APAPA GRIDLOCK: NPA, Lagos to impound trucks without call-up slip
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By Olasunkanmi Akoni
The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, and Lagos State government, yesterday, disclosed plans to finally commence a three-month trial on enforcement and compliance of Electronic Call-Up System from February 27, 2021, as part of measures to ensure the free-flow of traffic in Apapa access port areas and environs.
Governor Babajide Samwo-Olu and the NPA Managing Director, Hadiza Usman, said this when the latter led a delegation of NPA management on a courtesy visit to the governor at the Lagos House, in Alausa, Ikeja.
While receiving the delegation, the governor said: “There have been conversations around the call-up system, It has been a tedious and rigorous process and we are happy it is taking off now; it is will be a transparent system, there will be a virtual dashboard that people will see at the various stations.
• Minister, NAF, FAAN, AIB confirm accident
• Buhari mourns, restates commitment to air safety
• Air force contacts families, releases list of victims
The black box and cockpit recorder of Nigeria Air Force (NAF) Beachcraft airplane, which crashed yesterday, have been recovered. Seven persons killed in the accident have been recovered and evacuated.
Lamenting the tragedy, President Muhammadu Buhari said he remained committed to the safety of the Nigerian airspace.
The aircraft, which was en route Minna, Niger State capital, crashed shortly after the perimeter fence of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
Firemen attached to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) put out the fire in the after noon while officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) were on ground.
The witness told
Daily Trust that the ill-fated aircraft struggled for balance and began descending dangerously until it hit a mango tree close to a stream behind Basa village in the nation’s capital.
Our correspondent who took pictures of the crash site was confronted by military personnel who seized his mobile phone and deleted pictures already taken.
As of 12 midday, the black box and the cockpit recorder had been recovered.
Before our correspondent left the scene, lifeless bodies were collected in body bags and hauled into waiting ambulances.
Firemen attached to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) succeeded in putting out the fire after noon while officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) were on ground.
HIGHWAYS OF DEATH: 41,257 killed in road accidents in 97 months
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…How 204 persons were crushed in January 2021
By Clifford Ndujihe
THEY had been at home for 10 months on account of the closure of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They eagerly returned to school mid last month and were set to write their final examinations, graduate and join in the efforts to develop their father land.
This will no longer be for Samuel Adesomoju Tobi, a final year law student and Oluwasemire Ojinni, a final year Business Administration student of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Ondo State.
The duo were among 15 victims of an accident at the university gate on January 23. While Adesomoju was one time president of the Students union of the university, Oluwasemire was the first female president of the National Association of Business Administration and Management Students of AAUA.
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