Four persons were killed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday when a luxury bus rammed into a truck. Three other persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accident. Mrs Florence Okpe, Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps in Ogun confirmed the incident in Abeokuta. She said...
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, on Tuesday said the first phase construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway project had been completed and delivered to ensure free traffic flow. Kesha told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that phase one was completed and delivered before...
No fewer than five people were confirmed dead on Sunday while 12 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident near the Foursquare Camp on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the development...
Hundreds of motorists and passengers going to Mile 2 were on Saturday stranded as flood from a morning downpour disrupted free movement on the trade fair and Abule-Ado axis of Lagos-Badagry Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flood from the downpour blocked the trade fair...
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has totally re-opened for vehicular movement, a section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway blocked on Tuesday morning due to an accident on the Otedola Bridge. LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Mr Adebayo Taofiq, made this known in a statement in...
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi, on Tuesday introduced night construction to fast track Nigeria’s highway projects in line with global practices. Umahi said this during a visit to project sites in Lagos/Ogun States. He said during the visit that the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway rehabilitation/reconstruction was 98...
No fewer than four persons were confirmed dead while 11 others sustained injuries in a lone accident involving a Foton bus at the Aiyetoro axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Babatunde Akinbiyi, the Spokesperson, Ogun Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE) confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta on...
No fewer than three persons were confirmed dead while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Sino truck and a Toyota car at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has appealed for patience of motorists due to heavy traffic being experienced from Toll Gate to Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Fashola made the appeal in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr Hakeem Bello,...
April 30 delivery of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction/rehabilitation Project is set although construction on three of the 43.6km of Section One could not be completed due to heavy rainfall and other factors. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Mr Umar Bakare, made the disclosure on Saturday night...
No fewer than seven persons were burnt to death while 14 others sustained varying degrees of injuries in a lone accident around OPIC on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Sunday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the Public Education Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, confirmed the incident to newsmen in...
Gunmen on Sunday have kidnapped an officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Popoola Olasupo, along Fidiwo axis on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Olasupo was kidnapped at about 6:30 am on Sunday morning while going to his duty...
No fewer than seven persons were on Thursday burnt to ashes in an accident few metres away from Saapade bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The spokesperson of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, Mrs Florence Okpe, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Okpe explained that 18...
The Ogun Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned motorists against route violation or driving against traffic as construction work resumes on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Monday. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, gave the warning while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Federal Government on Friday ordered temporary suspension of construction works on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to make traveling experience easier for holiday makers returning to their destinations after the festive season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Julius Berger returned to site on Tuesday after leaving in December...
N o fewer than 261 persons died while 1,700 others sustained injuries in road traffic crashes from January to November in Oyo. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Oyo, Joshua Adekanye, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Ibadan. Adekanye said...
The Police Commands in Oyo and Ogun States have beefed up security on Lagos-Ibadan expressway following resurgence of criminal activities along the route. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been recurring reports of kidnapping and other security challenges along the 131 kilometre road. The Spokesman...
Three persons died and three others severely injured in a lone road accident on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander of the FRSC in Ogun, confirmed this to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta. Umar explained that the accident occured in the early hours of Monday and involved...
Dr Adebola Agbaje, wife of Prof. Adigun Agbaje, the kidnapped University of Ibadan (UI) don, has pleaded for the release of her husband, saying her expected gratuity was not enough to pay the N50 million ransom demanded. In an exclusive interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
A Police officer was killed, one other injured, while a Professor of Political Science was among others that were kidnapped by suspected gunmen on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that suspected kidnappers in military uniform, who laid siege to Dominica University area on the expressway...