Violent commotion is ongoing in Apapa area of Lagos as a policeman attached to Diamond Bank on Burma Road allegedly shot dead three trailer drivers.
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THOUSANDS STRANDED AS BRT DRIVERS EMBARK ON PROTEST
Thousands of commuters were stranded on Monday at various Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) bus stops and terminals in Lagos following a protest embarked upon by the bus drivers across the state.
Continue reading »UBER DRIVERS DOWN TOOLS, TAKE TO THE STREETS OF LAGOS IN PROTEST
Uber drivers in Lagos have gone on strike in a bid to express their anger against the recently implemented 40% slash on fair prices by the digital cab-hailing platform.
Continue reading »FCTA DRIVERS THREATEN STRIKE OVER ALLEGED SALARY MISAPPROPRIATION
Forty-five drivers in the employ of the Federal Capital Territory Administration have threatened to embark on strike over alleged misappropriation of their salaries and allowances by the management of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council. The drivers, who were being owed four months salaries and travel allowances, accused the AMMC Coordinator, Hajia Sefinatu Tania, of being indifferent to their plight despite […]
Continue reading »‘BRT MANAGEMENT, NOT LAGBUS OWED DRIVERS’
The LAGBUS Asset Management Limited says drivers, who protested against deduction in their salaries on Tuesday, are not its workers. It added that the protesters worked with Primero Transport Services Limited, which operates Lagos Bus Rapid Transport, contrary to their portrayal as LAGBUS workers. The Punch had reported that many commuters were stranded on Tuesday after the drivers trooped to […]
Continue reading »COMMUTERS GROAN AS BRT DRIVERS PROTEST OVER SALARY MATTERS
Commuters in Lagos State on Tuesday groaned as drivers of the Lagos Bus Rapid Transport downed tools over alleged delay in the payment of their salary. The scheme, being operated by Primero Transport Services Ltd., provides bus services along dedicated lanes or corridor in the Lagos metropolis. The company, which began operation in November 2015, has 434 buses in its […]
Continue reading »TANKER DRIVERS UNION PROTEST OVER LOADING SUSPENSION IN KADUNA REFINERY
The members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union (PTD) are presently protesting the suspension of loading petroleum products at the Kaduna refinery by the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG).
Continue reading »MOTORISTS PROTEST ALLEGED KILLING OF WOMAN BY DSS
Hundreds of commuters plying the Kaduna–Abuja Road were on Wednesday stranded as angry motorists blocked the road following the accidental killing of a traveller by men of the Department of State Security (DSS) along the expressway. It was learnt that the victim and her five children who boarded a commercial vehicle from Abuja to Kaduna was hit by a stray […]
Continue reading »BUS DRIVERS PROTEST IN ILORIN AGAINST ACTIVITIES OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT AGENCY
No fewer than 1,000 bus drivers staged a protest march through the streets of Ilorin on Monday over the arrest of one their members by the Kwara State Road and Traffic Management Agency. The driver was said to have been arrested by the officials of KWARTMA for allegedly flouting traffic regulations. He was said to have contacted his colleagues who […]
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