The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has warned motorists to desist from causing traffic congestion while queuing for fuel at various filling stations in the state. The General Manager of LASTMA, Mr Olalekan Bakare-Oki, gave the warning in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. EDITOR’S PICKS Focus on Hard Work, … Read more
Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have rescued two injured pedestrians hit by a drunk driver as they were crossing the expressway with their luggage. Mr Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, confirmed this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a crash on Eko Bridge in Lagos State has killed two yet-to-be-identified persons and injured no fewer than five persons. The Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Taofiq Adebayo, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. He stated that the crash involved six … Read more
A LASTMA officer was recently seen at Odo Iyalaro Bridge in Lagos channeling floodwater with his bare hands. His action came after a heavy downpour had caused floodwater to overflow, causing traffic congestion. The officer’s move helped to ease traffic. Eko Hot Blog reports that Adekunle Ajayi, the Chief Executive Officer of Ajayi Adekunle & … Read more
A train has crushed a BRT bus in Lagos. Two people have been confirmed dead. The deadly accident happened in the early hours of Thursday. EKO HOT BLOG reports that two persons have been confirmed dead and many others injured after a moving train rammed into a BRT bus at the PWD bus stop in … Read more
Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced road closure and traffic diversion on the Third Mainland Bridge. Eko Hot Blog reports that the closure is to enable officials of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency to recover a waste disposal truck from the lagoon around the bridge in the state. EDITOR’S PICK JUST IN: … Read more
The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) on Saturday opposed reports circulating on social media that its operatives used an unbranded Sienna vehicles to arrest motorists plying BRT corridor at Marland. According to a statement by its Head, Public Affairs Unit, Taofiq Adebayo, the report is fake and unsubstantiated because its operatives … Read more