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Vandals strike Lokoja-Gwagwalada power line, disrupting transmission

In the early hours of Saturday, 9th November 2024, vandals targeted the Transmission Company of Nigeria’s (TCN) 330kV Lokoja-Gwagwalada transmission line 1, cutting off a key bulk power supply route in central Nigeria. TCN engineers, attempting to re-energize the line, encountered repeated tripping, prompting an inspection by TCN’s patrol team. “Upon inspection, they discovered that Read More…

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Lagos Task Force apprehends four auspects in BRT attack

The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency has apprehended four individuals suspected to be linked to the August 13 attack on a Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) bus. The announcement was made by the Chairman of the Agency, Mr. Tayo Akerele, during a press briefing in Lagos. The bus, which was traveling from Orile-Iganmu to Alaba Read More…

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NRC raises alarm over rising vandalism and theft of rail tracks

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has voiced serious concerns about the increasing rate of vandalism and theft affecting its infrastructure nationwide. During a recent visit to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) headquarters in Abuja, NRC Managing Director Mr. Freeborn Okhirie highlighted the ongoing crisis. “Despite the NSCDC’s commendable efforts in protecting Critical Read More…

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Nigerian Navy halts fuel thieves targetting pipeline in Lagos

“Fuel thieves targeting pipelines in Lagos were thwarted by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT,” announced Commodore Kolawole Oguntuga, the Commander of NNS BEECROFT. In a statement conveyed by Sub.-Lt. Happiness Collins, Oguntuga disclosed that the siphoning of petrol from an NNPCL pipeline at Atlas Cove, Lagos, was successfully disrupted on Wednesday. This operation was Read More…

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Rapid Response Squad nabs three suspected vandals in Lagos; recovers stolen parts of 3rd Mainland Bridge

In the Tom Jones vicinity of Lagos State, operatives from the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of the Police Command have apprehended three individuals believed to be involved in vandalism. Alongside the arrests, a minibus, two carts, and sections of bridge railings were successfully recovered. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesperson for the command, confirmed the arrests Read More…

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Stop vandalising public property in Lagos – LASIMRA warns

Residents of Lagos state have been cautioned by the Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) against the vandalism of government property, saying offenders will be arrested and prosecuted according to the law. Bisoye Coker-Odusote, the General Manager, LASIMRA, speaking at the organised press conference programmed to officially announce the third annual stakeholder’s conference Read More…