9 articles tagged with “road safety”
A Channels Television cameraman has died following a Bauchi road crash that injured 13 journalists, while Nigeria's road safety agency contests reports of 120 fatalities on a single highway, highlighting persistent challenges in traffic management and data transparency.
A fuel tanker crash that killed four schoolchildren in Bayelsa, a mosque attack in Kebbi, and bandit arrests in Ekiti highlight the multiple security challenges confronting Nigerian communities in a single day.
From Cape Town's fire-damaged airport to Abuja's crumbling roads, Africa's transport infrastructure reveals a continent caught between ambitious growth and maintenance failures, exposing the fragile foundations of economic connectivity.
An ANC councillor was killed in an ambush in South Africa's eThekwini region, while Lagos has recorded 13 road fatalities since January, highlighting persistent public safety challenges across the continent.
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority reported rescuing 1,075 injured road crash victims in 2025, while safety engineers call for urgent legislation to address the rising toll of preventable accidents across Nigeria.
The Akin Fadeyi Foundation has urged both government authorities and private citizens to take responsibility for addressing Nigeria's persistent road safety challenges, which continue to claim lives and impose significant economic costs on families.
A wave of transportation disasters struck Lagos and Limpopo this week, with mini bus operators blocking major expressways, a midnight truck collision killing two, and a bus plunge claiming at least five lives in South Africa.
A passenger bus travelling from Gauteng to Zimbabwe rolled off an embankment on the N1 near Makhado on Thursday, reigniting concerns about the deadly stretch of road where 44 people died in a similar incident four months ago.
First Lady Oluremi Tinubu launches a national food bank programme targeting child malnutrition, whilst health professionals and civil society groups intensify advocacy for alcohol regulation and road safety enforcement.