From Our Correspondent A lone accident at Tarzan junction along the Nteje-Awka-Onitsha Expressway in Anambra has claimed the life of a conductor. The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, Mr Adeoye Irelewuyi, confirmed the accident to newsmen, on Thursday, in Awka. Irelewuyi said one of the vehicle’s tyres burst in […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Democratic Front (TDF) has described reopening of the Lagos-Kano railway line for freight operations as a major boost for Nigeria’s economy. Danjuma Mohammed and Wale Adedayo, the Chairman and Secretary of TDF respectively asserted this in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith on Tuesday. “Reopening the railway corridor indicatives President Tinubu’s silent […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) is working with two security arms to curb insecurity on Lagos waterways, the General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, has said. TheNewsZenith reports that the collaboration is with the Marine Police and the Nigerian Navy. Emmanuel explained that beyond the Marine Police and the Navy, LASWA laos […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to patronise technologies and products of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI). TheNewsZenith gathered that the directive aims to support Made-in-Nigeria goods and reduce importation. The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, represented President Tinubu […]
A bus carrying, farmworkers in central Florida, overturned on Tuesday, after colliding with a pickup truck on a rural road, killing eight people and injuring about 40 others, authorities said. The bus was transporting 53 farmworkers at about 6.40 a.m. when it collided with a truck in Marion County. Marion is 80 miles north of […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged companies and institutions owning large vehicles fleet to key into its Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme (RTSSS). TheNewsZenith gathered that FRSC designed RTSSS, specifically for big companies to ensure safer motoring. The FRSC Unit Commander in Ojota, Mr Spence Olakunjo, gave the advice when […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task force) seized 344 commercial motorcycles (Okada) in different parts of the state within one week. The Public Relations Officer of the Task force, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, disclosed the seizure in a statement on Sunday. Abdulraheem said the task force raided Abule-Ado area and […]
From Our Correspondent No fewer than nine persons died in a road accident on Christmas day in Insha town Osun State. TheNewsZenith reports that the accident, involved a trailer loaded with beans and passengers, heading to Niger State from Edo. The accident occurred along the Ikirun-Offa highway near Inisa town. Rescue team deposited bodies of […]
By Our Correspondent The joint Search and Rescue Simulation by the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) will reduce rescue time and boost passenger confidence in water transportation. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this declaration during the joint exercise held, on Thursday, in Lagos. Osiyemi said because emergencies and disasters know no boundaries, […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government is set to provide customised explosives and narcotic detection screening systems for five international airports. Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, announced this at a news briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the equipment, which will have […]