The Lagos State Government has commenced enforcement exercise against banned commercial motorcycle (okada) operations, one-way driving, and illegal structures along the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway corridor. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this on his X handles that operatives of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Taskforce carried…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested a woman, identified as Alimat Yusuf Idowu, also known as Asabi Alagbo, alongside one Ola, Sanjay, Aliu and several other suspects currently at large, over the illegal sale of so-called “immunity stickers” to motorists to evade arrest and sanctions for traffic violations within the state. The…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has ordered traders and commuters operating around the Oju-Ore axis of Ota to vacate the vicinity of an ongoing overhead bridge construction within 24 hours, following a fatal accident that almost claimed the life of a passerby. The directive was announced on Thursday…
First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated 50 compressed natural gas (CNG) buses and 30 tricycles to Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, to address transportation challenges faced by students and staff. The donation was unveiled on Thursday at the university’s sports arena, where the First Lady inaugurated the vehicles for immediate…
…30 electric vehicles deployed as FAAN moves to expand nationwide… The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has launched a new electric transport system at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, marking a major shift toward cleaner, more efficient airport operations and signalling plans for nationwide rollout. The initiative, unveiled on Thursday, saw the…
Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have expressed frustration over the daily, hours-long traffic jams caused by ongoing repair work at the Kara Bridge. PUNCH Metro correspondents, who monitored the traffic situation in recent days, observed that motorists travelling from Ibadan, Interchange, and Sagamu towards Lagos often spent several hours in gridlock. It was gathered that…
The Ogun State Government has commenced activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state with the weekly commissioning of major road projects across different parts of the state. The Golden Jubilee celebration began last week with the commissioning of the Wole Soyinka Train Terminal and the Sagamu–Ayepe Road in Sagamu Local Government…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced plans to prosecute three suspects arrested for allegedly attacking its enforcement officers and personnel of the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) during a joint enforcement operation along Agboju Old Lagos Road. According to the Authority, the suspects were apprehended during a routine statutory exercise…
In accordance with one of the eight items on the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, which is the enhancement of infrastructure and transportation as enablers of growth, a Media Tour of ongoing projects in the North West Zone has been concluded with Jigawa State. The Tour…
The federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering safe, durable, and economically transformative road infrastructure with the ongoing construction of the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto–Badagry highway. As part of measures to guarantee the safety of road users and communities along its corridors, the project, the government said, incorporates modern infrastructure features, such as a Closed-Circuit Television…
