President Bola Tinubu has approved the expansion of the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) to include electric vehicles (EVs), the Presidency said on Thursday. The initiative will now be known as the Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas and Electric Vehicles (PiCNG & EV). Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,…
OLORUNDARE ENIMOLA, Lagos The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to motorists against engaging the services of unauthorized agents for vehicle documentation, following reports of widespread issuance of fake documents across the state. In a statement signed by, Hon. Oluwaseun Osiyemi, the Commissioner for Transportation and dated Thursday, March 26, 2026. the State…
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…
