Governor Seyi Makinde has approved a ₦10,000 monthly transportation allowance for workers in Oyo State as part of measures to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices. The allowance, which will take effect from April 2026, was disclosed by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Oyo State chapter, Kayode Martins, in a statement…
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has warned of a possible return of fuel scarcity and rising pump prices if urgent measures are not taken to address challenges in crude oil supply to domestic refineries. Chairman of the committee, Ikeagwuonu Ugochinyere, who spoke with journalists in Abuja on Thursday, described the current…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency (TRACE), Panseke–Adigbe Unit Command, on Wednesday convened a stakeholders’ engagement meeting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, as part of efforts to promote road safety and enhance compliance with traffic regulations. The meeting, held at the Skating Ground in Panseke, brought together key players in the transport sector,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos A Lagos Magistrate Court has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Omotosho Nure, to six months’ imprisonment for attempting to set a Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) operative ablaze while resisting arrest in the Cele area of the state. The Corps Marshal of LAGESC, popularly known as KAI, disclosed the development in a…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Taskforce has dismissed allegations of bribery levelled against its officials in a viral video circulated by Objectv reporter, Mr. Segun Adewoye, describing the report as misleading and lacking factual basis. In a statement issued on Thursday by the agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the Taskforce said the…
Two students of Lagos State Model Junior College, Igbonla, Epe, alongside their teacher, escaped death when the vehicle conveying them collided with another vehicle in the Onipanu area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt from a statement on Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, that the accident…
In its continuous effort to enforce road discipline and ensure safety on major highways, the Federal Road Safety Corps, Ogun Sector Command, has convicted 17 drivers for various traffic-related infractions in the Ogere area of the state. The offenders were convicted on Wednesday during a mobile court session presided over by Magistrate O.S. Fadahunsi. Recall…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Drivers Institute (LASDRI) has extended warm felicitations to Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, while calling for strict adherence to road safety regulations and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. In a statement marking the celebration, the General Manager of LASDRI, Tiamiyu Afusat, urged motorists and other road users…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Olalekan Bakare-Oki, has extended Eid-el-Fitr greetings to Muslims in Lagos and beyond, while assuring residents of seamless traffic movement during the festive period. In a statement issued to mark the celebration, Bakare-Oki congratulated the Muslim faithful for their devotion, discipline, and…
