Category: Road

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Taskforce has clarified its operational procedures regarding the enforcement of restrictions on commercial motorcycle operations, popularly known as okada, while dismissing allegations of misconduct circulating on social media. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Agency expressed concern over what it described as misleading and unsubstantiated claims made by…

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Government has issued a stern warning to articulated vehicle drivers to desist from indiscriminate roadside parking and the blocking of highways, particularly along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway corridor around the Ogere axis. The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) said such practices pose serious safety risks, disrupt the free flow…

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), one of the agencies under the Federal Ministry of Works, has proposed to spend ₦189 billion on road maintenance, repairs and rehabilitation in its 2026 budget. Details of the proposal were contained in the 2026 budget breakdown uploaded on the website of the Budget Office. According to the figures,…

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi, has expressed strong satisfaction with the quality and pace of ongoing reconstruction works on key federal highways linking Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Oyo and Osun states, while issuing fresh directives to contractors and resident engineers to improve on road shoulder pilling and ensure timely delivery of…

…impound 21 motorcycles In continuation of its fight against crime, the FCT Police Command, on Thursday, in collaboration with sister security agencies, impounded twenty-one commercial motorcycles and arrested their riders in enforcement of the ban against the plying of major roads and highways within the Federal Capital Territory. A statement issued to newsmen on by…