Category: Transport Safety

The Lagos State Government has intensified the deployment of technology-driven traffic enforcement measures as part of efforts to improve road safety, ensure compliance with traffic regulations, and modernise transportation management across the state. Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this on Monday during the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa to commemorate the second-term…

Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has launched the state’s E-Mobility Initiative with the rollout of electric tricycles assembled in Yola. Governor Fintiri described the project as a major step toward sustainable transportation, clean energy access and economic development. Speaking at the launch on Monday in Yola, Fintiri said the initiative marked the beginning of a…

Delta State Commissioner of Police, Yemi Oyeniyi, on Monday held a strategic meeting with leaders of the National Union of Road Transport Workers and other transport stakeholders across the state as part of ongoing efforts to strengthen security collaboration and enhance crime prevention. PUNCH Metro gathered that the meeting followed a directive from the Inspector-General…

The Federal Road Safety Corps has advised motorists to adopt stricter safety checks and defensive driving practices as the rainy season sets across parts of the country. The Corps Public Education Officer, Osondu Ohaeri, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja. Ohaeri described the rainy season…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has commenced a week-long strategic leadership training programme for 305 senior officers across the country, as part of ongoing reforms to strengthen operational leadership, professionalism, and service delivery. The programme, launched by Corps Marshal Shehu Mohammed at the ICT Training Hall, FRSC Headquarters, Abuja, brings together Chief Route Commanders…

OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has issued a strong advisory to truck operators and motorists ahead of a major environmental and traffic decongestion exercise scheduled to take place around the Lagos ports axis by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC). In a notice made available to members on…

The Lagos State Government has announced the emergency closure of a section of the Eko Bridge outbound to Lagos Island for safety investigations and repair works beginning Tuesday, May 12, 2026. The Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday, noting that the affected section stretches from Apongbon to Ijora…