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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has warned its personnel deployed to manage the Apapa gridlock to shun corruption or be ready to face summary dismissal from service. The spokesman of the service, Bisi Kazeem, gave this warning in Lagos, said, “Our officers and men are aware of the zero tolerance for corruption in FRSC that they don’t have to ...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has urged the compliance of motorists plying routes where major construction works are ongoing to bear with the State Government and comply with traffic directive, saying concerted efforts have been put in place to deliver the projects on schedule. LASTMA’s General Manager, Olawale Musa, said this after monitoring flow of traffic along Lagos-Abeokuta ...

The upcoming third edition of the Lagos city marathon organised by Access Bank Plc is set to hold on the 10th of February, 2018. It is the 88th certified marathon out of the 500 in the world. The marathon is certified as a Bronze Medal marathon with its routes officially measured, and with a goal to achieve Gold label within ...

Poverty and environmental degradation both share a mutual relationship in the Lagos Metropolis especially in areas that seem to be very congested. This article addresses the relationship between poverty and environmental degradation in Lagos. Lagos metropolis is inhabited by about 80% of the population of lagosians making it the most urbanized state in Nigeria today. With a population of over ...

On Monday Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode said he plans to banish the yellow Lagos mini buses popularly called danfo by the end of this year because they are “not acceptable and befitting for a mega-city”. Do you think this is a step in the right direction? There are quite a number of factors that make Lagos the standout state in ...

Reports show that the Lagos State government has carried out comprehensive enforcement of Traffic and Environmental Laws across the State, just as it urged motorists and residents to adopt willful compliance with the relevant laws to ensure free flow of traffic, civility and public order. The Guardian reports that the enforcement, jointly carried out by men of the Lagos State ...

This article sheds more light on the implications of the new Lagos traffic law. What are the gains and the pains of the new Lagos traffic law to Lagosians and Lagos at large. Find out in this article. It seems the end of the road has come for lawless motorists especially drivers of commercial buses popularly called danfo, with the ...