Tragedy struck in the Owode, Ikorodu area of Lagos on Friday after a luxury bus belonging to GUO Transport Company conveying travellers from Enugu plunged into the Majidun River. Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency, South West zone (NEMA), Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and other rescue agencies have been battling to save the victims. According to the […]
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BAN ON DANFO: LAGOS NURTW ASKS MEMBER NOT TO PANIC
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 […]
Continue reading »SPEED LIMITING DEVICE: FRSC IMPOUNDS 317 VEHICLES IN LAGOS
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Lagos said it had impounded 317 vehicles for non-compliance since the commencement of the enforcement of installation of the Speed Limiting Device on Feb. 1. Mr Hyginus Omeje, the Lagos State Sector Commander, FRSC, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.
Continue reading »MULTIPLE TRUCK AND FUEL TANKER ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN LAGOS
A fuel-laden tanker on Tuesday fell along CMD road, Magodo Phase 2, inwards Mobil filling station on Lagos/Ibadan expressway, spilling its content. Similarly, another containerised truck fell into a ditch at Secretariat Road inward Lagos toll gate.
Continue reading »OJODU-BERGER LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER KNOWN IT!
Something of a magical transformation is taking place right now at Ojodu-Berger on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The transformation is so drastic, comprehensive and total that there is a heavy chance that you might just miss your way at your next visit! In one fell swoop, the Ambode Government has outlawed the traffic bedlam and the chaotic human movement in the […]
Continue reading »LASG/BCAN TO EMPLOY 1000 GRADUATES AS BUS CONDUCTORS
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 […]
Continue reading »TRUCK DRIVER ON TRIAL FOR STEALING N1.1MLLION PLANKS
A truck driver, Bawa Iza, who allegedly conspired with others still at large to steal planks worth N1.1m, was on Thursday released on a bail of N500, 000 on the order of an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. Iza, 54, who resides at Egbeda, a Lagos suburb, was arraigned for conspiracy and stealing which contravened Sections 285 and 409 of the Criminal […]
Continue reading »LADIPO SPARE PARTS MARKET: UNENDING PAIN ON ROAD USERS’ NECK
Residents and road users within and around Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market, in Mushin Local Council of Lagos State, have continued to deplore in very strong terms, the incessant traffic gridlock occasioned by the deteriorating state of the road, and the abhorrent activities of traders and artisans in the market. Not only do the traders and artisans have gross lack […]
Continue reading »ABULE-EGBA FLYOVER: LAGOS DENIES VIOLATING FEDERAL HIGHWAY REGULATIONS
The Lagos State Government has denied contravening any provision of Federal Highway Regulations while constructing a reinforced concrete dual carriage flyover at Abule-Egba along Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. It provided proofs of compliance to the regulations in in a statement by the Head of Public Affairs, the State’s Ministry of Physical Planning & Urban Development, Mr. Shina Odunuga on Wednesday. Different reports […]
Continue reading »WHARF LANDING FEES FACE-OFF: FG ASKS LAGOS TO REFUND BILLIONS OF NAIRA COLLECTED
The Federal Government has asked the Supreme Court to declare the Lagos State Wharf Landing Fees Law No 5 of 2009 unconstitutional and to order the state to refund all the monies collected through the law. The law was passed in 2009 when Babatunde Fashola, now the Minister for Power, Works and Housing, was the state governor. It imposes levies […]
Continue reading »AMBODE RESTATES COMMITMENT TO $2.3BN BADAGRY DEEP SEAPORT PROJECT, MEETS APM TERMINALS REPS IN LONDON
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Thursday met with representatives of APM Terminals to advance the development of the Badagry Deep Sea Port project, restating his administration’s key strategic imperative to creating a friendly environment to encourage private sector participation in driving economic development in the State. At the meeting which took place in London, United Kingdom, Ambode said […]
Continue reading »LASTMA VEHICLE VANDALISED, OFFICIALS AND BUS DRIVER BEATEN TO A PULP
There was pandemonium on Wednesday at the Costain area of Lagos State as an official of the Lagos State Management Authority and a bus driver were reportedly beaten to a pulp. It was reported that officials of LASTMA had allegedly apprehended the bus driver at the Costain bus stop, for allegedly violating a traffic rule. It was alleged that an […]
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