The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Boboye Oyeyemi, plans are underway to compel traffic offenders to pay one hundred thousand naira as penalty for a traffic offence.
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MOTORIST FORFEITS VEHICLE FOR DRIVING AGAINST TRAFFIC
No fewer than 19 drivers have been arraigned by the Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit for driving against traffic.
Continue reading »APAPA GRIDLOCK FORCES 82 COMPANIES TO SHUT OPERATIONS
The Apapa Local Government Area on Wednesday disclosed that at least 82 companies had either relocated or folded up in Apapa and its environs which it ascribed to the intractable traffic congestion arising from deplorable roads and unwarranted activities of articulated vehicles.
Continue reading »APAPA GRIDLOCK: COUNCIL, NPA, OTHERS ENDORSE PROSECUTION OF TRAFFIC VIOLATORS
The Apapa Local Government Area, Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and other stakeholders Tuesday agreed that owners of articulated vehicles that violated Lagos Road Traffic Law, 2012, should be prosecuted.
Continue reading »HOODLUMS ATTACK LAGOS TASK FORCE PERSONNEL OVER OKADA SEIZURE
Commercial activities at Iyana-Ipaja in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State were, yesterday, halted for several minutes when hoodlums attacked Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Enforcement Agency (Task Force) personnel for enforcing 2012 Lagos Road Traffic Law, vandalising their vehicles.
Continue reading »LASG BANS USE OF MOTORBIKES, AIR COOL VANS FOR MEAT TRANSPORTATION
Lagos State Government has banned the use of motorbikes popularly known as ‘Okada’ and ‘Air Cool Vans’ for transportation of meat and meat products in all abattoirs and slaughter slabs across the State in order to ensure a well-structured meat transporting system which befits the status of a mega city.
Continue reading »FRSC SENDS 80 TRAFFIC OFFENDERS FOR MENTAL CHECK UP
The Federal Road Safety Corps has sent 80 persons to mental health facilities for various traffic offences, as traffic marshals commence pilot exercise for new road safety enforcement policy.
Continue reading »KEEP OFF ROADS OR RISK SHUT DOWN – LAGOS GOVT WARNS TRADERS
The Lagos State Government, on Wednesday, warned traders in the habit of displaying their wares on the road for sale beyond the confines of the market thereby causing traffic gridlock and other environmental nuisance to desist henceforth otherwise markets where such illegal activities are perpetrated would be shut down till further notice.
Continue reading »PSYCHIATRIC TESTS FOR TRAFFIC OFFENDERS BEGIN JULY 1 – FRSC
The Federal Road Safety Corps has said that it will commence enforcement of psychiatric tests on traffic law offenders in the country with effect from July 1, 2017.
Continue reading »LASTMA DISMISSES 20 OFFICIALS FOR CORRUPT PRACTICES
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority on Monday said it had dismissed 20 of its personnel over corrupt practices.
Continue reading »FRSC ARRESTS OVER 50 MOTORISTS IN KWARA OVER SPEED LIMITING DEVICE
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kwara has arrested more than 50 commercial drivers for failure to install the Speed Limiting Device on their vehicles.
Continue reading »LASTMA CLAMPS DOWN ON UNPAINTED COMMERCIAL BUSES
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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