I’ve heard gruesome tales about tragedies on Nigerian roads. The gory story a friend told me sometimes ago came to memory as I was recently reading up on fatalities on Nigerian roads. Road crashes have become normal in the country. For about two hours, my friend kept on spewing out …
Read More »NANS vows to block airports, federal roads
The National Association of Nigerian Students on Monday vowed to block all federal roads and airports in the country to protest the 12-week extension of the strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. NANS President, Sunday Asefon, in a statement made available to our correspondent, condemned the inaction of …
Read More »Oyetola inaugurates rehabilitation of N3.2bn township roads
The Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday, flagged off rehabilitation of roads in Osogbo Federal Constituency with an assurance not to neglect governance for politicking. Oyetola gave the assurance in Ilobu during the flag off of rehabilitation work on three selected roads cutting across the Osogbo, Ilobu, Ifon and …
Read More »Anambra roads constructed by Peter Obi are all washed off –Ngige
Former governor of Anambra State, Chris Ngige, has said that all the roads constructed by his successors in Anambra have been washed away because they were poorly done by inefficient contractors. The current Minister of Labour and Employment and 2023 presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress …
Read More »Peter Obi Didn’t Achieve Anything More Than Boreholes, Roads In Anambra – Asari Dokubo
Speaking with Arise TV, Dokubo alleged that the former governor only provided boreholes and roads, stating that Nigerians need someone better to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has made some allegations against 2023 presidential aspirant, Peter Obi. Asari who …
Read More »Residents fear epidemics as refuse fill roads in Anambra
More than half of some major roads in Anambra communities have been taken over by heaps of refuse, thereby making both human and vehicular movement almost difficult. Our correspondent, who went round some locations on Wednesday, observed that major drainage channels, especially in the Onitsha metropolis, have also been blocked …
Read More »FG okays N33.81bn for lie detectors, roads in ministries
THE Federal Government approved N33.81bn for the award of various contracts for projects in the Ministries of Works and Housing; Industry, Trade and Investments, and Justice in Abuja on Wednesday. This includes N1.07bn for the procurement of eye-scanning lie detectors and night-vision goggles for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. …
Read More »Refuse dumps take over Anambra roads, residents fear epidemic breakout
More than half of some major roads in Anambra communities have been taken over by heaps of refuse thereby making both human and vehicular movement almost difficult. Our correspondent who went around some locations on Wednesday observed that major drainage channels, especially in the Onitsha metropolis have also been blocked …
Read More »FRSC orders NUPENG to evacuate tankers parked on roads in Taraba
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Taraba Sector Command, said it has ordered the management of the National Union of Petroleum, Energy and Gas of Nigeria to immediately evacuate all tankers parked on the highways in the state to ensure free flow of traffic. Corps Commander Selina Williams, the state Sector …
Read More »Travelling on Bauchi roads invokes fear as fatal crashes soar, overwhelm agencies
ARMSTRONG BAKAM writes on the frequent crashes in Bauchi State which have left hundreds of people dead and others maimed In 2021, the high rising cases of road accidents across various routes across in Bauchi State became a great source of concern and worry as almost on a daily basis, …
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