Uber on Monday unveiled a custom-built robotaxi that it plans to integrate into its global ride-hailing platform, beginning in San Francisco a symbolic launch on home turf it shares with Waymo, the autonomous vehicle company owned by Google. The new robotaxi is being developed through a partnership with autonomous driving firm Nuro and electric vehicle […]
West African leaders have taken a major step to make flying within the region significantly cheaper, adopting measures that will abolish multiple air transport taxes and cut passenger and security charges by 25 percent starting 1 January 2026. The decision was reached at the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government Summit held in Abuja in […]
The LRMT Blue Line will run longer hours on Friday, December 5, 2025, till 11:43 p.m., beyond its regular closing time of 9:30 p.m. On Saturday, December 6, 2025, operations will commence at 4:00 a.m. and continue until 9:30 p.m.
The Federal Road Safety Corps has announced the introduction of a contactless biometric capture system for driver’s licence issuance, marking a significant shift toward digitalisation in Nigeria’s motor vehicle administration. The development came as the Corps launched its 2025 Ember Months Road Safety Campaign aimed at reducing road accidents during the busy festive period. The […]
….‘Lagos ready to explore water-based economy’ — LASWA boss Lagos State’s long-anticipated inland waterways transportation project being developed in partnership with the European Union has transited from the blueprint to a reality. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday, formally launched the EUR 410 million waterways infrastructure project aimed at developing rapid transportation options that will address […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has reported a fresh case of railway vandalism along the Lagos–Ibadan Standard Gauge corridor. The incident occurred between Agege and Agbado Stations, where unknown persons tampered with critical signalling equipment. According to the NRC, the vandals removed signal machine cap protectors and cut connection cables on Switch Point Machine No. […]
Germany’s Munich Airport resumed flight operations on Friday morning after several drone sightings forced its closure overnight, marking the latest in a series of drone-related disruptions across European airspace. Airports in Denmark, Norway, and Poland have recently suspended flights due to unidentified drones, while authorities in Romania and Estonia have accused Russia of involvement allegations […]
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has attributed the Abuja–Kaduna train derailment of August 26, 2025, to excessive speeding and human error. In a press statement signed by its Managing Director, Kayode Opeifa, the NRC revealed that findings from its internal investigation showed that over speeding and the misapplication of the emergency braking system led to […]
A fatal road accident occurred on Monday along the Ijora Causeway, inward Ijora Seven-Up, when a 40-foot container-laden truck overturned and crushed a commercial tricycle, killing two passengers on the spot. The ill-fated truck, an Apple-branded articulated vehicle with registration number XP 368 AKD, reportedly lost control while attempting to maneuver under the Ijora Bridge. […]
Hon. Adewale Temitope Adedeji, Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Transportation, has condemned the killing of a dispatch rider by a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), describing the act as “barbaric, shameful, inhuman and heartbreaking.” A disturbing video, which surfaced on Thursday, September 18, 2025, sparked […]
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