Tag: Trucks
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Lagos govt releases impounded trucks
The Lagos State Government has released trucks impounded by the Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) during a special operation on Friday. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed in a statement in Lagos on Saturday.
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Buhari hails Stallion group for producing 700 military trucks in Nig
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday hailed the Stallion Group for its role in the nation’s industrial development, citing the production of 700 military trucks built in Nigeria by Nigerians from their Ojo, Lagos automobiles assembly and production plants. Speaking while commissioning the trucks, Buhari said: “It gives me pleasure and honor to commission the 700…
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Dangote $2 billion urea fertilizer Plant pushes out 120 trucks everyday
After months of speculations, Dangote Urea fertilizer is now finally on sales nationwide and it currently pushes out a minimum of 120 trucks per day across the country Group Executive Director, (Strategy, Capital Projects & Portfolio Development) · Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, revealed to the press over the weekend that the Plant which…
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4 dead as truck rams into bus in Asaba
No fewer than four persons, including an infant, died on Thursday in an accident involving a mini truck and a bus on Asaba-Ibusa -Warri road, Delta. Mr Uchechukwu Wihioka, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the area confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba. Wihioka noted that…
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BREAKING: Video shows Army sent seven trucks to Lekki toll gate
The Nigerian Army deployed no fewer than seven military trucks to the Lekki Tollgate on the evening of Oct. 20, the day unarmed #EndSARS protesters were allegedly shot by the military. This was revealed by CCTV footage of the incident which was played by the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry for Restitution for Victims…
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Sad! Two dead, four saved as trucks, tanker collide with commercial bus
It was a tragic Tuesday when two unknown women died as a tanker collided with a commercial bus in the Anthony area of Lagos State. Four victims who were allegedly rescued from the scene of the accident sustained varying degrees of injuries and were taken to the hospital for treatment by emergency responders. …
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MNJTF kills 42 ISWAP members, destroys gun trucks
The Multinational Joint Task Force ((MNJTF) killed 42 members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) during a clearance operation on the Lake Chad Island on Friday, while several others escaped with gunshot wound. Col. Timothy Antigha, the Chief of Military Public Information of the MNJTF, who confirmed this in a statement on Saturday,…
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Abuja: Hygienic concerns over open display of food by vendors in Apo Market
From Jonas Ike, Abuja Many traders who sell motor spare parts and its accessories at the popular Auto Spare Parts Market Apo (ASPAMA) Abuja may not be in the best state of health due largely to the prevalence of food vendors who ply this trade with open food trucks in the automotive market. The spare…
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Traffic: Army bans movement of trucks on Lagos bridges
… Orders articulated vehicle owners to vacate bridges by Thursday The Nigerian Army on Wednesday ordered drivers of articulated and other heavy-duty trucks to vacate the Carter Bridge and other overpasses in Lagos with effect from Thursday. There were claims that the bridges may buckle under the weight of the articulated trucks and these may…
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FG inaugurates firefighting trucks, water tankers to combat fire outbreaks
The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated 13 modern firefighting trucks and 11 water tankers for the Federal Fire Service (FFS) to combat fire outbreaks in the country. According to Dambazau, one bus for conveying fire fighters and other operational equipment are included. He said the service had never…