Tag: TRICYCLE
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Lagos Tricycle drivers forced to buy Tinubu’s sticker for N500 (VIDEO)
As the 2023 presidential election campaign draws nearer, a video showing Lagos tricycle drivers being forced to pay for a sticker of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and other candidates is trending on social media. A tweep shared the video on Tuesday and said that the incident happened in the…
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My aim for riding ‘Keke NAPEP’ in Abeokuta – Ex-president, Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo revealed his aim when he rode a tricycle ‘Keke NAPEP’ in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Obasanjo explained that he wanted to encourage youths to venture into tricycle and small-scale businesses. However, the former president, in a statement by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, said he has a passion for youth empowerment.
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Obasanjo rides tricycle, tasks youths on self employment
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday engaged in commercial tricycle business as he rode and picked a male passenger around Kuto area of Abeokuta. A statement by Mr Kehinde Akinyemi, Special Assistant to Obasanjo on Media, stated that he (Obasanjo) rode from his Pent House residence at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), through Kuto…
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Lagos launches first, last-mile buses to replace motorcycle, tricycle
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday launched 300 first and last-mile buses, as well as 100 high-capacity buses to enhance the mode of transportation in the state. According to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the buses will promote the state’s vision of an intermodal, integrated transport system, and enhance passengers’ connectivity to major routes in the state.…
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Kaduna bans tricycles from city roads
The Kaduna State Government has banned tricycle operators from plying major roads within the metropolis, in line with the ongoing transport sector reform. Hajiya Aisha Sa’idu-Bala, Director-General, Kaduna State Transport Regulatory Authority (KADSTRA), announced the ban in a statement in Kaduna. She said all tricycles, “Keke”, are banned from the Kawo-Ali Akilu- Ahmadu Bello-Command Junction…
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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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Lagos govt. puts compliance level on motorcycle, tricycle ban at 90%
The Lagos State Government says the compliance level on the ban of commercial motorcycle (Okada) and tricycle (Keke) is over 90 per cent. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Sunday, hailed the operators for complying with the restriction in six local government areas, major highways and bridges. The…
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Okada, tricycle ban: Lagos to inject 65 new buses today
The Lagos State Government says it will inject 65 new buses on Lagos roads from Monday to cushion the effect of the ban on okada and tricycles riders. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement on Sunday hailed motorcycle and tricycle operators for complying with the restriction from six local government areas,…
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Ganduje suspends ban on male, female on same tricycle
Suspension of the proposed ban on male and female on same tricycle in Kano was greeted with jubiliation in the ancient commercial city on Tuesday. The Kano State Government suspended the implementation of the proposed ban following public outcry and outright rejection. Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje had last week announced the plan through…
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Man arraigned over alleged theft of tricycle
A tricycle operator, Tosin Bolaji, 23, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, over alleged theft of a tricycle valued N750,000. The defendant, who resides at No.59, Ewe Obala St., County, Ogba in Lagos, was arraigned on a one-count charge of stealing, which offence, he denied committing. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Adetutu Sanusi, said that…