The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, on Monday said the activities of commercial bus drivers and their conductors are aiding the spread of COVID 19 in the state. Addressing journalists during a press conference at the Commamd Headquaters in Ikeja, Odumosu, said investigation carried out by the command revealed that for fear […]
Lagos – The Road Transport Employers’ Association of Nigeria (RTEAN) has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, to remember bus conductors and drivers in the economic stimulus packages for the poor and vulnerable during the lockdown. Sanwo-Olu had recently unveiled an economic stimulus package for the indigent and the most vulnerable in the state, […]
The FCT Directorate of Roads Traffic Services (DRTS), also known as Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), has warned drivers to desist from accommodating more than three passengers in their cars. Mr Kalu Emetu, Head, Public Relations, DRTS, gave the warning during a sensitisation campaign to drivers at motor parks within the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja […]
By Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja Amidst campaign for social distancing following the Coronavirus pandemic outbreak in the country, the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA has ordered the arrest of drivers who overload their vehicles with passengers. Handing down the order to road traffic enforcement officers yesterday in Abuja during a Media interface, the Chairman, FCT Ministerial […]
Abuja – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will begin conduct of compulsory eye test for drivers to ascertain quality of vision to reduce Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) in 2020. The FRSC Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, said this at the corps operators’ meeting with Zonal Commanding officers (ZCO) on Tuesday in Abuja. […]
Angry Imo bus drivers have stormed the streets of owerri, protesting over extortion by different task forces on motorists. The protesters who blocked the front of Imo government house on Friday, gathered themselves from Wethedral, Douglas, Mbaise Road, Okigwe road and Akwakuma as well as Amakohia to government house to register their grievances over the […]
DRIVERS operating under Uber, Taxify and other e-Hailibg schemes under the aegis of the National Union of Professional e-Hailing Drivers Partners (NUPEDP) have vowed to embark on strike during the May Day celebration following discrepancies observed in the condition of service and engagements arrangement, including security concerns, unrealistic targets and poor pricing mechanism. According to […]
In an effort to ensure safety during the festive period in the FCT and across the country, the President, Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN), Shehu Musa Isiwele, has advised drivers and passengers under his watch to be cautious while plying the road throughout the festive period, just as he also called on the […]
Drivers are spending more time in their cars than ever and with this, the car starts to have a lot of stuff in it – mobile phones, pens, sunglasses, wallets, tissues, and lose change. Clutter, like cans and plastic bottles may look innocent enough, but when the car is in motion these items can roll […]
The Commander, Nigerian Army School of Supply and Transport, Brigadier-General Bolaji Salami has lauded the support extended to the school by the Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, despite the federal ownership of the institution. Salami who paid a courtesy visit to the governor on Monday, 7th August, 2017 in government house, Benin City, said: […]