Category: Transport Safety
LASWA Unveils Measures To Reduce Boat Fares Through Fuel, Clean Energy Initiatives
LAGOS – The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) has announced a series of measures aimed at reducing the cost of water transportation by expanding fuel supply infrastructure and accelerating the adoption of cleaner energy-powered boats across the state. The initiative follows concerns from boat operators and commuters over rising ferry fares, largely attributed to the…
FRSC Launches Special Patrol To Reduce Highway Crashes In North-West
The Federal Road Safety Corps has launched a special intervention patrol, codenamed “Daidaita Lodi” (Load Limit), to curb road traffic crashes along the Sokoto-Gusau highway and other major roads across Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states. The initiative was inaugurated on Monday in Sokoto by the Zonal Commanding Officer of RS10 Headquarters, Assistant Corps Marshal Shoba…
Cross River Exempts Women, Elderly Commercial Drivers from Registration, Daily Levies
CALABAR — The Cross River State Government has exempted women engaged in commercial transportation and male commercial drivers aged 60 years and above from paying vehicle registration fees and daily operational levies. Chairman of the Cross River Transport Regulatory Agency (CTRA), Chief Oliver Orok, announced the policy on Monday during a meeting with drivers’ unions…
Osun ALGON Suspends Transport Union Activities Over Rising Violence
OSOGBO – The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State chapter, has suspended the activities of all transport unions across the state following a series of violent clashes linked to rival groups operating in public motor parks. The decision, announced on Monday in Osogbo, is aimed at preventing further escalation of violence and…
FRSC Launches Three-Day ‘Operation Sanity’ To Curb Road Crashes In Ondo
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a three-day special enforcement operation, tagged “Operation Sanity,” to reduce road traffic crashes across Ondo State. Speaking during the flag-off of the exercise in Akure on Monday, the Ondo State Sector Commander of the FRSC, Dr. Samuel Ibitoye, said the operation is specifically targeted at addressing the…
FRSC Launches Nationwide Special Patrol To Reduce Road Crashes
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has launched a nationwide Zonal Special Intervention Patrol aimed at reducing road traffic crashes and improving compliance with road safety regulations across the country. The special patrol, scheduled to begin on July 20, will be implemented across the Corps’ 12 Zonal Commands, with each zone deploying strategies tailored to…
NSIB, Benue Partner To Strengthen Inland Waterway Safety
ABUJA – The Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Benue State Government have begun discussions to establish a long-term partnership aimed at improving transport safety and building institutional capacity to support the safe development of the state’s maritime and blue economy. The commitment was reached during a meeting in Abuja between the Director-General of…
Adeleke Orders Urgent Rehabilitation Of Osogbo’s Olaiya Bridge
OSOGBO – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has directed the immediate rehabilitation of the Olaiya Bridge in Osogbo ahead of the commissioning of the newly completed Okefia Flyover. The directive was issued during an inspection of the bridge on Sunday, where the governor expressed concern over its deteriorating condition and ordered swift intervention by the…
