The Federal Government has promised quick completion of road projects in Katsina State. Idris Matinja, Federal Controller of Works in Katsina, gave the assurance during a project tour over the weekend. He said the roads will align with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda initiative. Idris Matinja, the Federal controller of works in the state,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed a serious road traffic crash involving a suspected drunk driver at Ebute-Ero inward NEPA, Apongbon, in the early hours of today. According to preliminary findings, a male motorist driving a Honda SUV with registration number FKJ 562 JF was allegedly operating the vehicle…
Mr Emmanuel quoted the Executive Chairman of Eredo LCDA, Monsuru Akinloye, as praising LASWA for the programme, which he described as impactful. Epe women and youths trained by Lagos State Waterways Authority on water hyacinth recyclingEpe women and youths trained by Lagos State Waterways Authority on water hyacinth recyclingThe Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has…
Mr Dahunsi noted that the ember period was traditionally marked by heavy vehicular movement. Sector commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Benue, Kehinde Dahunsi, has disclosed that the 2025 year-end months (ember months) in the state witnessed a 47.6 per cent reduction in deaths due to crashes. Mr Dahunsi made the disclosure during a…
The Oyo State Government, through Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority (OYRLEA), has taken stringent action following the alleged willful and malicious damage to State road infrastructure in Ibadan. The enforcement exercise, led by the Chairperson of OYRLEA, Honourable Justice Aderonke Aderemi (rtd.), alongside the enforcement team, on Tuesday, 20th January, 2026, led to…
An Air Peace flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt was disrupted on Thursday after the aircraft suffered a bird strike on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport. The airline disclosed this in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Osifo-Whiskey Efe, noting that the incident necessitated safety checks on the affected aircraft and the deployment…
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday gave an immediate quit notice to squatters operating under the Obalende bridge as it plans to beautify the environment. Addressing the media after an inspection tour of the area, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the squatters were given an ultimatum to leave within…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos A fatal multiple-vehicle accident involving articulated trucks occurred on Wednesday at Otedola Bridge, inward Secretariat, along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway, resulting in the death of a trailer driver and severe traffic disruption in the area. The incident, which involved two heavy-duty trailers—one conveying sand and the other loaded with granite—was reportedly caused by…
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, and the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, are at odds over the pricing of domestic air fares. The FCCPC, on Thursday, faulted some airline operators for what it described as opaque pricing and hidden charges, and raised concerns about what it termed the abuse of dominance on specific…
The Lagos State Government, during its routine clean-up enforcement, has seized 70 commercial motorcycles across major restricted routes on the Island axis of the state. In a Thursday statement on X by Oluwaseun Osiyemi, Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, the operation was carried out on Wednesday and began at about 9:30 am across key restricted…
