Tag: Kayode Opeifa
Ibadan LG boss led thugs to vandalise rail assets, NRC boss cries out
The NRC boss said rails, sleepers, signal poles, billboards and fences belonging to NRC tenants along the corridor were destroyed…
NRC hails jail sentence of vandals as fresh Kaduna Power-Line sabotage emerges
The pair were arrested earlier at Kilometer 208 near Abraka, Delta State, before being paraded by the Railway Police Command…
NRC launches Iddo turnaround, vows no legitimate traders will suffer
While acknowledging that some makeshift structures may be affected, Opeifa noted that many traders have been operating for years without…
Abuja–Kaduna train service resumes as NRC MD joins inaugural ride
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the NRC, Dr. Kayode Opeifa, joined passengers on the inaugural trip to demonstrate…
Opeifa unveils bold plan to reboot Nigeria’s rail system
On the situation report on the train accident, Opeifa said well over 500 of the 618 passengers who traveled in…
I take responsibility for Abuja-Kaduna train derailment — Kayode Opeifa
The derailment occurred on Tuesday morning shortly after the Abuja-Kaduna train departed the Federal Capital Territory at about 11 a.m.…
Inside Abuja-Kaduna toilet mess: Opeifa launches shock inspection
He was accompanied by senior NRC officials and technical staff who provided updates on the current state of amenities, ongoing…
Opeifa raises alarm after criminals rip through NRC tracks, bridge
In a shocking second incident in Enugu State’s Eastern District, vandals took their sabotage to an extreme level, attacking Bridge…
CILT honours NRC MD with Fellowship, calls for stronger collaboration
On freight operations, Opeifa announced that three cargo lines have been reactivated to connect Apapa Ports to Ibadan, with ongoing…
Ex-Lagos Deputy Gov. Adebule beats Obanikoro for Lagos West APC Senatorial ticket
Adebule polled 424 votes to defeat former Senator and Minister, Musiliu Obanikoro and a former Commissioner of Transportation in Lagos,…
Group charges Lagos indigenes on diligence, patriotism
An indigenous group, Ikeja Division Empowerment Forum has enjoined all members to always display diligence and patriotism in their service…
Lagos begins war on traffic offenders
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has announced an inter-agency collaboration of all security and law enforcement agencies within…
Gunmen shoot at Opeifa’s house, injures one
Gunmen believed to be thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have attacked Lagos state Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa,…
APC Prezy Rally: 500 LASTMA Deployed, Traffic News Every 15mins
Jamiu Yisa With expected volume of human and vehicular movement expected in Lagos on Friday, 30th January, 2015 for the…
The Maiden Horn-Free Day
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa, said in an interview two days ago that there has been no…
Race For Fashola’s Job Gathers Momentum
Kazeem Ugbodaga The battle for who replaces Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria is gathering momentum. Several chieftains…
Massive Enforcement Against Illegal Auto Dealers
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says it will soon embark on massive enforcement against unregistered auto and spare parts…
Most Lagos BRT Drivers Are Not Fit —Lawmaker
Eromosele Ebhomele The Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Transportation, Commerce and Industry, Bisi Yusuf, has…
Commercial Bus Operators Get Final Ultimatum
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has issued a final ultimatum to recalcitrant commercial bus drivers and conductors to register…
Menace Of Lagos Truck Drivers
The Lagos Traffic Law was passed in 2012 to regulate the activities of motorists in the state. However, while the…
LASTMA, VIO Impound 113,200 Vehicles Over Traffic Violations
Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos State Traffic Managment Authority, LASTMA, and the Vehicle Inspection Service, VIS, have impounded over…
Traffic offences drop by 17 per cent – LASTMA
The number of arrests made by the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) for traffic offences has dropped by 17…
60, 000 commercial bus operators defy documentation – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Friday said about 60, 000 commercial bus operators in the state had defied the state’s…
Lagos Bus Drivers Shun Registration
At least 90,000 commuter bus drivers and conductors have shunned Lagos State Government’s capturing of their data. The government had…
Lagos urges FG declare emergency in transportation
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has asked Nigeria’s Federal Government to declare a national emergency on the state of…
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Cable Car, Train Service Ready Soon —Fashola
The long awaited cable car project is on the verge of completion, says Governor Babatunde Fashola, but he did not…
Corruption: 157 LASTMA Officers Dismissed
The Lagos State Government has sacked 157 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA over cases of gross…
200cc Motorcycle Palaver: Fashola Disowns Opeifa
Governor Babatunde Fashola has disowned the Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa for arrogating to himself the power to grant approval…
Traffic Law: Accident Rate Drops By 60% —LASUTH CMD
The Chief Medical Director, Lagos State Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof David Oke says that since the beginning of enforcement of…
‘Inadequate Funds, Bane Of Transportation Sector’
Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Kayode Opeifa has lamented the inadequate funding of the transportation sector by federal and state…