Is that all?!

The Borno State Government has reopened the Maiduguri-Dikwa road after a closure that lasted for 5 years due to the Boko Haram insurgency in the region.

Naijauto,com learned the decision to close the 86km road to motorists and commuters in 2015 came about when the activities of the terrorist group reached its climax in the North. However, the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, reopened the road on Sunday, in the company of Maj-Gen Olusegun Adeniyi, the Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, and Brigade General Abdul Khalifa, the General Officer in charge of 7 Division, Operation Lafiya Dole.

In his opening remark, Gov.Zulum lauded the efforts of the Nigerian military towards combating the Boko Haram terrorist group that have been attacking motorists and people in Borno State.

He further assured that the reopened road would restore socio-economic activities in the state, with emphasis on the fishing business popular in the region.
He stated that with improved security, motorists would ply the road freely without being escorted by the military.

The governor cautioned the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) along with other unions against escorting commuters and motorists plying the highway.

He said,

"The Nigerian law does not prohibit the transportation of good within the state. So therefore, you cannot ask a driver to pay money for transporting sachet water anywhere within the state.
How can you transport pure water and tomatoes and you are ask to pay N19, 000 for a six-tyre vehicle.
This government and the people will fight to see an end to these activities in Borno."


Gov. Zulum also used the occasion as an opportunity to donate six patrol vehicles to the army stationed at Mafa, saying that it was his way of supporting the federal government's determination to reduce insurgency.

Maj-Gen Adeniyi, on his own part, warned NURTW officials against demanding unnecessary levies and charges on road users which will expose them to hardship.

He said,

"It is generally known that it is very difficult for business to thrive if there is no peace and security. It is also a known fact that Boko Haram is using some of the fishing businesses to fund their campaign of terror."

He also cautioned the community against providing monetary assistance to the Boko Haram group.

He said,

"If we find you collaborating with Boko Haram or given them gratification secretly, we will stop you from doing the fishing activities"

The NURTW Chairman of Borno State, Alhaji Bello Moduganari and the head of Fish Farmers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abacha Mandala appreciated the state government for reopening the road.

Source:https://naijauto.com/market-news/borno-govt-reopens-maiduguri-dikwa-road-6086

Na waaaoo

Na waawa oo.

Hope you begin your malaria eradication work in earnest

Two suspected Abuja car snatchers have been arrested by the FCT Police Command after they were traced to their hiding place in Kano and Edo states.

Information gathered by Naijauto says one of the car snatchers, identified as Ehiosu Kennedy, had snatched a motorist's vehicle at gunpoint close to Kabusa Junction, Abuja on the first week of December 2019.

While parading the two suspects with other robbers on Tuesday, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Bala Ciroma, said the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of its Command trailed Ehiosu to his place of escape in Benin City, Edo State.

Following his confession, the second suspect, 29 years old Ibrahim Umar who was his accomplice, was apprehended at his own hiding place in Ruga and in his possession was the gun the suspects used for the operation.

Bala said,

"Further investigation has led to the smashing of another notorious armed robbery syndicate directly linked to Ibrahim Umar. Members of the notorious gang that have been terrorizing Life Camp-Lugbe axis are: one Umar Abdullahi, 25, Mohammed Rabi, 23, Zakari Abdullahi, 23, and Aminu Sani, 21. Exhibits recovered from the gang include, one AK-49 rifle, one cutlass and a pair of garden scissors.
The suspects will be arraigned in court upon conclusion of investigation."

The CP also went further to disclose another car robber who was nabbed by the Galadima Police Command in Kano state, on December 20, 2019. He added that the arrest was made possible through a tipoff.

The robbery, Auwal Abubakar, 30, stole his employer's Toyota Avensis in Abuja and swapped it with another model, Toyota Corolla, before fleeing to Kano state where he was nabbed.


Bala stated,

"On 30th December, 2019 at about 2110hrs following a distress call that an ash coloured Toyota corolla was snatched at gunpoint by three armed men who posed as passengers at Jahi district, operatives of the Command’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad swung into action and gave the suspects a hot chase forcing them to abandon the car around Zuba- Madalla axis and fled into the bush to avoid arrested. The car with registration number BEN 53 JY has been recovered as exhibit."

