The Lagos State Government has announced a 90-day traffic diversion for motorists on the Odo Iya Alaro Bridge, which will commence on Monday, 22 July 2024. According to a statement on Thursday, the state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, disclosed that the diversion is due to the deplorable state of the asphalt pavement and expansion joints on the Odo …

The Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) has expressed its dedication to the systematic recovery of failed sections of federal roads in Rivers State. The engineer in charge of FERMA’s Rivers State Field Office, Engr. Adoga Asikhia stated during the inspection of the ongoing road maintenance project of the new airport link road in Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas of …

On so many fronts, the Lagos State government under Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is blazing the trail and setting model examples for other states to copy. One particular area where the state is head and shoulders above other members of the sub-national entity is leveraging the Public-Private-Partnership business model to put its economy on a pedestal that is unrivalled. Take the …

The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists, especially commercial buses, to reduce their speed while approaching the toll-gate area of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. The Sector Commander, Anthony Uga, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Ota. Uga was reacting to two separate accidents involving two commercial …

The Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, to stop the directive requiring vehicle owners to register and obtain a Central Motor Information System Certificate for a fee of not less than N6,000. NBA-SPIDEL questioned the legal basis for the Nigeria Police Force’s issuance of …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has commenced emergency repairs at the failed sections of the East-West Road between Ahoada and Ula-Okobo town in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. The NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, who inspected the ongoing repair works at the failed sections of the East-West Road between Ahoada and Ula-Okobo town in Ahoada …

In a significant move to enhance the operations of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), the Lagos State Government has launched a 24-hour Customer Service Centre, equipped with dedicated Toll-Free Hotlines, a Walk-In Complaint Centre, a Website, a Whistleblower App, and a New Department of Statistics, Research, and Data. These Centres are situated at the LASTMA headquarters. The Special …

The Niger State Governor, Umaru Bago and his Kwara State counterpart, AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq have urged the people from Kwara, Niger and Kebbi states where the 1,000 Kilometers Sokoto-Badagry road would run through to support the Federal Government and take ownership of the road project, saying they are the most beneficiary of the project. The governors spoke at a stakeholders’ meeting …

Lagos State Government through the state Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has impounded 9,370 vehicles with 256 casualties recorded from January 2024 to June 2024, specifically, six months for various alleged traffic violations across the metropolis. However, in a fresh enforcement, the Traffic Monitoring and Investigation Unit, TMI, of the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, MOT, as it embarked on an …

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has pledged to restore the failed sections of the East-West Road between Ahoada and Ula-Okobo town in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, to provide urgent relief to motorists who are now forced to divert to community roads. The NDDC Managing Director (MD), Dr Samuel Ogbuku, who inspected the failed sections of …