers. The device, Auto Inspector, is the first of its kind in Nigeria and will help to reduce traffic gridlock on Lagos’ highways occasioned by police stop and check of [...]
The Lagos State government, yesterday, declared as illegal and unconstitutional, quit notices given to some house owners and residents in the Ikosi GRA and its environs by agents of the Federal Government over allegation that their property fall within the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway expansion project site. Bi-Courtney Highway Services Limited, the contractor handling the expressway, issued [...]
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday received the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar in audience, reiterating his call that there can be no good roads in the country until plans to build new ones are complemented by a reactivation and maintenance of a reliable rail network. Governor Fashola who spoke [...]
In any given society, transportation is pivotal to socio-economic development and growth, this is why the Lagos State Government has adopted a multi-faceted approach at tackling the issue of transportation in the State even as it strive to achieve the mega city status, which is firmly on course. Obviously, Lagosians have seen great improvements in [...]
The Lagos State Government, yesterday, called on the Federal Government to fix the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, which is now a nightmare to residents, motorists and other road users. Last night, motorists and commuters were held up on the road for hours due to potholes, which are gradually breaking the road into two at Iyana-Itire and Berliet [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday received the Minister of Works, Architect Mike Onomolemen in audience, asserting that as assets belonging to the people proper maintenance of roads should be priority rather than ascribing ownership to one level of government or the other According to Governor Fashola who spoke at Lagos House, [...]
From The Press: Bringing succour to the physically challenged in Lagos
On July 20, 2011,
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The recent passage into law of the bill establishing Office of Disability Affairs in Lagos State, has again demonstrated the state government’s commitment to the welfare of all residents in the metropolis. As a responsible and responsive government, the Babatunde Fashola administration has continually, through its policies and programmes, made life easier for the people of the [...]
The Lagos State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has described the appointment of Mr Kayode Opeifa as the state Commissioner for Transportation as a good omen for the sector. In a press release signed by the state Secretary of the union, Mr Akin James, described the choice of Opeifa as [...]