Eighth edition of Truckademy weekly newsletter

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 Dr.-Boboye-Oyeyemi

 

 Drivers’ license: FRSC begins CBT for new applicants

 The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered the commencement of computer-based tests for fresh applicants of the national driver’s license. click

 Diesel price surges to N290/litre as crude rises to $74.27

The price of a litre of Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, has maintained an upward trend as it rose to a record high of N290 this week. click

Avoidable calamities: Blame game mounts as bloody highways claim 2,233 Nigerians in four months

 last Thursday, some military trucks ferrying troops on reinforcement to Damaturu, Yobe State, in response to a Boko Haram attack on a village, crashed in a screech of grinding metal and steel when one of the vehicles lost control and hit a boulder by the roadside.  click

Trucks crush four in Osun, Ogun road crashes

Four persons have been killed by trucks in Osun and Ogun states, while five clubbers lost their lives after their vehicle rammed into a stationary truck in Rivers State.  click

Tanker crushes six cars in Ibadan

A tanker has crushed six cars in Challenge Area of Ibadan, Oyo State after the driver lost control of the vehicle around 7am on Tuesday. click

 

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