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December 27, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Warns NightClubs Against Overcrowding

The Lagos State Safety Commission has cautioned nightclubs and lounges against overcrowding. According to the Director-General/CEO, Lagos Safety Commission, Mr. Lanre Mojola, despite the government’s support of the vibrant nightlife and the economic benefits it brings, it must be emphasised...

December 24, 2024 No Responses

NIWA To Nigerians: Avoid Rickety Boats

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has called on Nigerians to avoid using substandard and poorly maintained boats while urging the National Assembly to expedite the passage of the Coastal Guards Bill to enhance safety and security across the nation...

December 19, 2024 No Responses

WISTA Laud Dockworkers On Safety, Efficiency

December 15, 2024 No Responses

Work and Play Hosts Auto Fest Safety Summit

As part of efforts to promote Motorsports and Road Safety awareness education, Work and Play Promotions, in conjunction with the BMW Club, hosted Africa’s first Auto Fest Safety Summit.The event, held on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 44 Community Road...

November 5, 2024 No Responses

Lagos Impounds 70 Vehicles As Taskforce Intensifies Traffic Law Compliance

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce), on Monday confiscated 70 vehicles for flagrant violation of the Lagos State traffic law as amended. The vehicles were impounded during enforcement exercise carried out by operativ...

October 26, 2024 No Responses

Helicopter Crash: NSIB To Deploy More Diving Equipment

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has disclosed that search and recovery efforts are still ongoing following Thursday’s crash involving Sikorsky SK76 helicopter in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The Bureau stated that additional diving equipment ...

June 3, 2024 No Responses

Obaseki Bans Okaigheles Over Alleged Cultism

The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has banned the activities of Okaigheles (Youth Leader) in Edo South Senatorial District of the State, as part of a renewed effort to tackle cultism in the State.Obaseki disclosed this while speaking with...

May 19, 2024 No Responses

Dana Air: NSIB Report Reveals Landing Gear Failure

The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), on Saturday, released a preliminary report on the incident involving an aircraft belonging to Dana Air at the Lagos Murtala Mohammed Airport on April 23, 2023. The preliminary report linked the incident to ...

May 3, 2024 No Responses

LASTMA Tasks Cadet On Professionalism

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has emphasised the importance of professionalism among its cadet officers in serving the motoring public across the state and ensuring effective traffic management. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Tr...

February 13, 2024 No Responses

PDP Govs Insist On State Police

State Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, restated their position on state policing, as the solution to the country’s worsening security situation. The governors who spoke in Abuja also decried the free fall...

December 21, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Begins Clampdown On Tankers, Trailers Along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway

The Lagos State Government has ordered all tankers and trailers to immediately vacate the Cele Bus Stop Inward Tin Can Port axis, along the Apapa-Oshodi expressway and stop indiscriminate parking along that axis. The Special Adviser on Transportation to t...

October 28, 2023 No Responses

FRSC To Truck Owners: Check Tyres Regularly

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun Command, has appealed to truck owners to ensure their tyres are in good condition before embarking on journeys to reduce mishaps, particularly during the ember months. The Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, made the...

September 11, 2023 No Responses

Catholic Bishops Task Governments On Proliferation Of Arms

Catholic Bishops, on Sunday in Abuja urged governments at all levels to checkmate the proliferation of small arms as insecurity rages unabated in the country, They decried the terror regularly unleashed on communities by bandits, religion extremists and other ...

September 6, 2023 No Responses

Safety, Security, Unregulated Fishing, Others Top Oyetola’s Agenda

The Minister of the Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Adegboyega Oyetola, has stated that tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, harnessing marine tourism, safety and security are top of the agenda of his administration as Minister o...