Federal Capital Territory (FCT) bus conductors on Thursday expressed readiness to dignify their job and support the establishment of Bus Conductor Association of Nigeria (BCAN) nationwide.
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As part of the efforts geared toward transforming Lagos into Africa’s model megacity that is safe, secure and functional by the Ambode-led Administration, the State Government has reiterated its commitment to re-energizing transportation with the Bus Reform Initiative (BRI), a programme that targets the introduction of medium and high capacity buses.
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Lagos State Government says it plans to introduce new number plate for commercial vehicles (danfo) in the state.
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has commenced a major clampdown against traffic felons in the state. The agency kicked off massive arrest of offenders on Ikorodu Road, where over a dozen lawbreakers and users of unpainted and unmarked commercial buses were arrested.
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For Ayo Bamidele, a typical day begins at 4:00 a.m. and ends 19 hours later at about 11:00 p.m. A driver of the popular commercial mini-bus, otherwise known as ‘Danfo’, Mr. Bamidele plies the Oshodi-Ilupeju route of the Lagos metropolis. But because he resides in Agbado-Ijaiye part of the city, he wakes up very early and gets home late in […]
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The National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos Chapter, on Tuesday advised its members not to panic over the proposed ban on operations of yellow commercial buses. The State Chairman of the Union, Mr. Tajudeen Agbede, on Tuesday said that the union was discussing the proposed ban with the government, adding that the union was ready to cooperate with the […]
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The National President of the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria, BCAN, Comrade Israel Ade Adeshola through the Lagos State ministry of transportation said it would employ 1000 graduates from different Universities as Bus Conductors. Comrade Adeshola in an interview with Vanguard also disclosed that the new policy of the Lagos state government under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is […]
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No fewer than 18 passengers travelling from Agbor to Warri in Delta State with the state-owned inter-city bus, on Friday morning, narrowly escaped death as the vehicle went up in flames while in motion. It was gathered that pandemonium broke out midway into the journey at the Police Junction in Abraka, when passengers began to notice smoke from the moving […]
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A commercial motorcyclist and his female passenger have been killed in a crash at the Sango end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The accident involved a motorcycle, tricycle and a commercial bus. While the motorcyclist and the tricycle rider were heading for Sango, the commercial bus was said to be going to the Ijoko area of the state. The three were […]
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The Lagos State Government on Monday, donated 50 new high-capacity Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) vehicles to Primero Transport Services Limited to mitigate effects of new pump price of petrol on its residents. The firm’s Managing Director, Mr. Fola Tinubu, disclosed this at a news conference. Mr. Tinubu said the state government under the administration of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode had donated […]
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