Tag: transport
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UNIBEN shuttle service increases transport fare
University of Benin (UNIBEN) Students Shuttle Service Committee has increased transport fare on campus and other routes in Benin with effect from July 1.
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What Nigerians are saying about Tinubu’s 50% transport fares cut
A section of Nigerians have aired their minds on the 50% cut in the cost of transport fares by President Bola Tinubu.
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Good news as Tinubu approves 50% reduction in transport fare nationwide
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday approved a 50 per cent slash in price of interstate transport fare for Nigerians travelling during the yuletide from Thursday, December 21, 2023 to January 4, 2024. This is as the President approved free rides for commuters on all train services within the period. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development,…
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SAD! Popular owner of Iyare transport company, Iyare Motors, Omoruyi is dead
Popular transporter Abel Omoruyi, popularly known as 007, is dead. Omoruyi, who until his demise, was the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Iyare Motors died on Friday night. Iyare motors is one of the most popular transport companies in Nigeria, with headquarters in Benin-City, Edo State. Omoruyi’s death was announced by Mr. Igbinidu Charles…
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Nigerian Railway generates N5.70bn from passengers in 2021
The Nigerian Railway Corporation generated N5.70bn revenue from passengers in 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says. This is contained in the NBS Rail Transportation Data for 2021 released in Abuja on Wednesday.
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NITT, Multimix Academy seek ways to improve transport, logistics in Nigeria
Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology, (NITT), Nigeria’s pioneer public sector institute for transport and logistics and Multimix Academy, the nation’s premier and leading private sector academy for logistics and supply chain management has signed an historic memorandum of understanding to deepen the capacity of professionals in the sector. History was made on Thursday 4th March,…
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Police arrest six, invite transport union leaders over Obalende chaos
The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, said it arrested six suspected hoodlums responsible for the unrest in the Obalende area of the state. It was earlier reported that gunshots were heard this morning when two rival transport unions –National Union of Road Transport Workers and the Road Transport Employers’ Association Of Nigeria –clashed in…
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Commuters in Lagos groan under new COVID-19 transport guidelines
Commuters in Lagos State on Sunday decried the continuous hike in transport fares occasioned by the COVID-19 new public transport guidelines put in place by the state government, despite neglect by transport operators. Some commuters, in separate interviews in Lagos, said that since the guidelines constraining operators to load at 50 or 60 per cent…
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Buhari approves ECOWAS’ request to transport, distribute COVID-19 medical supplies within sub-region
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the request of ECOWAS for the West African Health Organisation (WAHO) to transport and distribute COVID-19 medical supplies from Abuja regional hub to other ECOWAS Member States. The Directorate of Communications, ECOWAS Commission, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, President Buhari gave the…
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Video: See Massive multiple-unit that will revolutionise Nigeria’s transportation system
The Nigerian transportation system is about to witness a historic turnaround especially with the massive nationwide infrastructure delivery under the Muhammadu Buhari-led government. Sooner than expected, the noisy, rickety trains will give way to technologically advanced light rails with the exclusive right-of-way. Adding another feather to the cap of its achievements, the minsitry of transportation…