The police are making efforts to nab the fleeing suspects, according to the CP.

Happy New Year, esteemed readers!

Source:https://naijauto.com/market-news/abuja-car-snatchers-5814

Happy married life,Chizzy.
Ipitakoro kwa na nkea?

How can she be freely sharing money and they snatched it aggressively from her hands?

The hands behind that deceptive headline is looking for trouble sha

  

Status elevation syndrome.

About 39,450 personnel have been deployed by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on expressways across the country to ensure the safety of commuters and motorists during the Christmas celebration, as well as the New Year.


The Public Education Officer of the FRSC, Bisi Kazeen, who made the statement available to local media, said, the special patrol, which is round the clock will begin from December 15, 2019 - January 19, 2020.

According to the statement,

"The exercise along major highways would include “robust public enlightenment campaigns across the nation, prompt rescue/recovery services, stakeholder collaboration, road safety observatory and uninterrupted motorised patrol."

Other activities that Naijauto gathered were also listed include daytime route lining, operation of mobile courts, and establishment of road camps, aerial surveillance, traffic control and collaboration with other security agencies.

Part of the statement said,

"Pursuant to the commitment towards the realisation of its corporate mandate and the imperatives of making the highways safer during the Yuletide, the FRSC has mobilised a total of 39,450 of its personnel, including special marshals, 806 patrol vehicles, 120 ambulances, 204 motorbikes, and 27 tow trucks along designated routes as part of measures to ensure sanity on the nation’s highways, during this year’s Christmas and end of the year celebrations."


With the directives of FRSC boss, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, the 'Ember Months Campaign' for this year was targeted at the enforcement of severe offences such as dangerous driving, over speeding, lane indiscipline, and tyre violation.

Others were overloading, use of phone behind the wheels, passengers manifest violation, seatbelt use violation, and vehicles not road worthy.

Mr.Kazeem said,

"The nationwide special operation involved the massive deployment of personnel and logistics along 52 designated critical corridors and black spots such as Lokoja-Benin-Auchi, Abaji-Lokoja, and Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-HawanKibo-Jos.

Source:https://naijauto.com/market-news/frsc-during-christmas-and-new-year-celebrations-5776

Cute family.
Merry Christmas to you,Sinach and family

Nigerian's only indigenous auto plant, Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Company (IVM) has rolled out its latest creation, a shuttle bus.

The new bus which was unveiled via the company’s Twitter handle, @Innosonvehicles , is mostly seen on Nigerian roads and used in various tertiary institutions to convey students to their respective destinations across the campus.

On November 14, 2019, the indigenous car plant, inaugurated its automated bus plant at Nnewi Anambra State . Naijauto learned the bus plant was jointly financed by NDDC and the Bank of Industry (BOI).

With this new automated plant, there will be a considerable reduction in the prices of Innoson vehicles.

Here are the latest 2019 Innoson vehicles :
IVM Ikenga
IVM G20 Smart
IVM Seriki

Source: https://naijauto.com/new-releases/innoson-new-shuttle-bus-5749

Nigerian afro-pop singer, Adekunle Temitope, popularly known as his stage name Small Doctor, has joined the league of Mercedes G-Wagon owners as he has taken to Instagram to show off his brand new whip.


The 23-year-old singer who posed in front of his new G-Wagon shared the pictures with the caption,

"I was once a bus conductor/bike rider.
Now set awon sold out
I'm a symbol of hope (Never relent)."

Small Doctor was born in Ondo State and had a humble beginning. Naijauto gathered he was a bus conductor for almost a decade in Lagos State.


His first break as a singer came when he was discovered by DJ Real of Eko FM, who was one of his customers during his days as a commercial bike rider as well.

A few days ago, he held the 'Omo Better Concert' at Agege stadium where several artists featured in the event.

Source: https://naijauto.com/market-news/small-doctor-g-wagon-5751

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) has said that the average daily consumption of fuel in the country has now reached 67.66 million liters.

Based on the data curated for daily consumption of petrol in September, Naijauto learnt that there is a 33.89 million liters increase when compared to the current average daily consumption.


This data was curated from November 28, 2019 - December 4, 2019, showing that about 67.76 million liters of fuel were discharged on a daily basis.

