Driving in Lagos seems to have become a nightmare. Intractable traffic gridlocks leading to huge man-hour loss have become a daily occurrence amid the government’s plan to complete the projects expected to bring the public relief. ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE writes. A businesswoman, Gladys Onoriowode, shocked other commuters last Friday. As her Agege-Oshodi BRT bus necked intoRead More …
Transportation
Average price paid for bus fare increased in October — NBS
NAN The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within cities in the country increased from N185.47 in September to N193.21 in October. The bureau said this in its Transport Fare Watch (October 2018 ) report released in Abuja on Friday. According to the report, the fare increased […]
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Will GE’s withdrawal affect narrow gauge deal?
Power giant General Electric (GE) has withdrawn from the railway narrow gauge concession one year after it ought to have rolled out new wagons on the tracks. What is the implication of its withdrawal for the project?ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE writes The nation’s march to a modernised rail system, especially its centennial asset- the narrow gauge –Read More …
Harnessing potentials of inland waterways
Each time an accident occurs on Nigeria’s waterways, like it did again last week in Lagos, when two boats collided at a jetty in Iddo, it calls attention to a sector that is practically teetering for lack of a clear roadmap or policy for the transportation sector. It was another major accident in two months,Read More …
The Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge conundrum
Despite the Federal Government’s spirited effort to achieve an uncommon feat in the revamping of the railway, the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge project may not be delivered in December, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE. Top on Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi’s salver right now is how to manage the fallout of the much touted delivery of the […] …
Lagos-Badagry expressway: Ending a nation’s shame
Lock up transportation and you lock up an economy. This aphorism has been proven beyond doubt on the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, which has been locked down to traffic for over two decades. Hence the joy of residents and motorists knew no bounds when the Federal Executive Council (FEC), awarded the contract for its repairs, writes ADEYINKA […] …
Lagos unveils ANPR to track traffic violators
Lagos State Government has rolled out an e-inspection technology application to tackle traffic and vehicle documentation violations. The new effort, which takes fines to violators’ doorstep, will eventually ensure that only healthy vehicles are on the roads, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE Imagine a return of the banned Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIOs) to all roads in LagosRead More …
Narrow gauge: A concession gone awry?
Seventeen months after its expected take-off, the narrow gauge is still in limbo, raising fears that it may never materialise. The question whether the narrow gauge concession to General Electric (GE) will ever materialise has been boggling the minds of many since May, last year, writes Yinka Aderibigbe. Seventeen months after its proposed take-off, theRead More …
Resolving traffic gridlocks with non-motorised option
With 6.5 million people walking from one destination to another in Lagos daily, a non-motorised system may have promoted itself as a viable means of beating the traffic gridlock for many in the mega city, writes ADEYINKA ADERIBIGBE Dateline September 22, 2018. Hundreds of hapless commuters mill around bus stops, between Cappa and Ikeja AlongRead More …
Buhari should not contest 2019 election, says Anglican bishop
Peter Dada, Akure The Bishop of the Diocese of Ondo, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) Stephen Oni, has said the nation needed a young and visionary person to become the next President of the country, and urged President Muhammadu Buhari to drop his re-election bid in 2019. He lamented that some politicians in Nigeria had […] …