Tag: LASTMA
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Alleged extortion: LASTMA summons 3 officials
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has summoned three officers before investigation panel over alleged extortion of drivers. The General Manager, LASTMA, Mr Bolaji Oreagba, said this in a statement through the Public Affairs Unit of LASTMA in Lagos on Sunday. Oreagba said that the agency had summoned all officials mentioned in the matter…
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Lagos commercial drivers to embark on strike from Monday
Movement in and out of Lagos may prove extremely difficult starting from Monday as the Lagos commercial drivers under the aegis of the Joint Drivers ‘Welfare Association of Nigeria have intensified preparations to embark on strike action in the state after citing extortion from motor parks and transport unions.
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Lagos govt to divert traffic on Agege road for one month
Commuters of the Oke-koto/Agunbiade intersection in the Agege Local Government Area of Lagos State would experience a road diversion for a period of one month following the state government’s efforts to carry out flood abatement works and rehabilitation of some sections of the road. Announcing traffic diversion plans for the duration of the rehabilitation works,…
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Enforcing Traffic Rules in Lagos – By Hope Eghagha
Last week, officials of Lagos State government auctioned 134 vehicles that had been impounded from traffic offenders. It was a tough measure, indeed, insensitive considering the harsh economic climate that we live in. Some of those vehicles were bought on hire purchase. There was the example of a 49year-old widow Dorothy Dike whose bus was…
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BREAKING: Tension as diesel tanker bursts into flames in Lagos
There was palpable tension on Wednesday along the ever-busy Lekki-Epe expressway, at Jakande inward Chisco, in Lagos State after a diesel tanker burst into flames.
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Lagos Govt announces traffic diversion on 2 important routes
The Lagos State Government says it will divert traffic at Alakija Intersection for repair works from September 1 till November 2022.
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LASTMA confiscates 20 commercial vehicles at illegal parks
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, has impounded 20 commercial vehicles at Apongbon Bridge and Ikorodu Roundabouts in the state, over the weekend. The exercise, which was carried out by its Enforcement Unit, was in a bid to ensure free flow of traffic and a total clampdown on commercial buses operating illegal garages/parks on bridges…
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BREAKING: Lagos Govt announces traffic diversion on Third Mainland Bridge
The Lagos State Government has announced a traffic diversion on the Third Mainland Bridge to allow for repair work on identified failed and peeled asphaltic sections of the bridge.
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Errant driver knocks down LASTMA official to death
The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Bolaji Oreagba, has confirmed the death of one of his officials, Jamiu Issa. The late Issa was knocked down and ran over by a driver who had driven against the flow of traffic in the Lekki area of the state while trying to escape arrest.
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Apongbon market inferno leaves shops destroyed
The fire caused a gridlock on the Eko Bridge