The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and a group of concessionaires have signed an agreement to recommence the On-Street Parking, otherwise known as the “park-and-pay” scheme in Abuja. It was reported that the Federal Executive Council in May 2023, approved the park-and-pay policy in Zone A (Wuse II and Utako), with NAJEC Limited as its concessionaire, and an expected revenue …

The average transport fare paid on motorcycles (popularly known as okada) rose by 258.2 per cent between May 2019 and May 2023. This is according to the Transport Fare Watch reports by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the report, the average fare for okada rides rose from N129.69 in May 2019 to N464.55 in May 2023. The …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended taxi services at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The suspension, which is with immediate effect, followed unresolved factional disputes among the car hire operators at the airport. FAAN explained that the dispute had been affecting airport car hire operations. It added that normal car hire services would resume as …

The Lagos State Parks and Garages Management Committee (LSPG) has said that its members would not join the nationwide protest by organised labour groups. At a meeting with transport union leaders and operators on Tuesday, LSPG Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (better known as MC Oluomo) said: “We, the state executives and the entire members of Lagos State Parks and Garages met …

Oyo State government has offered subsided transportation for corps members from the permanent orientation camp to their respective Local Government Areas (LGAs) of posting. At the closing parade of the three-week orientation for 2023 Batch B Stream I held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Iseyin, Governor Seyi Makinde said that he was briefed by the officials that the corps …

Lagos State Government has rolled out relief measures to cushion the current hardship being faced by residents as a result of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government. Rising from the state’s Security Council meeting on Monday in Alausa, Ikeja, the governor announced a 50 per cent fare reduction across the state-owned public transportation services, effective Wednesday. Commuters using BRT …

The Delta State government has assured Ukwani ethnic nationality in the state that it would pay special attention to infrastructural development in the area. The Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme, who gave the assurance when a delegation of indigenes of Utagba-Uno in Ndokwa-West Local Government Area paid him a courtesy visit to congratulate him on his assumption of office, lamented the …

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) yesterday warned against the usage of fairly used tyres describing it as dangerous. FRSC’s Corps Marshal, Dauda Biu gave the warning when he received the acting Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, in his office for the partnership on intensive vehicle database integration. Biu sought enhanced enforcement of the …

In line with the ongoing construction of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit, the Red Line (Oyingbo to Agbado), the Lagos State Government has announced traffic diversion in the axis from Wednesday, 26th July. The routes that will experience diversion are: 1. Muritala Mohammed Way, Yaba, Apapa Road, Oyingbo and Ojuelegba Road for a duration of 10 weeks; 2. Kayode and …

Lagos State Government, in conjunction with the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, has announced a 40-day closure of the Alaka/Costain – Iganmu section of the Eko Bridge (inward Island), commencing on Sunday. In a statement, the Permanent Secretary in the state Ministry of Transportation, Engr. Abdulahfiz Toriola said the closure is a result of the damage noticed on some …