From Our Correspondent Sen. Ahmed Alkali, Minister of Transportation, on Friday, scolded the contractor handling the reconstruction of the Port Harcourt–Maiduguri narrow gauge rail project. Fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt, Alkali described the project as “disappointing”. The minister was in Rivers to inspect the work sites in Port-Harcourt and Kom-Kom Community in Oyigbo […]
By Our Correspondent The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Sa’idu Alkali, has assured staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) of improved welfare to enhance productivity. Alkali announced the proposed welfare package during a familiarisation visit to the NRC headquarters in Ebute-Meta, Lagos. He also assured the corporation of the ministry’s support toward realising its statutory […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has engaged transport stakeholders on the “Safe To Load” programme, to prevent accidents during the Ember months. The programme is part of the annual Command’s Stakeholders Engagement on the implementation of the programme, held on Wednesday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of the engagement […]
By Our Correspondent Three persons have died while one other sustained injuries in a lone accident around Area J4 on the Ijebu Ode-Benin expressway on Saturday. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed the accident involving a Toyota sienna car that plunged into Omo river around Area J4. Spokesperson of FRSC, Florence Okpe, told newsmen […]
The Lagos State’s Blue Line Railway will begin commercial operations on Monday, Sept. 4, according to the Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA). Mrs Abimbola Akinajo, Managing Director of LAMATA announced this at a Press briefing and test-running of the train at Marina on Wednesday. Akinajo said the commercial operation of the transport system […]
A pilot, Ivan Andaur, has collapsed and died in a toilet onboard a Boeing 787 while flying from Miami to Chile. Andaur, 56, was flying flight LA505 from Miami International Airport to Santiago, Chile, on Sunday night, when he fell ill. LATAM Airline, in a statement, said Andaur had been a pilot for 25 years. […]
At least 10 cars of a passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s southern Sindh province, on Sunday, killing at least 30 passengers. More than 100 other people also sustained injuries, government and police officials said. While confirming the casualties, Sindh’s Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah, said nine cars have been cleared. Shah added that a […]
From Our Correspondent in Zaria The management of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria, Kaduna State, says it auctioned two of its helicopters due to their underutilisation. TheNewsZenith learnt that NCAT recently auctioned the helicopters due to under utilisation. The Rector of the college, Capt. Alkali Modibbo, told newsmen, on Sunday in Zaria […]
From Our Correspondent in Ore A pregnant woman, three children and 16 others are feared dead on Sunday evening when a petrol-laden tanker exploded at Ore in Odigbo Local government area of Ondo State. But officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said eight persons were burnt to death following the explosion. An eyewitness […]
By Our Correspondent in Abeokuta At least, four persons died in a lone accident involving a commercial bus on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway in the early hour of Sunday in Ogun State. The NewsZenith gathered that 11 other passengers in the bus, marked AGL989YA, sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident at the Aiyetoro axis […]