Tag: Transportation
Commuters Groan As Okada, Keke Ban Bites Hard In Benin
The withdrawal of commercial motorcycles from roads in Benin metropolis, southsouth Nigeria, Monday began to cause hardship as thousands of…
Tricycles Banned In Edo State
The Edo government on Sunday threatened to destroy commercial motorcycles or tricycles, popularly known as Keke NAPEP, that flouted the…
We’ll Continue To Keep Lagos Motorable —Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday commissioned the Paving Stone Production Line of the Lagos State Public…
Lagos To Deploy Hi-tech Traffic Software
The Lagos State Government, in its efforts at improving the efficiency level and service delivery of its staff, is set…
Rights Group Protests Ban On Tricycles
The ban on tricycles on some major roads in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, is causing great hardship and residents will protest…
62 Shipwrecks Removed From Lagos Waterways
The Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, says government had to remove 62 critical wrecks from Lagos waterways to allow…
Commuters Stranded In Abuja
It was pain and anguish for hundreds of stranded commuters in Abuja Monday morning as the Federal Capital Territory Administration…
Grasscutter Farming: A Potent ‘Game Changer’ For The Youth, Others
By Prince Arinze Onebunne The World Bank makes it clear that the foundation for development and for breaking the backbone…
Train derails in Lagos
Yusuf Mohammed A train towing another train derailed Wednesday at Agege, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The incident, which happened at a…
Deaf, Dumb Bus Driver Arrested
A deaf and dumb commuter bus driver has been arrested at Apongbon area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria for driving on…
Lagosians To Enjoy Free Bus Ride For 1 Month
Thousands of residents in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, will enjoy free BRT rides throughout the month of April, RLG Communications…
LAGBUS, LAMATA offer free ride to commutters
LAGBUS Asset Management Ltd., the operators of LAGBUS, and the Lagos Area Metropolitan Transport Authority (LAMATA)– the operators of Bus…
Okada Riders Should Obey The Law
Despite the judgment delivered by the Lagos High Court affirming the right of the Lagos State Government to legislate on…
Ferry travel saves Lagosians traffic nightmares
It may not seem like an especially tough choice: spend six hours a day in choking road traffic getting to…
LASG Vows To Sanitise Mode Of Meat Transportation
The Lagos State Government has vowed to sanitise meat transportation in the state. The government frowned at the unhygienic ways…
Merc’s New Actros Wins Two Awards
Mercedes Benz is in the news again; and this time the new Mercedes-Benz Actros has won not one but two…
Flooded Lokoja-Abuja road to be re-opened
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Nigeria’s Federal Government has ordered the opening of identified bye- passes along the Lokoja-Abuja Highway to give reprieve…
Benue River also floods the highway
The recent overflow of the River Benue has blocked parts of the Makurdi-Gboko Highway, especially from Tyo-mu end, about 13…
Lagos Assembly Stops Trading On Walkways
The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the chairmen of the 57 Local Government Councils and Local Council Development…
Fashola Orders LASTMA To Begin Arrest Of Motorists
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, to begin the…
Public Service Week: MOT Emerges Best In Exhibition
The Lagos State Ministry of Transportation has emerged the best in the exhibition of activities and projects for the first…
LASG Warns Okada Riders Against Traffic Offences
The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye has warned all commercial motorcycle operators popularly known as…
Publish Names Of Traffic Offenders, Lawmakers Task LASTMA
Members of the Lagos state House of Assembly Committee on Transportation, Commerce and Industry have empowered the state Transport Management…
NITEL Workers Protest Non-Payment Of Salaries
Workers of the Nigerian Telecommunication Commission (NITEL) staged a rally on Tuesday in Abuja in protest against the management’s failure…
Curbing The Menace Of Human Trafficking —Mamud Hassan
The global escalation of forced labour, human trafficking and violation of women and children`s rights is quite upsetting. United Nations…
Lagos Set To Enforce Use Of Footbridges
The Lagos State Government will soon begin the enforcement of pedestrian bridge usage by pedestrians, says Commissioner for Transportation, Mr.…
Opeifa Weeps As Lagos Marks UN Decade Of Road Safety Action
For the first time since he joined the cabinet of Governor Babatunde Fashola as Special Adviser on Transportation, Mr. Kayode…
Resist LASTMA Arrest, Opeifa Tells Okada Riders
Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Transportation, Mr. Kayode Opeifa, has told commercial motorcycle operators commonly called…
Rainy Season: Fashola’s Aide Warns Motorists
The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Prof. Bamidele Badejo, has warned motorists to ensure that their vehicles are in order…