The Plateau State Police Command has arraigned 14 motorists before a court in Jos for offences bordering on covering number plates and using multiple plates to mislead authorities. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Alfred Alabo, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, saying the action followed enforcement of vehicle registration laws across the state…
The Delta State Police Command has secured the conviction of 23 traffic offenders as part of its ongoing enforcement of traffic regulations across the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement, noting that 26 vehicles were impounded during the exercise for various traffic-related violations. According to him, the arrested offenders…
The Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has expressed support for the state government’s initiative to capture the data of commercial tricycle operators as part of efforts to improve regulation and accountability in the transport sector. The state secretary of the union, Comrade Usman Teslim, disclosed this in an…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) says it rescued 353 victims of road traffic crashes and other emergencies across the state between January and May 2026, as it urged motorists to exercise greater caution amid worsening driving conditions during the ongoing rainy season. The General Manager of LASTMA, Olalekan Bakare-Oki, disclosed…
The Lagos State Taskforce has impounded 278 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okadas, during a weeklong enforcement operation aimed at curbing illegal operations on highways and restricted routes across the state. The exercise was carried out in line with the Lagos State Government’s ban on commercial motorcycle operations on major highways and other prohibited areas,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Government has announced a zero-tolerance policy against indiscriminate waste dumping on roads across the state and unveiled plans to establish a “Waste Police” to strengthen environmental sanitation and enforce proper waste disposal. The initiative follows Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive for the emergency evacuation of refuse from roads and public…
The Lagos State Government has entered into a €170 million financing partnership with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to develop a sustainable and efficient waterborne transport system as part of efforts to improve urban mobility in the state. The agreement, signed on Friday at the headquarters of the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), marks the…
The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) has committed a total insured amount of $626 million to support the financing of the Lagos–Calabar coastal highway, Phase II. ICIEC, a Shariah-compliant multilateral credit and political risk insurer and a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, announced the commitment in…
The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), trained 100 youths in mechatronics to repair petrol and CNG-powered tricycles and motorcycles in Zamfara State. The automotive centre in Gusau was commissioned on Thursday by the Honourable Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh. A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, disclosed…
The nation’s drive to expand use of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) received a boost following a strategic meeting between the National CNG Forum and the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). The conversation between the National CNG Forum and senior government officials focused on advancing President Bola Tinubu’s energy reforms,…
