Category: Transport Safety

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) has launched a statewide special operation aimed at ensuring the safety of motorists and other road users during the Eid-El-Kabir celebrations across 27 major traffic corridors in the state. The operation, tagged “Safety on Ogun 27 Major Traffic Corridors,” commenced on Wednesday, May…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned transport operators in Ekiti State under the auspices of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) not to sabotage its efforts at conducting credible, free and fair governorship elections on 20 June through poor transport arrangements. National Commissioners of the commission, led by Prof Sani Adams,…

Germany’s transport ministry has launched a new funding programme aimed at supporting the deployment of at least 1,500 additional electric buses, following announcement earlier this year. The German Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV) has published a new “Directive for the promotion of alternative drives for buses in passenger transport”, continuing the national support framework for…

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority have pledged deeper collaboration to eliminate regulatory uncertainties and strengthen investor confidence across Nigeria’s petroleum industry. The commitment followed a courtesy visit by the new Authority Chief Executive of the NMDPRA, Rabiu Abdullahi Umar, to the headquarters of the NUPRC…

The Lagos State Taskforce has strongly refuted allegations made in a viral Facebook video by Objectv accusing operatives of the agency of secretly returning to the roads to impound vehicles and extort motorists, describing the claims as false, unsubstantiated and misleading. In a reaction to the publication, the agency said the allegations lacked factual basis…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (Federal Road Safety Corps), RS10 Sokoto Command, said it has planned to deploy over 1,500 personnel for special patrol operations ahead of the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Zonal Commanding Officer, RS10 Sokoto, ACM Shoba Akande, disclosed this during a courtesy visit by members of the Correspondents’ Chapel, Sokoto State chapter,…