LAGOS STATE GOVT SANCTIONS 25 ERRING LASTMA OFFICIALS. NEW OPERATIONAL VEHICLES COMING FOR LASTMA SOON

No fewer than 25 officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has been sanctioned, Lagos State Solicitor General, Lawal Pedro (SAN) said. Pedro said the erring officers of the agency appeared before the disciplinary committee in his Ministry for various offenses which includes irregular issuance of fine tickets, refusal to put on uniform while on duty, illegal extortion […]

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SETTING A RECORD-BREAKING PACE: TRUCKING IN AMERICA TOPS $700 BILLION IN REVENUE FOR FIRST TIME

In 2014, trucking brought in over $700 billion — the highest revenue ever for the industry, according to an American Trucking Associations report. The report, American Trucking Trends, compiled data on the trucking industry’s size and performance. In it, ATA found that the $700.4 billion generated by trucking last year accounted for 80.3% of all freight transportation spending.

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OSHODI-APAPA EXPRESSWAY GRIDLOCK: LAGOS GIVES TANKER/TRUCK DRIVERS 48 HOURS TO RELOCATE

Following persistent traffic gridlock in Apapa area which has spilled over into some parts of the state, the Lagos State Government, yesterday, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to tanker drivers parked within 300 meters of fuel depots in the state to relocate to safe parking lots pending the availability of petroleum products Hundreds of tankers had suddenly emerged on the Eko […]

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N500,000.00 REWARD ADVERTORIAL AND ITS AFTERMATH: DANGOTE TRANSPORT WORKERS CRY OUT!

Transport workers of Dangote Group of Industries have made a passionate plea to the management to improve their working conditions to make life better for them. The drivers were reacting to a recent advertorial in some national daily newspapers where the management of Dangote Industries Limited offered to pay N500,000 as reward to anybody with useful information that could lead […]

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COUNTING THE EXTREME COSTS OF APAPA GRIDLOCK: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GETS A 30-DAY ULTIMATUM

Naturally and for a long time now, Apapa traffic has always been a basket case. However, the experience within that axis in the past few weeks could best be described as ‘hell on earth’. The protracted traffic gridlock especially around the port area has been somewhat of a nightmare- a nightmare that has taken extreme toll on all relevant stakeholders […]

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