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dailypost.ng The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement (TRACE) Corps said a total of 31 persons died between December 15, 2019 and January 15, 2020 across Ogun State, being the festive period. DAILY POST reports that 160 persons sustained injuries in the various crashes. It recorded a total of 80 road crashes within the period, involving 11 private cars, 10 private buses, 13 commercial buses, 15 commercial cars, six motorcycles, one tricycle, 12 medium trucks, 11 heavy trucks and 13 other vehicles. According to a statement signed by TRACE spokesperson, Babatunde Akinbiyi, on Friday, “291 persons were involved in the road crashes, out of which 160 persons (96 males, 64 females) sustained various degrees of injuries; 31 persons (15 males, 16 females) we’re killed and 100 persons were rescued unhurt due to prompt response to 47 emergency calls received by TRACE Corps.” Akinbiyi said 41.93% of the road crashes was caused by excessive speed, 23.78% by dangerous driving, 10.9...

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has set up a seven-man automobile technical committee with a mandate to fashion a strategy for an improved, profitable and sustainable automobile industry in the state. Speaking at the inauguration of the committee in Government House, Benin City, Obaseki said the committee has 90 days to come up with a workplan to sanitise and transform the industry and position it to drive productivity and economic growth in the state. He said, “I am setting up a sub-committee with some members of the Edo State Government and over the next three months, they will come back with work plans and recommendations.” He said his administration is committed to leveraging Edo State’s strategic position as a transportation hub to grow the local automobile industry, with the input of key stakeholders from the national scene. “Studies have shown that Benin City is the second largest automobile market in the country. We will like to have an automobile ma...

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned traders operating in markets within Anambra state to stop keeping inflammable materials within their shops to check incessant cases of fire outbreaks. The South-East NEMA Zonal officer Mr Kingsley Okoro gave the warning during a joint assessment visit to Automobile Spare Parts Market, Obosi, Idemili North of Anambra state by the agency in collaboration with Anambra State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) yesterday. He said findings by emergency workers shows that careless handling of inflammable materials constitutes major cause of fire outbreak recorded in the state in recent times. He expressed regret that goods worth several millions of naira were consumed by the inferno which affected the Jide zone section of Auto Spare Parts Obosi on January 11 2020. “After our assessment, we ascertained that a total of 672 traders including 647 males, and 25 females were directly affected by the fire outbreak of January 11 at Auto Spare ...

TSS in partnership with ANAMMCO, received a huge boost from the Dangote Group. The multinational industrial conglomerate recently placed a fresh order for Shacman heavy duty vehicles which are being assembled at the plant. Clearly the biggest and most consistent buyer of Shacman trucks, particularly the tractor units, Dangote Group has since the plant re-opened five years ago after a period of skeletal operations, taken delivery of no fewer than 1,500 units of various models of the brand. Shacman is widely regarded in China as the best in heavy duty vehicles, and the products are being assembled by the Enugu plant for TSS the brand’s representative in Nigeria, on contract basis. In the latest purchase, the group placed an order for about 650 trucks; the production of which has raised the tempo of activities in ANAMMCO as plant workers and local input suppliers strive to meet deadlines. TSS and ANAMMCO managements believe that the current patronage will guarantee that the fact...