Renovated 3rd MB Reopens, Customs Generates ₦1.3 trn In Q1, Woman Gives Birth On BRT Bus, Don’t Exceed 80km/h On 3MB, News In The Past Week

Renovated 3rd Mainland Bridge reopens, Customs generates ₦1.3 trn in Q1 2024, woman gives birth on BRT Bus, don’t exceed 80km/h on 3rd Mainland Bridge, news in the past week.

Woman Who Gave Birth On A BRT Bus Gets Preloaded Cowry Card, Cash Gift From LAMATA

The officials of the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has presented baby gifts during a visit to a woman who recently gave birth on a BRT bus while enroute to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) from Ikorodu.

According to LAMATA, the woman, Mrs. Kubura Oluyemo, gave birth to a baby girl, named Dayan, on Wednesday, 27th March 2024 in a BRT from Ikorodu enroute Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS).

During LAMATA’s visit to the Oluyemo’s, the team, led by Head of BRT Operations, Mr. Adepoju Fowokan, presented preloaded cowry card and cash gifts on behalf of the Managing Director LAMATA, Engr. Mrs. Abimbola Akinajo.

FG Reopens Newly Renovated 3rd Mainland Bridge, LASTMA Urges Motorists To Maintain Speed Limits

The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Thursday April 4th announced the full reopening of the newly renovated 3rd Mainland Bridge following the successful completion of repair works by the Federal Government.

In a statement, the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Olalekan Bakare Oki, urge motorists to maintain speed limits while driving on the long stretch of the newly renovated Third Mainland Bridge.

According to Bakare Oki, the comprehensively repaired bridge is now fascinating to drive on and this may be too tempting and risky not to observe speed limit thereby resulting in untoward consequences for motorists.

Don’t Exceed 80km/h, Renovated 3rd Mainland Bridge Now Equipped With Speed Cameras – FG

The newly renovated 11.8-kilometre Third Mainland Bridge (3MB) was officially opened to traffic on Thursday April 4th 2024 following the successful completion of repair works by the Federal Government.

While announcing the unofficial re-opening of the bridge on Thursday, the Federal Controller of Works, Lagos, Mrs Olukorede Keisha, urged motorists to obey every traffic signs and keep to the approved speed limit.

She explained that the speed cameras, done in conjunction with the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC), was installed to capture motorists who exceeds the limit of 80km/per hour.

Keisha further explained that motorists caught exceeding the speed limit of 80km per hour (80 km/h) would face penalties at the renewal of their vehicle license.

Customs Generates ₦1.3 trn In Q1 2024, Move To Stop Fluctuations In Foreign Exchange Rate

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it generated ₦1.347 trillion in revenue between January and March of 2024, which surpasses the over ₦606 billion collected during the same period last year by 122.35 per cent.

Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, gave the update during a press briefing on the agency’s activities in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 on Wednesday.

During the quarter being assessed, Adeniyi said the agency made 572 seizures with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of ₦10.59 billion, with rice, petroleum products and motor vehicles making up 39%, 26% and 6% percent of the total seizures, respectively.

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