36 die in Nigeria road crash

Lagos,  Nigeria – Some 36 people died in a major road crash involving a passenger bus, a truck and a fuel tanker along the busy but pot-holed Benin-Ore expressway in southern Nigeria on Friday, the Federal Road Safety Corps said.

It said the accident occurred around 1 p.m. local time at Ugbogui village along the expressway.

The crash triggered a massive fire…

88 people died in road accidents in the last 10 days of December – FRSC

At least 88 people died in various accidents across Nigeria during the festive period between December 22 and December 31, a cumulation of official reports by the Federal Road Safety Corps has shown.

About 323 people also sustained various degrees of injuries from the accidents.

Most of the road crashed were attributed to over speeding, inpatient and reckless driving; with many of…

Lagos-Ibadan Road Will Be Ready In 2 Months – Works Minister

Federal Government has assured that Julius Berger and Reynold Construction Company Limited, RCC, would deliver on Lagos-Ibadan expressway rehabilitation works within the next two months.

Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen, who gave the assurance in Abuja, Wednesday, said the Federal Government was irrevocably committed to full reconstruction and rehabilitation of the expressway.

He said the emergency repair works and reconstruction of the…

Fashola arrests policeman riding ‘okada’ on express road

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Thursday ordered the arrest of a policeman riding a motorcycle on Lagos/Abeokuta expressway.

The governor spotted the policeman when his convoy was passing on the Ikeja section of the expressway.

Policemen in the governor’s convoy effected the arrest and immediately whisked him away in their van.

Fashola later told newsmen…

PhotoNews: Road Built Around Chinese Couple’s House Who Refused To Relocate

Luo Baogen and his wife insist on living in the half-demolished building in the city of Wenling, in Zhejiang province, China because they believe that the relocation compensation offered by the government is not enough.

Now the only building left standing, the five storey block is a strange sight as cars drive around it…

Virtual high street Atterley Road launches

Atterley Road is a new website which brings together the cream of the British high street and independent designers.

BY Phong Luu | 15 August 2012

Love browsing the shops but hate trudging around the high street? Ladies, we give you Atterley Road – not a bricks and mortar thoroughfare as such, but a new website which brings…

MUST READ: Lagos Road Traffic Bill

The Law as presented by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Ade Ipaye includes:

Section 1. empowers Lagos State Traffic Management Authority to:Apply breath testing, blood and urine specimen testing devices on any driver to detect drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugs.

Section 2. Demand psychiatric evaluation of any person who…

State of East-West road worrisome – Uduaghan

Written by Monday, 04 June 2012

DELTA State governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that the poor state of the East-West road linking Port Harcourt in Rivers State to Warri in Delta State is a major source of worry for the people…

FG concessions Airport Road in Lagos, Second Niger Bridge, others

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Tuesday, May 15, 2012

The Federal Government has entered into a Public Private Partnership (PPP) to rehabilitate and construct major roads across the country, just as foreign countries have indicated interests in investing in roads.

Works Minister Mike Onolomemen…

FEC okays N8.5bn for bridges in Edo, rehabilitation of Umuahia-Owerri road

By Ben Agande Abuja— THE Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved contracts totaling about N8.5 billion for the construction of two bridges in Edo State and rehabilitation of the Umuahia-Owerri road.

Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, who briefed state House correspondents…