Tag: lagos traffic law
Lagos traffic law: Why you should fear not – LASTMA
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has allayed fears of motorists over enforcement of Traffic Laws in the state.
Lagos impounds 2 vehicles driving against traffic
In Lagos, you now drive against the run of traffic at your own risk: You can earn a jail term…
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…
Nigerian Policemen Chase Okada Rider To Death
A commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada rider, identified as Rahman, has allegedly been chased to death by men of the…
Economic Implications Of Okada Restriction
Willoughby Street on Ebute-Meta, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, used to be a busy place of business for motorcycle dealers. The…
LagosTraffic Law: Court dismisses motorcyclists suit
Henry Ojelu &Anthonia Ohiero A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today dismissed the suit filed by commercial motorcyclists (Okada…
Activists, Okada Riders Protest Traffic Law
Four members of the Joint Action Front, JAF and leaders of commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. okada riders, were arrested this morning…
Lagos Traffic Law: 3 sentenced to community service
Lagos government has bared its fangs on its much flouted Traffic Law by commercial motorcyclists in the state. In these…
Front Page Comment: Lagos And Its Laws
As the Lagos State House of Assembly churns out laws to make the state a better place, we expect the…
LASTMA Bans Junior Officers From Arresting Motorists
The Lagos State Government has banned junior officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA from arresting vehicles on…
Understanding The Lagos Traffic Law
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Expectedly, the Lagos Traffic Law, signed into law on August 2, 2012 by the Lagos State Governor,…
NURTW backs Lagos Traffic Law
The new Lagos Road Traffic Law Monday garnered more support from stakeholders in the transport sector as the National Union…
Lagos Traffic Law: Things You Must Not Do
•Driving against traffic (one way drive) – One year imprisonment (1st offender) 3 years imprisonment (repeated offender). Seized vehicle to…
Okada Riders Protest New Lagos Traffic Law
Commercial motorcycle riders a.k.a. okada riders today protested against the new traffic law enacted by the Lagos state government. The…
Bus Drivers Cry Out Over Extortion By LASTMA
Commuter bus drivers plying Oshodi-Apapa Expressway today cried out over extortion by an official of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority,…
NURTW, cycle operators want Lagos revise law
The Lagos State Chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Wednesday called on the Lagos State…
Fashola: Why we made a new traffic law
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday said the State’s new Traffic Law was aimed at achieving compliance…
Drive Against Traffic, Face 3-Year Jail Term
Bullion van drivers and other motorists who drive against traffic will now face three years imprisonment without fine. This is…
New Traffic Law: The Challenge Of Enforcement
Since last week Thursday when the new Lagos traffic law was enacted, it has raised a lot of dust which…