Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified security efforts by cracking down on commercial motorcycles through its Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS). The director of DRTS, Dr Abdulateef Bello, declared a zero-tolerance stance against the menace of commercial motorcycles during an enforcement exercise in Kabusa, Abuja. Bello, who was represented by the head of operations, Deborah Osho, said the …

The Joint Task Force of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Thursday crushed more than 470 motorcycles impounded for operating illegally in the capital city, Abuja. The motorcycles were impounded by the task force during an operation that began from the Carwash Bus Stop, Lugbe, through Gosa, Bill Clinton Drive, Trademore Estate, Lugbe Junction and Kubwa. The News Agency …

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 Police Command in Kwara State has reminded residents of the state that the ban on tricycles and motorcycles operations at night is still in force. In a statement on Saturday in Ilorin, the state capital, the command’s spokesman, Superintendent Ajayi Okasanmi quoted the state Commissioner of Police, Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi as saying that she :wishes to remind motorcycle and tricycle …

One of the prisoners who escaped from the Kuje Correctional Center during the attack on it last year in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja has been captured by men from the Nasarawa State Police Command. In a statement made available to journalists in Lafia, the state capital on Sunday, the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, identified …