Unlike many states across Nigeria, Lagos has witnessed some form of continuity in governance since 1999. Its political status is even more unique as Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor of the state and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has remained its political compass for the most part of 19 years. But... Read More
The federal controller of works, Godwin Eke said Sunday, that the federal government has begun emergency and remedial repair of some major roads and bridges in Lagos. Highlights: Mr Eke told journalists in Lagos that some of the bad roads required urgent attention and that the federal government was determined to make all federal roads... Read More
by Azeez Adeniyi The Lagos State government on Tuesday said it has not completely banned Vehicle Inspection Service (VIS) from its roads. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Prince Olanrewaju Elegushi, and the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Steve Ayorinde, said this in separate interviews. Governor Akinwumi Ambode, on May 4, reportedly ordered the VIOs... Read More
Are we going back to the time when Regions chased one another to ensure that development was assured? This is a referral to the ban of traffic officers from the road in order that congestion is reduced or eliminated. Sometime in February, the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, stunned residents of Kaduna State and... Read More
by Nene Henshaw Finally, I understand how people die crossing the road. I always used to wonder if they were absent-minded or they just didn’t look left and right, therefore missed the coming cars but nahhhhh. It’s actually crazier. The thing about crossing the express when a trailer, in particular, is passing is that they... Read More
Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has said he would ban commercial buses popularly known as Danfo off Lagos roads before the end of the year. He said this while speaking at the 14th Annual Lecture of the Centre for Values in Leadership (CVL) held at Muson Centre in Onikan. He said such transportation mode is... Read More
by Ifeanyi Dike Jr There used to be manners, where I would never catch myself exchanging words with an older person for whatever reason until Lagos driving happened to me. Karma needs to chill for a bit. Who’s with me? I mean, she just gets in the way. And sometimes, we need to invigorate ourselves... Read More