Tag: Ban
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JUST IN: Senate want flights from UK, China, others banned
The Senate on Tuesday has called for travel ban on high risk countries with Coronavirus. The high risk countries are United Kingdom, China and others. Details shortly…
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[TNG Special Report] Ban: Okada riders devise new ways to operate in restricted areas
Barely four weeks after the ban placed on operations of motorcycles (Okada) and tricycles (Maruwa) by the Lagos State Government in some parts of the state became effective, the indignant riders are beginning to device new ways to operate while trying as much as possible to escape the prying eyes of the task force team…
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Senate seeks ban on Ethiopian airline
The Senate on Friday urged the Federal Government to place a temporary ban on Ethiopian airline flights to curb further spread of Coronavirus (Covid-19) to Nigeria. The call, according to the Chairman Senate Committee on Primary Healthcare and Communicable Diseases, Senator Chukwuka Utazi, became necessary because the airline operates flights between China and Nigeria for…
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BREAKING: Man City banned from Champions League for two seasons
Manchester City have been banned from the Champions League for the next two seasons by Uefa and fined €30m (£25m) after they were found to have seriously misled European football’s governing body and broken financial fair play rules. The decision is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Manchester City say they…
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Group calls for more actions against ban of tricycles operations in Lagos
A group, Save Climate and Democracy Naija (SCAN), has called for more united actions against the Lagos State Government’s ban on the operations of motorcycles and tricycles. Mr Ayo Ademiluyi, the group’s spokesperson made the call on Sunday in Lagos. Ademiluyi said: “We of the Save Climate and Democracy Naija Coalition salute the courage of…
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Angry protesters storm Lagos marathon venue over Okada ban (Photos)
Some distraught youths on Saturday stormed the venue of 2020 Lagos Marathon, Eko Atlantic to protest against the ban of motorcycles (Okada) and tricycle (Keke). The placard-carrying demonstrators complained that the Okada ban was making life difficult for them. Among the inscriptions on their placards are ‘fix bad roads, less traffic’, ‘metropolitan not treko-politan’, and…
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Fashola backs Sanwo-Olu on okada, tricycle ban
The minister of works and housing, Raji Fashola, has expressed his support for the ban of commercial motorcycles and Tricycles in Lagos state. Speaking at the United Action for Change public lecture on Thursday, the Minister said motorcycles cannot be preferred choice of taxiing in Centre of Excellence. He also cited security concerns fuelled by…
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Lawyer drags Sanwo-Olu, Obasa to court over Lagos Okada ban
An activist and lawyer, Mr. Tope Akinyode, has sued Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for banning commercial motorcycles otherwise known as Okada, and commercial tricycles in six Local Government Areas and nine Local Council Development Areas. Akinyode also joined the Lagos State Government, the state Attorney-General, the Speaker and the House of Assembly in the…
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Ban on motorcycles will cripple cargo clearance in Lagos ports – Association
The Association of Nigerian Licensed Customs Agents (ANCLA) has said that the ban on motorcycles and tricycles in some parts of Lagos State will cripple cargo clearance at the Lagos ports. The Vice-President of the association, Mr Collins Farinto, said this on Wednesday in Lagos. Farinto told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that most…
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Ban: Three feared killed as Okada riders clash with police gets messier
At least three persons have been feared killed after a fight broke out between commercial motorcyclists and policemen at Ijora in Apapa, Lagos. The fight, which started around 9:30am, was said to have led to destruction of vehicles and other properties in the area. Policemen had gone to the port community to enforce the state…