Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan are advancing plans to establish a joint fleet on the Caspian Sea as part of efforts to strengthen transport connectivity, improve cargo movement and enhance trade along the Middle Corridor. Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade, Khurram Teshabayev, disclosed the initiative, saying the proposed fleet is expected to improve the…
The Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KGIRS) has announced a statewide clampdown on illegal tax and revenue collection on highways, warning that offenders will face arrest and prosecution under Nigeria’s new tax law. The Executive Chairman of KGIRS, Dr. Salihu Sule Enehe, issued the warning on Sunday in Lokoja while explaining the provisions of the…
A resident of Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State, Olabanji Olusesan, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Federal Ministry of Works over the alleged failure to execute the Idanre-Owena Road rehabilitation project despite its continued inclusion in the federal budget. In separate petitions dated July 9, 2026, and copied…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) has impounded 309 commercial motorcycles during a major enforcement operation along the ECOWAS Road corridor, while also removing illegal structures and environmental nuisances across Alaba Rago and adjoining areas. The exercise, carried out in collaboration with the Lagos State Police Command and coordinated by the…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit, popularly known as the Taskforce, has stopped an unauthorised street party in Yaba after organisers illegally blocked part of a public road for a private anniversary celebration. The incident occurred on Lawani Street, off University Road, Yaba, where one lane of the roadway was cordoned off…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Driver’s Institute, LASDRI, has called for stronger collaboration among transport unions, corporate organisations, driving schools and road safety stakeholders to improve driver education, reduce road crashes and support economic development. The call was made at the maiden annual stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Lagos State Drivers’ Institute (LASDRI) at…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Government has signed a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) concession agreement for the Business Process Automation of the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA) and the operation and maintenance of the MyLagosApp as part of efforts to improve service delivery and digital governance. The agreement was signed by the Commissioner for Transportation,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), popularly known as KAI, has commenced an investigation into a viral social media video allegedly showing one of its operatives receiving cash from environmental offenders while they were being transported in one of the agency’s Green Maria vehicles. The agency disclosed on Friday that the operative…
The Ogun State Government has announced that the 28-kilometre stretch of the Federal Government’s Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway passing through the state will be completed before the end of 2026, a development expected to accelerate the growth of the proposed Ogun Deep Sea Port and other maritime investments along the coastline. Governor Dapo Abiodun disclosed this…
