IN spite of the restriction law banning, articulated vehicles, also known as trailers from plying Lagos roads between 6a.m and 9p.m, they are not only violating the law with impunity, but causing avoidable deaths. The 2012 Lagos Traffic Law which has 59 offences with their penalties covers all road users including private motorists, commercial drivers, commercial motorcyclists and trailer/heavy vehicle drivers.

IN a bid to give Lagos roads the required face-lift particularly during this rainy season, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has insisted that the rehabilitation of one of such roads, the Ikotun- Egbe road must be completed by the end of this month. When Vanguard visited the site at the weekend to assess level of work, heavy construction equipment were seen working on the drainage and road reconstruction despite intermittent rainfall.

LONG before Nigeria attained one year polio-free status, Bauchi State was ahead of the national level in the polio campaign having gone 25 months without a case of the Wild Polio Virus, WPV, infection and 35 months without any case of the Circulating Vaccine Derived Polio Virus, CVDPV..

THE 21 –year- old mother of a malnourished child sat by her baby’s bed at the paediatric ward of the General Hospital, Calabar, Cross River State. Along with several other mothers and their infants inside the expansive ward, the stark reality of the silent crisis of malnutrition is apparent to her. Left, right and centre, hepless children aged below 5 are crying persistently. Malnourished and stunted, they barely hang on to life.

Determined to checkmate illegalities in the country’s territorial waters, particularly in the Niger Delta, the Nigeria Navy has concluded plans to send some newly-acquired Offshore Patrol Vessels, OPV, and other patrol boats to the region.

Toyota Motor Corporation’s new investment in its Technical Centre, in Michigan will intensify the company’s engineering, product development and procurement capabilities. Toyota invested $126 million in its Technical Centre near Ann Arbor, Michigan United States to achieve its goal of maining the lead in the industry.

A Nigerian student studying in the University of Michigan, Flint, United States of America, Tobi Adebisi, has graduated with a first class degree in Computer Science.

The Med-View/Lagos NUJ Media Games rolled off in style yesterday at the Legacy pitch of the National Stadium with Journalists the centre of attraction in the football events. Defending Champions, Kirikiri Warriors (Vanguard) sent out warning signals to their next opponents, Business Plus after terrorising Complete Sports throughout the match that ended scoreless.

Following over N1.03 trillion loss of investment in the Nigeria Stock Market in recent time occasioned by slow pace of governance, policy direction, high political risk, non ministerial appointment, among others, shareholders in this interview urge investors to exercise patience as market rebound is imminent.

The 2016 model year Range Rover Sport brings customers more choices when it comes to personalisation and technology. Additionally, Land Rover’s most dynamic model gains a new variant in the Range Rover Sport HST. The HST enhances the high performance Range Rover Sport driving experience, thanks to its uprated 3.0-litre supercharged V6 petrol engine that produces 280kW and 450Nm – 30kW more than the current supercharged V6 model. Unique chassis settings and bespoke design features complement its higher performance.