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Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, TRACE Corps’ Commander of Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency TRACE, in a telephone interview with DAILY INDEPENDENT on Wednesday said he had given a command to the Ogun West Area Command to checkmate the perennial traffic infractions, especially driving against traffic (one-way) and highway parking by commercial transport operators at …

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The National Coordinator of the Presidential Port Standing Task Team, PSTT, Moses Fadipe, and the Lagos Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Babatunde Farinloye have agreed on the need to introduce Mobile Courts on the ports corridor to further strengthen the traffic management on the strategic Lagos port access roads. The decision …

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Road Safety Jonas  Agwu I met Franklin Uzoh (not my real name) about three years ago. Frank, as he is fondly called by his close associates, was a ‘recalcitrant road user’. In a layman’s description, Frank was a perpetual lawbreaker with a disdain for road safety rules. He was a speed freak, a risk taker …

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The Court of Appeal in Asaba, Delta State, has upheld a Federal High Court decision that banned the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) from operating on state and local roads in the country. In 2019, a Federal High Court in the state ruled that the FRSC lacked the legal authority to operate or engage in …

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Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State unveiled 106 vehicles to enhance the intra-city transport system in Yenagoa, the state capital, and its surrounding areas on Thursday. The new transport scheme, according to Governor Diri, will help cushion the effect of the removal of petrol subsidies and alleviate the sufferings of residents of the state. Diri …

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The Federal Government, through the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), has acquired locally-assembled electric vehicles with its charging infrastructure from Nigerian mobility technology company, Jet Motors, a move that may signal the future of mainstream mobility in the country. Director-General of NADDC, Jelani Aliyu, said that the government is set to put a …

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Oki appealed to Lagos residents to embrace voluntary compliance with all laws guiding building construction. The Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), on Thursday, embarked on a statewide campaign to educate residents on building regulations and control across all local councils to tame building collapse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme …

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Residents further stated that a bad transportation system had made transport fares unregulated as drivers charge commuters using their discretion. Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have raised concerns over the unregulated and poor transportation system in the territory and urged the government to weed out unregistered transporters. The residents said in separate …

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The conversion initiative aims to alleviate the financial burden caused by high petrol prices by providing an affordable and eco-friendly alternative. In response to the ongoing fuel hike in Nigeria, the Nigerian Institute of Transport Technology (NITT) has taken a proactive step to assist citizens by providing workshops across the country for converting petrol-powered vehicles …

NITT to aid fuel-hike burden by converting petrol-powered vehicles to autogas Read More »