While disclosing this on Monday, the PPPRA stated that the fuel subsidy was ₦21.22 per liter during the period. Meaning that during the seven-day period, NNPC obtained ₦10.1 billion as the petrol subsidy.

The Executive secretary of PPPRA, Abdulkadir Saidu, who gave further explanations regarding the price of petrol during the seven-day period said the cost of petrol in the international market is $582.80 per metric tonne.

He stated that,

"The landing cost and Expected Open Market Price for petrol averaged ₦146.85/liter and ₦166.22/liter respectively for the NNPC imports only."


The petroleum pricing regulatory agency went further to disclose that the total fuel receipt collated between November 28, 2019 - December 4, 2019, stood at 473,602 million liters.
For diesel, the total receipt was 68,366 million liters while kerosene stood at 20,327 million liters.

PMS operators are of the view that the increase in fuel consumption will also increase the petrol subsidy,as NNPC is the only importer of fuel into Nigeria.With the data gotten from PPPRA,the Federal Gvernment will spend ₦750.81 billion on fuel subsidy come 2020.

Source: https://naijauto.com/market-news/consumption-of-fuel-5711

Cute...me likey!

Argentine professional footballer, Carlos Tevez, has revealed how Wayne Rooney gifted him his flash Lamborghini after his Man United teammates teased him for his choice of wheels. He was mocked for driving the Audi car that the club gave him.


While being interviewed by ESPN, Tevez had gone ahead to narrate his most memorable moment when he was in Manchester United.
He said,

"At Manchester United training, players would turn up with a Ferrari or a Lamborghini,
.Everyone, even the worst player, would have a Ferrari.'
I turned up in the Audi that the club gave you and they all bugged me about it, as if it was a Fiat 600."


Tevez told Rooney about how he was being ridiculed over the Audi by other teammates. Rooney told him to take his Lamborghini.

The 35-year-old Argentinian striker said,

"I spoke to Rooney and, the crazy guy that he is, he told me 'take the Lamborghini"


Naijauto learned that the duo had enjoyed a close connection while on the pitch and off the pitch too. Tevez and Rooney have been able to score 72 goals together in all the football competitions where they won the Championship League.

Tevez stated that,

"I went, without registering, around Manchester with this car, he gave it to me."

Currently, the Boca Juniors forward is no longer playing for Manchester United. He now plays for Manchester City.

Source :
https://naijauto.com/market-news/rooney-gifted-carlos-tevez-lamborghini-5667

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in Akwa Ibom State said it has sealed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation mega fuel station in Uyo for allegedly discharging fuel products and at the same time, dispensing to customers.

The operations controllers of the regulatory agency, Mr.Tamunoiminabo Kingsley Sundays revealed this to newsmen while carrying out a routine inspection on the state capital on Thursday.
NNPC was sealed by DPR for discharging and selling fuel at the same time

He voiced out his disappointment over the fuel station's unsafe practice of off-loading fuel while selling it to customers. An incident which he pointed out as a grave offence.

He said,


"The NNPC filling station was caught, some hours ago, discharging and at the same time dispensing to the public, the place was crowded with vehicles and buyers, which is a serious offence."

Mr. Tamunoiminabo stated that all fuel stations must be done with off-loading petroleum products before selling to motorists and not doing both at the same time.

Naijauto gathered that 70% of the fire incident that broke out at filling stations was as a result of discharging the products.

He said,

"We want to see minimum people who are really concerned with discharge operation, but surprisingly, NNPC does not know simple safety requirements.
We asked the manager of that station if he knew that it was unsafe to discharge fuel and dispense at the same time, the manager said he was not aware."

He emphasized on the need for NNPC managers and staff members to go through proper training in order to equip themselves with safety standards and regulations for running a filling station.

The NNPC manager of the sealed fuel station, Augustine Effiong, confessed to the unsafe practice deployed by the filling station, adding that they were directed to off-load the petroleum products either in the morning or evening. They were told not to discharge in the afternoon.

He said,

"We were told to discharge in the morning hours, provided it was not the dispensing line we were discharging to."

Source https://naijauto.com/market-news/dpr-seals-nnpc-filling-station-in-uyo-5647

Gbese

Shebi na you go buy market

All these fake people we dey use the name of God gain importance and popularity.Una judgement day go start here on Earth.