…fuel has become affordable. Marketers still face substantial costs for bulk purchases, transportation and financing, while depot owners must generate enough revenue to replace stocks and sustain operations.PAY ATTENTION: From breaking news to viral moments. Follow Legit.ng on Instagram!The result is a market where pric…
UAE investigators have said the co-pilot of a flydubai flight to Israel this week was planning a “terrorist act” and used the cockpit’s emergency axe to attack the captain, but they did not reveal his motive. Initial findings from the UAE’s investigation into the attack also did not confirm his nationality, according t…
…cent salary increase announced in 2023 and the provision of five Marcopolo buses for the transportation of students and staff. With the strike deadline approaching, the unions appealed to students, parents and civil society organisations to hold the state government accountable for any disruption to academic and admini…
…years, called for a comprehensive review of all taxes, levies and charges in the air transport sector. However, she said all stakeholders must be ready to make their figures available to facilitate the process.She said: “One thing I will also say from this other side of the divide is, in the last five years, post-COVID…
…who served as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, governor and Minister of Transportation. 5. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured Nigerians that it is taking practical steps to ensure that the 2027 general elections are free, fair, inclusive and credible. The Resident Electoral C…
…provide further assistance. NEMA, according to the official, would also facilitate the transportation of the returnees to their respective states to enable them reunite with their families. For Ijeoma, the journey home represents an opportunity to begin again after years of uncertainty. “My expectation, by the grace of…
…on their heads, and squeeze across a makeshift bridge of timber poles and planks, while transport operators watch their earnings disappear. During a visit on Friday, Saturday PUNCH found the main crossing around the collapsed bridge in a sorry state, with high, muddy floodwater spreading across the surrounding ground a…
Former Minister of Transportation and African Democratic Congress vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, has said an Atiku Abubakar-led administration would reduce the cost of transportation, fuel and food within its first year in office. Amaechi made the claim on Friday while appearing on Channels Television’s P…
…political backgroundAmaechi served as governor of Rivers State and later as minister of transportation under former President Muhammadu Buhari.The 61-year-old is currently the ADC's vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 elections, running alongside the party's presidential flagbearer.Watch the trending video in…
Commuters in at least 14 states continued to pay the same or higher transport fares on October 1, the date President Tinubu set for fare reductions to beginTransport unions in several states said they had not received any CNG buses, while drivers cited fuel costs, bad roads and a shortage of refuelling stationsThe chai…
…Cartels can leverage the existing regional smuggling networks of terrorist groups to transport drugs, and terrorist groups can benefit from a significant opportunity to raise funds to support their expanding operations. For example, this was seen with the smuggling of cigarettes around the Sahel by Al-Qaeda in the Isla…
US President Donald Trump said Thursday that Tehran was likely involved in an attack by a pilot on a flydubai flight to Israel and that Iran would be “hit very hard” if it was. The co-pilot allegedly assaulted the captain before passengers managed to save the plane from crashing. Israel’s prime minister said the man ha…
…traders, farmers, artisans and businesses already facing increased costs of food, transportation, housing and business operations. The coalition made the call in its Independence Day statement marking Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary on Thursday, which was signed by its Chairman, Waheed Lawal. According to the c…
…school. We will also provide a programme by which kids who are in public schools are transported free to school if they need it.”See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google Doherty noted the value his administration would place on children and healthcare. He pledged to ensure that “education is not denied to a…
…wage before 2027.The demands reflect broader concerns about rising food prices, higher transportation costs, and the declining purchasing power of Nigerian workers.The council closed its circular with a rallying call to members, urging them to spread the strike notice widely."Please, disseminate the information!!! Sure…
…government to ensure that its promise of prosperity translates into cheaper food, lower transport and energy costs, jobs for young people and safer communities. For ordinary Nigerians, CAN said, the real question is not what the economic figures say but whether families can afford the basics, young people can find dece…
…corridor, creating the prospect of an integrated platform where energy, maritime transport, manufacturing, logistics and international trade reinforce one another. Receiving NNPC officials in Abeokuta on Wednesday, Governor Dapo Abiodun said the renewed engagement on OGLNG could provide an important energy foundation f…
…has officially commenced operations in Abuja, offering commuters an electric-powered transportation option while creating opportunities for drivers and their families. ProTaxi is an initiative of Promiseland, which is focused on using innovation and technology to move ordinary people from poverty to prosperity and crea…
…Infrastructure: The Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway, forming part of a major coastal transport corridor.See more Punch stories on Google.Add Punch on Google DELTA — Housing: Development of a 250-unit Renewed Hope Estate alongside wider urban infrastructure. EBONYI — Housing & Roads: A 250-unit Renewed Hope Estate and inf…
…still struggling to afford necessities, including food, school fees, medical bills and transportation, but vowed that his administration would not settle for merely managing poverty. The President made the admission in his 66th Independence Day address to the nation, saying the hardship confronting many households pred…
…Tinubu said the government would focus on lowering the cost of producing and transporting goods by expanding mechanised irrigation and dry-season farming, improving access to seeds and fertiliser, increasing mechanisation and investing in storage and transportation. He said ongoing investments in roads, railways and po…
…priority is to bring down the cost of living by reducing the cost of producing and transporting goods. Tinubu said the government was expanding mechanised irrigation and dry-season farming, improving access to seeds and fertiliser, increasing mechanisation and investing in storage and transportation. He said the constr…
…teacher and that parents in the community also entrusted their children to him for transportation on his motorcycle. He held that Isaac had exploited that trust to lure the child into the toilet and commit the offence. Justice Oshodi also noted that Isaac had denied the offence throughout the proceedings and sought to…
…easily plunge into the ditch.” Further appeals for urgent intervention were made by transport union representative, Dauda Oyeniyi, and President of the Otan-Ayegbaju Progressive Union, OAPU, Aare Adetunji Mosebolatan. Mosebolatan said the community union had previously funded repairs on internal township roads through…
…Nigeria’s Independence Day celebration, will formally introduce ProTaxi to the Abuja transportation market as a platform built around safety, reliability, comfort, affordability and technology-driven mobility. Speaking ahead of the unveiling, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of PromiseLand, Ambassador Dr. Lawren…