The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Tuesday, said the use of body cameras by its officials on traffic management duty had been phased out with the introduction of the Traffic Management Solution handheld camera. The PUNCH reports that in 2022, the Lagos State Government said it was deploying bodycams for use by officials of LASTMA for effective traffic management. …

The Lagos State Taskforce has impounded no fewer than 344 commercial motorcycles, popularly called okada, during a week-long raid in different areas of the state. The task force has also vowed to end the operations of the recalcitrant bike riders in the state. The agency’s Director, Press and & Public Affairs, Mr. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, disclosed this in a statement released …

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has said train operations from Port Harcourt to Aba will soon begin operations. The move followed the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt-Maiduguri Eastern-Narrow-Gauge Railway. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Railway Corporation, Freeborn Okhoria, disclosed this when he led the management team on an inspection of the project site in Port Harcourt on …

The Federal Government has revealed plans to introduce a new policy to the transport sector to ensure full compliance with the use of vehicle safety kits by motorists. The Minister of Transportation, Senator Saidu Alkali, made this known in Abuja on Thursday during a sensitisation programme on road safety and the use of automobile safety kits organised by the Road …

The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON) has urged Lagosride management to swiftly implement a worker-friendly policy to ensure the safety of its members and property. The call was made by the union on Tuesday, 9 January, in Lagos, in a statement by its chairman, media, publicity, and Technical Committee, Jossy Olawale. It stated that the loss of …

The Lagos State Government has said it is working towards completing 15 jetties to add to the existing ones in the state to boost water transportation. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Gbenga Omotoso, during a chat with journalists at Alausa recently said the government also plans to deploy 12 ferries to make commuting easier for residents of the …

The Lagos State Government has said the Third Mainland Bridge will be closed on Tuesday, 9 January, for repairs. The bridge, which was closed to traffic in November 2023, was reopened on December 21 to ease traffic during the Yuletide period. In a statement, the state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi said the closure was to allow the repair …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the extension of the yuletide free train service till Sunday 7th January to allow more Nigerians who are yet to return to their stations enjoy the benefit. The Federal Government announced a free train service on all serviced routes and 50 per cent rebate on road transportation from 21st December 2023 to 4th January 2024 …

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on the Implementation of the End of Year Transportation Subsidy Programme, Dr. Oladele Alake has described the programme as a huge success, saying that it has benefited over 160,000 passengers across the country. In a progress report on Monday, Alake, who is also the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, said that the programme, which was …

One hundred and twenty-eight travellers from Abuja to Gombe, Bauchi, Yola, Maiduguri and other destinations in the north were freighted to their locations by paying half of the transport fares on Christmas Day, according to the Situation Room Monitoring Team of the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMT). This was in compliance with the directive of President Bola Tinubu for a …