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January 5, 2024 No Responses

LAGOS: RED LINE RAIL, OPEBI LINK BRIDGE, 15 JETTIES TO EASE TRAFFIC IN 2024

The Lagos State Government, through the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso has listed some iconic projects that will shape the face of commuting in Lagos State in the Year 2024. Some of the projects, according to the Commissioner...

December 24, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Releases Impounded Trucks

The Lagos State Government has released trucks impounded by the Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) during a special operation on Friday, 22nd December, 2023. City Business News report that the trucks were impounded for impeding traffic flow on the Cele-Apap...

December 23, 2023 No Responses

Lagos Urges Lekki Residents To Open All Street Gates

The Lagos State Government has urged residents in Lekki Phase I, Phase II and its environs to open all Street Gates located in the area from the hours of 6.00 am to 11.00 pm daily during this yuletide season. A...

November 28, 2023 No Responses

New LASTMA Boss Unfolds Agenda

The newly appointed Acting General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr. Bakare Oki Olalekan has advised personnel of the Agency to be civil, demonstrate empathy and shun corruption in whatever guise while dischar...

February 25, 2023 No Responses

Increasing Road Accidents Menace In Nigeria

Deaths and injuries associated with road accidents in on the increase in Nigeria despite efforts to curb the trend by the Federal Government. The menace is, however, not peculiar to Nigeria as there is a global epidemic of Road Traffic...

December 8, 2022 No Responses

FG Tasks FRSC On Seamless Traffic During Yuletide

The Federal Government has tasked the Federal Road Safety Corps to ensure seamless movement of traffic nationwide before, during and after the Yuletide. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha gave the charge during the.....

November 7, 2022 No Responses

Lagos Begins Impounding Of Unpainted Commercial Vehicles

The Lagos State Government has directed the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) to begin to arrest and impound unpainted commercial vehicles from Monday across the state. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said this in a stat...

September 26, 2022 No Responses

LASTMA Urges Motorists To Obey Traffic Laws

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned operators and drivers of ‘LagosRide’ Taxi across the state to obey the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said this on...

July 15, 2022 No Responses

Emirates Refuses Heathrow’s Demand To Cut Flights

Emirates has rejected Heathrow Airport’s demands for airlines to stop selling summer tickets, calling the move “unreasonable and unacceptable”. The airline accused the airport of having a “blatant disregard” for customers after it...

April 2, 2022 No Responses

LASTMA To Officials: Discharge Duty With Decorum

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned its officers to ensure decorum and civility while discharging their duties on the road and in public domain. The agency’s General Manager, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, issued the warning in a statement.....

March 25, 2022 No Responses

FRSC Seeks More Dedicated Courts To Prosecute Traffic Offenders

The Zonal Commanding Officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps,(FRSC) Zone 8, ACM Hyginus Omeje on Thursday called for more dedicated magistrates courts for prosecution of traffic offenders. Omeje, who is the zonal commanding officer of FRSC, zone 8...

March 24, 2022 No Responses

Apogbon: Lagos Announces Alternative Routes

The Lagos State Government (LASG)has shut down Eko Bridge while diverting traffic to other routes for the safety of motorists following the inferno which engulfed the Apongbon axis of the bridge in the early hours of Wednesday. The Commissioner for...

February 20, 2022 No Responses

How FRSC Reduced Road Traffic Crashes By 54 % In 34 Years, By Oyeyemi

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it significantly scaled down the number of Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) from 28,215 in 1987 to 13,027 in 2021, representing 54 per cent reduction. The Corps Marshal of FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, said...

February 18, 2022 No Responses

NPA Boosts LASTMA Operations With 24 New Motorcycles

Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr. Mohammed Bello Koko, has restated the Authority’s resolve to eradicate traffic gridlocks around all port locations in the country, to ease the frustration and delays experienced by firms and persons do...