Category: Transport Safety
Motorists To Expect Delays As Expansion Joint Repairs Resume On Kara-Berger Bridge – TRACE
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have been advised to prepare for traffic delays following the commencement of another phase of expansion joint replacement works on the Kara-Berger Bridge. The Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE) announced the traffic advisory in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Works and CBC Global…
Road Crashes: Ogun Records More Road Crashes, Fewer Deaths In First Half Of 2026
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos Ogun State recorded an increase in road traffic crashes during the first six months of 2026, but significantly fewer people lost their lives compared with the same period last year, according to a new traffic crash report released by the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE). The agency’s 2026 Half-Year…
Police Arrest Nine in Delta Crackdown On Illegal Highway Roadblocks, Extortion
The Delta State Police Command has intensified its crackdown on illegal roadblocks and unauthorized revenue collection on highways across the state, arresting nine suspects in an operation aimed at restoring safety and free movement on major roads. The command said the exercise, which began on Friday, July 24, followed the Federal Government’s directive to eliminate…
Navy Intercepts 15,500 Litres Of Suspected Stolen Crude, PMS In Rivers
The Nigerian Navy has intercepted about 15,500 litres of petroleum products suspected to be stolen during an anti-crude oil theft operation along the Okrika waterways in Rivers State. The operation, carried out by personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, followed credible intelligence on the movement of illegally obtained petroleum…
Lagos Taskforce Arrests 46 Suspects, Recovers Dane Gun, Drugs In Fresh Crackdown
The Lagos State Taskforce has arrested 46 suspected criminals during a coordinated enforcement operation across several parts of the state as part of its ongoing campaign to rid Lagos of criminal elements and environmental offenders. The operation, which commenced at about 9:00 a.m. on Friday, covered Muri-Okunola Park in Victoria Island, Obalende Underbridge, Law School…
Bashir Are Sponsors Eight Lagos Residents into LagRide Drive-to-Own Programme
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA), Mr. Bashir Are, has sponsored eight residents of Lagos Island into the LagRide Partner Programme as part of efforts to promote economic empowerment and entrepreneurship in the state. The initiative covers the beneficiaries’ training at the LagRide Drivers Academy…
ALGON Appoints Caretaker Committees For Transport Unions Amid Osun NURTW Crisis
OSOGBO – The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State chapter, has constituted caretaker management committees to oversee the affairs of transport unions across the state following the leadership crisis rocking the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). The decision comes after the suspension of transport union activities in public motor parks…
FG Deploys Trained Coastal Road Guards, Installs Motorcycle Trackers To Protect Lagos-Calabar Highway
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Federal Government has profiled all 40 newly inaugurated Coastal Road Guards, documented details of their guarantors and fitted tracking devices to their official motorcycles as part of measures to safeguard the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway from vandalism and other illegal activities. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos State, Olufemi Dare, disclosed…
