OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos A clean-up enforcement operation by the Lagos State Taskforce at the Fagba Railway Corridor was disrupted on Thursday after suspected miscreants and street urchins allegedly set parts of the area ablaze in an attempt to evade arrest. The incident occurred during an ongoing operation aimed at clearing shanties, illegal settlements and criminal…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed allegations of misconduct levelled against its officials, insisting that a motorcyclist identified as a human rights advocate was lawfully apprehended for violating traffic regulations. In a statement issued on March 25, 2026, the agency refuted claims circulating online that its operatives unlawfully impounded a 250cc motorcycle…
Ogun State government has demolished all shanties and temporary buildings on the road setback along the border between Ogun and Lagos states as part of efforts to end the ongoing traffic accidents at the Sango Tollgate. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment Kafayat Lawal, who led the exercise on Tuesday, stated that the demolition…
The Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) has lamented the growing and flagrant abuse of lanes designated for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) buses by unauthorised users. In a statement on Wednesday, LAMATA identified the abusers to include some military personnel, para-military agencies, local government and Local Council Development Area (LCDA) buses, as well as private…
A dispatch rider has been killed after a collision with a diesel tanker on the Apapa–Oshodi Expressway in Lagos, while the truck driver fled the scene, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The incident occurred under the Cele Bridge corridor, a busy section of the expressway linking the Apapa port area to…
The President-General of the market’s association, Prince Africanus Ogudoro, made the appeal during the quarterly sanitation of the market last weekend. He said many lives had been lost and others maimed while trying to cross the busy highway. He said the appeal became imperative because other requests in the past to the government were not…
The National President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association of Nigeria, Billy Gillis-Harry, has proposed measures to cushion the impact of rising crude oil prices driven by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Channels reports. Global oil prices climbed again on Tuesday as Brent crude oil rose above $100 per barrel, a…
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has intensified its clampdown on illegal commercial motorcycle operators, impounding 70 motorcycles during a fresh raid along the Mile 2–Badagry Expressway. In a statement released on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, the agency confirmed it conducted a cleanup exercise along the Iyana-Iba axis. This follows a…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, has expressed satisfaction with the general conduct of the motoring public during the just-concluded Eid-el-Fitr celebrations. The Corps Marshal gave the commendation after receiving comprehensive operational briefs from supervisory officers deployed from the National Headquarters to monitor the special operations across the country. He noted…
